See How Owning A Pet Fish Can Be A Great Way To Increase The Bond And Love Within A Family I was interested in finding a pet fish for my son's 6th birthday. We went to the fish store. The idea is that a pet fish would be an ideal tidy little pet that would not require a lot of maintenance. Fish are beautiful and come in a lot of colors. Children respond to pets. Having a pet is said to teach responsibility to a child. Fish are the perfect first pet because a child can actually care for the fish. We decided to get some fresh water fish as opposed to salt water. This was our first time owning a fish so we did not want to buy fish that we could not care for. Fish do not require heavy maintenance. It was easy to have the pet store show my son what he should do each day to make sure the fish was taken care of. We purchased two goldfish. We were not trying to innovative or buy some rare tropical fish. All we wanted was a couple of healthy fish. We chose a small Aquarium that fit the size and number of the two gold fish we selected. It was interesting to watch the transformation when my son developed from a little boy to the proud owner and caretaker for the fish. The supplies for our little pet fish costs over $100.00, We just wanted to put the fish in a little bowl but were persuaded to purchase an aquarium that included all of the following items to make the fish more comfortable.
In addition to all those items we had to buy fish food. I did not know that goldfish are omnivores. That means they eat either other animals or plants. To think that gold fish actually eat vegetables and meat made me squeamish. I opted to purchase the little flakes. I kept this information about the meat eaters to myself. I told my son that he could be almost exclusively responsible for feeding the new gold fish. Naturally this filled him with some great delight. We took the fish, the aquarium and all the associated equipment home. We started immediately putting the ac together. The aquarium was really beautiful with the plants, castles and brightly colored stones. We followed the instructions that we were given . The store?s customer service representative encouraged us to slowly introduce the fish to its new environment It took over an hour to get the aquarium set up. We dropped the fish into the tank still in the plastic bag filled with water. The fish were a beautiful gold color. We purchased a book on goldfish. I read the instructions and information about this breed of fish. I discovered that the name goldfish is a misnomer as all fish of that breed are not gold in color. Some goldfish have different patches of black or silver. We had just added new members to our family. We were responsible for feeding these omnivores food on a daily basis. We had to keep the water clean. There are a lot of health hazards that we needed to be aware of and the fish food needed to be of high quality. The temperature in the house had to be level. Pets are a great way to bond a family. My son and I take care of the fish together. The fish are happy and healthy My son loves watching the fish swim in the new aquarium. They are thriving in the clean fresh water. My son is diligent about feeding the gold fish. I thank son for that.
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