PandaFishy
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Nov 26, 2023
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Hello all,
I am relatively new to the aquarium world and am looking to get a fish for my 5 year old daughter. She likes how the goldfish at the store would follow her finger and open their mouths like they were trying to eat it. I was going to get a goldfish but was told that due to their excessive waste I would need to clean the tank much more often than the beta I previously had and I do not want something that I have to clean so often. This sounds silly asking, but what kind of fish is similar to a goldfish as far as the following/eating finger tendencies, but has upkeep relatively similar or less involved to having a beta fish? I would like it to be about the same size as a goldfish or slightly smaller but not something tiny like a nanos or neon tetras. Besides those very specific features, I am open to anything and don't care about appearance at all.
I am relatively new to the aquarium world and am looking to get a fish for my 5 year old daughter. She likes how the goldfish at the store would follow her finger and open their mouths like they were trying to eat it. I was going to get a goldfish but was told that due to their excessive waste I would need to clean the tank much more often than the beta I previously had and I do not want something that I have to clean so often. This sounds silly asking, but what kind of fish is similar to a goldfish as far as the following/eating finger tendencies, but has upkeep relatively similar or less involved to having a beta fish? I would like it to be about the same size as a goldfish or slightly smaller but not something tiny like a nanos or neon tetras. Besides those very specific features, I am open to anything and don't care about appearance at all.