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Originally Posted by photon
If you remember my hypoallergenic cat thread, you know my son's been bugging mom and dad about pets.
So after explaining mom gets sick from smelling cats, he seems to be ok with that, and got enthusiastic with fish.
I was thinking of starting small with a bowl or a 5 gallon tank, but reading it seems the smaller the tank the harder they are to maintain, so I figured I might as well go with the basic 20 gallon tank.
So got a basic tank, filter, heater, etc.
Now I have to decide what fish to put in it.
Any suggestions as to something that will impress a preschooler but be hardy enough to withstand a beginner fish keeper (had some a loooong time ago)?
Maybe something small but a school of them? So they move together and he can watch them?
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Exact same situation.
If I may add a few more questions.
Is it true you have to have the thing running for a couple weeks before you can introduce the fish (to allow bacteria to build up) or can you just dump them in?
Do you introduce them in 2s (for the same reason). i.e. add 2, then another 2 a week later and so on
Is there a max/recommended no. of fish per gallon? What happens if they have kids, are you supposed to remove some?