Should I buy fish for my son as pets?

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I'm just curious. We had a big (never use) garden pot and it can hold about 7 gallon of water. Because my son like to having small pets at home. We wonder, if we could use that as a fish tank for something like small koi? so we don't have to spend so much$ for the tank since economic crisis.
 
Youll need a filter for whatever tank you end up buying. There is no such thing as a small koi. There is however and baby koi. Koi are a type of carp, and carp can grow to 3 feet.

A proper aquarium setup is going to cost you 150-200 dollars for a small on even.

I believe your son would be better off with a different pet. Fish have more care than most other small animals, believe it or not. If their water isnt right, they can get sick. You need to constantly check your water and perform weekly maintenance just so the fish stays healthy.

Look into mice/rats/hamsters... Basically, any small rodent. You can get a proper setup for them for about 40 bucks. And most of them cost less than 10 dollars. Their care is nowhere near what fish require.
 
Koi get big quick, so that would never work, they need lots of space, even when small.
If you are looking for small, cheap cold water fish I'd check out the Cloud mountain minnow. They can actually be very pretty.
Other cold water fish wouldn't be able to live in such small container for long.
Goldfish produce a great deal of waste and have to have a great filter and much more space to be really healthy, you'd be changing the water every other day manually without one.
Check out craiglist and ebay for cheap aquarium sets, there's some good deals on there. : )
Best of Luck!
 
Youll need a filter for whatever tank you end up buying. There is no such thing as a small koi. There is however and baby koi. Koi are a type of carp, and carp can grow to 3 feet.

A proper aquarium setup is going to cost you 150-200 dollars for a small on even.

I believe your son would be better off with a different pet. Fish have more care than most other small animals, believe it or not. If their water isnt right, they can get sick. You need to constantly check your water and perform weekly maintenance just so the fish stays healthy.

Look into mice/rats/hamsters... Basically, any small rodent. You can get a proper setup for them for about 40 bucks. And most of them cost less than 10 dollars. Their care is nowhere near what fish require.
 
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