Top 5 Pet Fish for Children

When kids are allergic to fur and feather, the best alternative would be to have an aquatic pet.  Turtles are a good choice too but fish are easier to maintain.  All parents have to do is to provide a fish tank with a filtering machine, lighting, aquarium accessories, and some fish food.  But remember that picking the right fish is also as vital.  There’s a wide variety of fish but the best ones are those easy to keep alive.

If you can maintain a salt water tank, then by all means do so.  Salt water tanks are more colorful and it can keep a wide array of marine life.  Fresh water aquariums can be a lot of fun too although colorful aquatic plants will not thrive in it.  For kids and starter hobbyists, the fresh water tank is recommended. Meanwhile, here are the best pet fish for children.

The molly fish is a colorful pet with white fins.  They thrive in different water conditions from fresh to sea water.  They eat small insects, animals and plants. They love hanging around water plants, too, which children find amusing; but this species need the water at 25Ëšto 28ËšC.

The angel fish has many varieties but the most beautiful are the silver species whose fins and tails grow longer than its body.  An interesting fact about the docile angel fish is that they only hook up with the same partner for as long as they live. Just like the mollies, they love swimming in warm water.

Guppies are tiny active fishies that liven up the fish tank community.  They’re happy to hang with their kind and they’ll swim in groups to all corners of the tank.  But keep them away from bigger carnivorous fish.  Guppies and angelfish are not pick eaters and will eat any kind of fish food.

Everyone had a goldfish at one point of their life.  Children love watching the gold fish’s bulbous face and its fascinating color.  They are, in fact, the easiest fish to keep alive although they tend to overeat and die with a burst stomach.  To avoid being overfed, put just the right amount of food and it should live up to ten years.

The platy fish come in red, blue, black, silver and gold.  They are very active, mate easily and have hundreds of babies at a time.  The platy are often starter fish for children and are common in community tanks because of their non-aggressive nature.