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Fish Make The Greatest Pets Aren’t the children always begging for a pet or another
pet? You don’t want a cat – there’s that whole litter box
thing. You don’t want to train a
puppy, plus what about when you want to go away for the night?
Birds make such a mess and can be quite noisy.
And then there’s those “rodent” things. When we found out we were expecting our first child we
decided to decorate the nursery in tropical fish decor.
Then we thought a fish tank in the room would be perfect for the “white
noise” and for a nice little night light.
So we bought a 10 gallon tank set that cost about $40 for everything but
the fish. We had no clue about
caring for fish, so we only got a few fancy guppies that were about $3 each.
How cheap!! Who knew we’d become addicted?
Well, me anyways. We learned
that guppies are live bearers, meaning that they have “live” babies instead
of laying eggs and they can be all sorts of pretty colors.
Needless to say, we learned a few things about raising guppies and
haven’t spent any more money buying fish (well, except for a few more
different colored guppies and a bigger tank to start breeding our own)! Fish are so easy
to take care of and are rather inexpensive to keep.
We clean out their tank a little bit each month and spend about $2 on
food for them that lasts about 3 months. The
kids all love the guppies – their pretty colors and especially watching the
babies grow. I love the guppies
because they’re cheap, relaxing, neat, quiet and they teach the children about
responsibility with having a pet. So before you jump down their throats about not having a
pet, tell the kids to consider some guppies.
If you’re looking to do some more research on them, check out www.guppies.com
. There are plenty of tips and
people there that are willing to answer all of your questions. For more tips on pets and more money saving tips, visit us at www.MomOnABudget.com
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