I want to buy an aquarium for my sil and daughter for Christmas. They will be having baby in Jan. and they live in 2-bdrm apt., so no too big but not too shaby. Moderate price range. Any suggestions?
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I would suggest you look at 20-30 gallon aquariums for a few reasons. Those are very common sizes and therefore rather inexpensive. They are readily available in a "kit" from any large pet store chain which makes the gift easy to buy, fairly complete and less expensive. As a general rule, the larger the tank, the easier it is to maintain, so I would avoid a tank of 10 gallons or less.
The one addition to the kit I would say is a must have item would be a reasonable basic aquarium book. Most better pet shops and book stores have a variety of them in a range of prices.
Best of luck shopping
MM
20 gallon should be fine with plants and all I would say about 150 dollars just got one made my own lid out of wood try the reptile one with no lid it is great for fish and you can buy lid expensive or make your own very easy good luck
you shoul get them one between 2-5 gal thell cost between 20-50 dollors depending on what type you get as for fish you should give them a betta there virtiualy low maintence and very colorful dont get them a goldfish they require 10 gal each and grow huge
Hmm.
Fish-keeping can actually get a lot more complicated than it looks, so if this is a surprise gift, you might want to avoid something too large. Too many people have received aquariums as presents and not known how to take care of them properly. If you haven't checked with them first, perhaps a 10 gallon aquarium would be best. It doesn't take up that much room, it isn't quite as involved as a 30 gallon tank and it can still hold a nice community of fish.
I would suggest a 10-gallon or smaller
I would say about 6-10 gallons should be fine. you could get 6 gallon for 50 $ with everything included. Check out your local pet store or wal-mart (if there is a branch near you).
I would suggest thinking of a new gift. Animals should never be given as gifts, especially fish. Fish are seen as expendable, and if it dies oh well. Most people won't take the time to research what it takes to be a good fish parent. Please think of another gift, or take the person you want to buy the tank for with you to do so. That way they will be able to ask questions as you go along.
