Are Fish actually “Low Maintenance” Pets? 🤱 

Fish in the spoon: “I’m tellin’ you ma, I was flying!”

I hate how fish and hamsters are treated almost as "living toys". I myself was guilty of that when I was a kid, but it was because I was not properly educated. In fairs when I see gold fish being given to children as a prize, I'm like WHY??

I won a goldfish as a prize at a fair when I was little. I became absolutely enamoured with the little guy, so my father helped me set up a nice tank for him. Our at-home filtration system was kinda shoddy, so I had to change the water more frequently, but I managed to keep the water healthy for my fish. I became SUPER interested in fish and hyperfixated on them during my Otto's lifetime. My little guy didn't live too long, only a few years, and he got HUGE. My Otto lived for about three and a half years, which is already ancient for an inbred little feeder fish, but it still felt way too short. I was absolutely GUTTED when he died. He was 11-year-old me's whole world, and losing him was all I could think about for the school year. The more I see videos and channels like this talking about fish care, the more confident I am that I gave that little feeder fish the best life I could. I hope to take care of fish again someday, in Otto's honor. They're such beautiful creatures, no pet deserves to be a "disposable" pet.

I've had fish in my tank and a couple days ago they turned 3 years old! :D we've gotten pretty serious with how we take care of them, we check pH, Ammonia, oxygen, etc on almost a weekly bases and we feed the fishes a variety of live, frozen, meat and veg etc. I love them with all my heart and even though cleaning the tank and draining the water is tiring, seeing them swim around and grow families is more than worth it!!!

"My gold fish lived for years" The life span of gold fish in the wild is like 30 plus years.....

🐠 In fish keeping, education is key. Each fish has its own unique care requirements so it’s hard to answer this question with a straightforward answer. Overall, it’s easy to maintain a beautiful tank but it’s also just as easy to make mistakes - I know I’ve made a few that’s for sure. Hopefully me sharing my experiences helps you to not make the same ones!

I used to work in a pet store (corporate chain) and we had specific requirements about who could and couldn’t buy fish. The amount of people I had to turn away because they wanted to keep their fish in tiny bowls (some people like to use live fish as table decorations?) was shocking. People really think fish don’t need care just because they’re small :/

Bettas are definitely easy. I had a girl and she was so smart, everytime I came into my room she swam right up and followed me around. I would definitely say she was happy

I had a beta for about 4 and a half years! His name was flame and he always showed signs of being healthy! We had cared for fish before I got him so we already had previous knowledge! We got him a spacious tank and make sure he had a good diet and always checked decorations or plants for things his fins could be caught on! It makes me so sad that people often don’t take proper care of their betas.

When I was a kid I had some fish as pets and they always died, it made me feel kind of guilty, then when I grew up I started getting interested in fish keeping channels and oh boy, was I unprepared. I think most people don't know how much (if not effort, at least knowledge) it takes to properly take care of a fish and they just give it to children without properly preparing them for the experience

From experience, I find that 'beginner fish' are still harder to care for than a dog. Although bettas and goldfish can live long lives under bad living conditions, as you say. Surviving doesn't equal thriving, the bettas and goldfishes I saw in other people's houses have scales that are falling off and fin rot problems. If you live in ignorance and buy fish without educating yourself, it's easy. But when you actually do your research, fish keeping is so hard😂 (and expensive AF)! Me and my dad wanted to keep goldfishes but after I told him what it would take to keep them healthy and beautiful he said it was too much work and we don't have the space to house them.

Nice treat. ❤️🍤

I had a beta, he stuck around way after his intended life span, I took really good care of him, I loved him a lot, he was really pretty and I felt good about the life I gave him, his sponge bob themed tank was a big step up from his little plastic cup from the pet store, Miss you Bow, I love you

Remember, any pet needs special care and love, no matter their size or appearance.

I love these videos their so satisfying and calming 😊

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THEY ARE SO INFORMING!

"beginner pets" aren't just pets you get without knowing sh and just assuming, it's pets to start off with when you've done research AND gotten more info then needed from professionals

Thanks for always answering our questions!

These shorts make me sooo happy!!!

I love how you make fish videos that let us learn about fish, Your fish are so cute ❤

Aw I love how your fish trust you and don’t mind being dropped off by a spoon LOL 😭❤️❤️

I'm sorry I can't focus with the Minecraft eating sounds 😭

You don't just have a pet fish, you have a pet ecosystem.

One of my beta’s named blue survived for about 1-to-2 years or so. We were all surprised

Yes bettas can be hard to get the environment right, plus I found when you buy them from the pet store, they can already be stressed and die not long after you bring them home. On the other hand, my pond goldfish were just feeder fish and they are thriving. Started out as big as my pinkie and now they are a handspan. They started having babies last summer, much to my surprise.

The mistreatment of fish is so sad tbh :( they're actually really smart pets and need a lot of care and love, that's why I loving seeing your videos every so often, you're really devoted to them :)

Me with eight tanks casually dying while shouting “NOO” on the top of my lungs.

“Weee look at me mom! I’m jumpin in the spoon!!!!”

Fishes are the hardest pets to care for

Thank you so much for this information I’m so going to get some fish like you and take amazing care with it ❤❤

It’s kinda hard tbh lol but you gotta love them to take care of them good

The background sounds 🥺❤️❤️😂👑

May I add something to the end? "And your knowledge"

for anyone wanting a fish that is easy to take care of...i recomend a small pleco it eats algae in you tank...so you don't have to feed it that often, and i think they do pretty well with other fish i have a small pleco and we have had it for about 3 years now every fish we have ever had in our tank died...except for the pleco i would highly recommend these :]

I’m so glad I saw this video! When I was younger, I had 2 goldfish in a decent sized fish bowl. Later on I got another goldfish because one died and I got an upgrade on the tank. One day when I was going to check up on them, they seemed like the were doing perfectly fine, but the next day when it was feeding time, sadly they were both floating at the top of the tank, and had no idea what was happening!

Oops why do I keep forgetting something important what meant to say was,*and they died. So ya 😥

This is so satisfying, im glad you take ALL of the green thing out of the portal. I saw this other lady do the same thing, but she never cleans the portal completely and i got sad thinking it was you that you've put less effort in it, but im glad it wasn't u :']

Funny story Today i bought a Siamese fighter fish and he wants to breed with the others even tho he has anger issues Edit: he died a few days ago :( Edit 2: he was put in his own tank after an hour. Edit 3: it’s not my fault what the fish shop said. So slate and that. Stop calling me an abuser and take down the comments calling me an abuser because it’s making me sad

I had zebra fish for a while as a teenager and it required intense research and a lot of attention to detail. I learned a lot from other fish owners and before I even got mine, I learned to acclimate their water to the tank, etc. It was fun but a lot of work and I respect people immensely for having fish long term! It’s definitely not easy!

I had a fish for my b day and I loved it so much I took care of it every day and it stayed alive for like a couple years maybe even 6 years!!

Thank u so much for making content consistently 💓 I have always wanted fish but I have cats so we wouldn't want any accidents right 😅

Once l have a bettar fish l love him so much l took good care of him but when l go away to a trip (me and him is like bestie) the maid feed but he is sad then he don't the his food then pass away 😔

I had a nice healthy goldfish the other day. His tank had an algae problem. Algae would not stop coming. My mom bought algae control or something from Walmart, the day after she put it in he wouldn’t eat. I saw that as a problem because he always rushed to eat. I gave it another say but i regretted that. I woke up the next day to find him dead. Would not recommend algae control from Walmart!!! RIP my sweet baby Finn. I will never forget you 💔

YOUR FISH ARE SO FRICKING CUTE!

I had multiple betta fish, one lived two years, one lived a week (it was sick, I told my mom, and she said it was fine, it died three days later), and one who lived a year. For a kid in 4th grade I think I did a great job. They lived in a pretty large tank and I cleaned it pretty often.

this is so true. yesterday my betta fish past away from a fish sickness called ich (ick) we didn't notice anything until the day before. we tried out best and got him the medicine he needed but it was to late. rest in peace doug 🕊️😔

It was so satisfying seeing you take out every single green bit of the shape 😭

When my dog died when I was 5, my parents got a beautiful fan tail goldfish. She lived for 2 years and I loved just sitting and watching her swim around her tank

For my beta, I always make sure the ammonia level isn't too high, I put a thing in his water that prevent infection, there is a filter in his aquarium and I make regular water changes. But, I've seen people who keep them in very small bowl and that don't make water changes often. Remember that, even if they are qualified as "easy to take care", it doesn't mean you can neglect them, they still need to be took cared of! If you are wondering why are water changes so important, its because their poop produces ammonia, and ammonia is toxic to fishes. Changing the water removes the ammonia and let the fish live longer.

The little guppies are so cute

This is true, no matter what they looks like, any type of animal does require special care, even though people say taking care of some animal is easy, it could be difficult for a lot of people.

Love u u are very kind wow i love when u feed fishes

One time when I was like 7, I had a decently sized tank with goldfish, and the mama killed her babies after a while. She just ate them for no reason. They were being fed, the tank was being cleaned. I just woke up one day and the mama fish ate like her 2-4 kids. She didn’t even finish them.

my fish was won from a fair. that very same day we got him a big tank and a filter for that tank. we feed him every day and he’s been with us for 8 years and still he seems very happy 😊

i have 2 balloon mollies, and they have lived so much longer than all the other fish we’ve had. one of our first fish died within the first 24 hours. rip sun lol

I had a set of three comet goldfish. Three of them lived for almost 20 years and grew to be 7 inches in length. And that was because we kept them in a 40 gallon tank with regular maintenance cleaning control, and a variety of food. Goldfish have a life expectancy in captivity of five years because people think that they are super simple and don't do the research to keep them healthy for longer. But they can live almost as long as Koi, if given the chance.

i feel like so many of the 'beginner' fish like guppies are actually much harder to care for than types like african cichlids. like there are certain fish that are more hardy like peacock cichlids, shelldwellers, rainbowfish. and fish like guppies, rams and discus that will die if u look at them wrong. i also find that once you go past a certain tank size it becomes a lot more physically involved in doing water changes (im looking at u 8 foot tank i had)

I got 2 Goldfish and they have been alive for 2 years, we got them from a old backyard pond

I've have 6 fish. We don't have anymore, 1 died and mum gave the others away to someone who was better at taking care of them. We had a goldfish, And some others. HONESTLY, Suprieed they survived the long.

Love how u feed the fish fish

I have a good fish for new fish keepers. Tetras, there easy to keep and there small so you can put them in a 5 gallon and they sould be happy. Just remember to do your water changes and let the tank sickle so you dont have ammonia in there when you get your fish.

They're so cute!

My mom's goldfish got BIG and eventually moved to an outdoor Koi pond where they lived long happy lives.

My beginner fish survived for 7 years 😊

First, fish live in a completely different environment from us humans. That's takes the difficulties up a notch. Once I took care of a sick tiger barb. It was almost recovered until I was too busy and forgot to change the water in its temporary quarantine tank. The next day, it was dead. Then one of my neon tetra got sucked inside the filter and crushed into pieces. For a few days I kept looking for the missing fish until I saw its bone sticking out of the filter sponge, and the entire tank become cloudy out of the blues.

I have had my goldfish for almost 4 years now and they are happy and healthy 😊

We got two fair goldfish that died almost immediately in our tank, we didn't know they were cold water fish(we were like 7 and 8), so when we found out the type of fish that were warm water we got fish suited for the tank and water we had. All of our fish lived for years even after we gave them away after that, lol. Bala sharks have got to be my favorite!

The way they came at the shrimp shows that I think it’s there fav food

My first fish:yay I win an orange gold fish at the park

She is giving her fish fish!!

I would say goldfish and bettas aren’t hard so long as the tank is at least 5 gallons for a single fish, you have the proper equipment (read a filter and possibly a heater if it’s a Betta), you keep an eye on the water composition (lit just stick the paper in test and add stuff accordingly) and you keep it clean. So read, it’s easy once you get past the set up stage. The setup stage, yeah that’s tricky especially if it’s your first time. But after that fish tanks mostly run themselves with supervision. It’s not like a dog where active participation is required constantly.

Puts whole shrimp in the tank. The fish: YESSSSS!!!!

Fish are thinking, feeling individuals!👏👏

I have one beta named bubbles, I have him in a 5 gallon tank and it’s very lush. I’ve had him for about a year and it’s actually not super easy, you have to clean the tank often and find the right food and environment for the fish.

I have 7 goldfish, 2 big adults, 4 one year olds and 1 a couple months old that we just got last month. I was always told goldfish were super easy to take care of but its kind of hard. I had gotten my first fish 5 years ago and he's still thriving. We got our second fish a year after and they're both as big as my hand. My first fish I named Stick, my second I named Twig. Twig has jumped out of her old tank before while I was out with my family but she lived and i found her in time. I love my goldfish, and over time without realizing they've learned that when they want food they can go up to the top of the tank when they see me. My newest one named Gili is barely cathing on and learning. I love my fish, I've grown emotionally attached. I used this as an excuse to talk about my fish too, I love them

Her: talking about fish Me: 🚁🚁🚁

Y’all, there are fish called White Cloud fish, and they’re super easy to take care of, unless you have A DOG WHOLE MAKES YOU BUY MORE FISH FOOD CUZ SHE EATS IT!

I swear I laughed so hard when the fish kept going in the spoon, it was so cute

Last year I begged my parents to buy me some fish because of how cool you chanel was. We got 12 different types and I watched tutorials to learn how to care for them. Now I have 5 different tanks and even my first 12 fish are still alive.

I have fishies too i have a beta a cori and a loach my loach is called pappa loach and he loves spinning in circles he is not ill at all . My cori is called angel she loves to hide on this house in my tank. My bata is called midnight he loves to sleep in this one spot in the tank on the left back corner in my tank 😊😊😊😍😍😍❤❤❤

I have a fish and sometimes since I'm busy with school I forget to feed him, he's a Betta fish btw but he's still alive.

We have 2 fish tanks for my betta. One in which we use for his main home, the other for when we need to clean his tank (Every 2-3 weeks). We use the 10 gallon for his main home and the 5 gallon for when we need to clean his main home

When I got my first goldfish last year, I was really uneducated. After it died, I waited and got a bigger tank. I educated myself on how to properly care for a tank, and with my mom's help, the tank became healthy and I put a betta from the fish store in it, though he died after a while- I'm assuming it was because of his health, I think he had a disease when we got him from the store. My current fish is another betta, his name is Aang and he's doing great. He's happy and swims around a lot, he's smart and knows to go to his feeding portal when it's time. Education is key to keeping your fish healthy- and effort. If you don't put the effort in, it won't last long.

A good beginner pet over all is a hermit crab they are easy for the most part as long as you give them shells something to hide in and sand or dirt. Then you just feed them and give them tons of water

I'll give the same advice I got from a friend when I started fish keeping. Don't start with a small tank and don't start with a lot of fish. The extra water and space will be a buffer for your fishie friends if you do have issues. It's easier to keep a 125 gal tank community stable than a 5 gal. The water changes and not over feeding part remains the same.

We received 4 Goldfishes as a gift for my father's birthday in June last year. We added 4 more fishes in the later months so at one point of time we had 8 fishes. Since we were beginners and knew nothing about handling fishes + the worst weather was there, so unfortunately 2 of the baby fishes died but after that the rest 6 are thriving. I still miss the other two which sadly passed away tho

You are so right about the fish 🐠

My beta fish Finley living like he’s a king ngl big tank nice heaters even nice plants even with it being an easy fish they still need a lot of love no matter what pet it is

I wish I new this in first grade 😔but now I know and my fish live in a big tank and are happy

I love how the fishes go to the top when they see something, I think it’s very cute.

One of my fish was supposed to live for a year but surprisingly it survived for 3 YEARS!!!

I had a beta named Louie and a goldfish Comit they died but they were like 2 already so RIP Comit and RIP Louie 😿😭😭😿

I have 5 fish tanks, a ten gallon with a beta (male) ten gallon with some zebra fish and tetras, another ten gallon with a beta (male), a 20 gallon with a goldfish (currently trying to upgrade, but it’s the best I could do at the moment) and a ton of red wag platys cause they had children, and a 15 gallon sorority tank with three betas (female)

I have had three beta, it took me the sacrifice of 2 to figure out what I needed to do. I’ve had mango my current beta for almost a year with no problems. He is thriving not just surviving

I do actually have fish, and their quite easy to take care of cuz I just feed them fish food. I have a slightly aggressive Red Tailed Black Shark named Shadow, who’s been alive for 3 years now. I recommend them as pets.

We bought 3 little gold feeder fish and they have lived for like 5 years now. They have a nice big tank though especially for just them

Cascadura in the corner: I'm stronger, I'm smarter, I AM BETTER

A friend who moved left a fish behind to me when I was a child. Another girl and I "split custody" and took care of it swhiching it each month. All I was told is to change the water and use the heater - but my father kept unplugging it because he thought it was a fire hazard. I didn't know better and now looking back I feel really sorry for the fish.

We still have a cloud minnow that has survived axolotls and chemical spikes. I'd say cloud minnows would be a great beginner fish! 😊

When I was like 3-5 I had 2 Beta fish, I was young but I made sure I took care of them, they both lived for around a few years, (also me being a toddler/small child, the boy was wiggles and the girl was giggles if I remember correctly)