i'm thinking of adding yet another...

[LuvGold00]

Originally posted by K9soul
Bettas are initially cheap but if they are kept in the conditions they should be kept in, they too can be a bit of an investment. I've spent well over $100 (probably closer to $200, the 2 tank setups alone came out to about $100) on everything mine need, and still plan to get them a couple more live plants when I can find the ones I'm looking for (I may have to order them online). If they get sick, which often poorly kept bettas do, medication costs a lot. It's pretty sickening how they are marketed as such a cheap, easy to keep pet that can live in an 8 oz container here in the U.S. In Finland there are actually laws regulating the minimum tank size that can be sold for fish, and that INCLUDES tanks for bettas.

Ok. Off my soap box (for now). It just bothers me to see anyone choosing a pet based on it being "cheap and easy."

Very well said, I agree.

[CathyBogart]

I have to caution you...getting A finch is not good...finches are intensely communal, so I would highly recommend getting finchES.

[lute]

Originally posted by WolfChan
I have to caution you...getting A finch is not good...finches are intensely communal, so I would highly recommend getting finchES.

i already know that and would be getting2-3 finches.

It just bothers me to see anyone choosing a pet based on it being "cheap and easy."

don't be upset. i know how much it costs to own fish. i've had them before. compaired to other pets fish are cheaper and easier to care for. i didn't want to say "i want a new pet. anything will do." because not anything will be good.