For Burton’s 2nd birthday, my Mum and Step Dad gave him his very first pets, 2 goldfish complete with a Finding Nemo fish tank – a starter kit for children. However, we did not have much luck with the first pair of fish we had! Thankfully, Burton was too young to realise that ‘Nemo’ and ‘Robot’ had been replaced , and luckily the new pair of fish survived for longer. Sadly, Nemo did pass away just before we moved house back in November 2012, and Burton still brings that up now – funny the things which stick in their minds.
Anyway, after we had settled into our new house, as promised a couple of months later, we bought another new fish which was named Goldie, and now Goldie and Robot are still alive and swimming as I type. However, the tank which Burton was given just over 3 years ago now, has been looking a little worse for wear: the filter had broken down, meaning that the tank had to be cleaned every week or so in order to prevent it from being covered in algae, and the Nemo stickers had been peeled off. It was time for Goldie and Robot to have a new home, afterall, they had done well to live as long as they have
The Tetra Peppa Pig Aquarium is a great kit for children, because not only does it feature a much loved and well known TV character, which helps to make keeping fish appealing to youngsters, but the actual tank and equipment included in the pack is really very good. You can see on the box all of the things that are included.
The pack comes complete with a Peppa Pig activity booklet which also contains child friendly instructions on how to set the tank up, how long to leave it to settle once filled before adding your fish, and then there are some puzzles and some colouring activities.
The tank comes with a Peppa Pig cardboard background which you need to stick to the back of the tank, and some fun character stickers which your children can decorate the tank with, any way they choose. These stickers are re-usable and therefore allows the stickers to be moved around, which happens here every other day at the moment!
The boys really enjoyed prepping the tank and watching Daddy fill it up, and then waiting the stated length of time until the fish could be added to it. I think the fish are pleased to be in a nice, new and rather toppf the range aquariums and now they can see out clearly even if they are now swimming with Peppa and George! The fish can be fed easily via a small flap on the top of the tank’s lid, although the boys need to use a chair to kneel up on to this.
Goldfish are a great first pet for children. They are cheap to look after and low maintenance, and it provides the ideal experience to teach youngsters the importance of caring for an animal. It teaches children the importance of responsibility and discipline, as they help to look after their aquarium and keep up with feeding, and it is also fun that can involve the whole family. The Tetra Peppa Pig Aquarium is available from Pets at Home, and is a brilliant starter kit. My OH and I were impressed by how much was included in the price (RRP £35). I think this would make an excellent birthday or Christmas gift.
I was sent a Tetra Peppa Pig Aquarium for the purpose of a review. All comments made are my own and honest.
What a brilliant idea, my niece loves watching her Daddy’s fish so this might be a Christmas present idea for her!
I wish we were better at keeping fish – my Peppa mad daughter would love this! Maybe we should give them another go!
Thank you so much for sharing this, lovely pictures and very informative info. I’ve been researching fish tanks as I want to get one for my daughter and I am certain that the Terra peppy pig aquarium is what I’m going to get!
Hi my daughter loves peppa pig, so I got her the fish tank just two months later the fish tank water coming out from the back of the tank now I have to find a new home for the fish. Other than that it’s a get overall tank!
I appreciate the importance of teaching children how to responsibly care for animals but Goldfish are NOT suitable pets for children and this tank is nowhere near big enough for one, let alone 2 goldfish. Your intentions are clearly good but it’s a common misconception that Goldfish are ideal pets and easy to look after for beginners. With any pet-keeping the welfare of the animal should ALWAYS come first, and keeping Goldfish in a tank of this size is cruel and will cause them a slow and painful death. In the correct conditions Goldfish can actually live for 15-25 years so it speaks volumes that some of yours have died after only 2. Single tail goldfish need 210 liters PER FISH because the “common fairground goldfish” are BABIES. I cannot stress this enough, single tail goldfish are huge fish and grow to an average of 1-2.5 FEET in length. They also need extremely strong filtration (most commonly recommended is filtration for a tank 10 times the size as the tank your goldfish is in). Most Goldfish that live in bowls either die from stunted growth, bad water quality or ammonia poisoning (they can produce enough ammonia in a couple of hours for the water to be toxic to them, which is why they don’t live long) Moral: just because something says it’s suitable for something on the box, doesn’t mean it is. Companies are out to make money, not give animals the quality of life they deserve.
What fish would you have in this aquarium then? I’ve just bought this one and want to be a nice aquarist (is that even a word?). I asked at my local pet shop and they suggested (amongst others) danios, white cloud minnows and bloodfin tetras and keep between 8 to 10 fish in total. Is this right, or should I go back and hold him under water in one of his own (unused!) tanks for being cruel? Many thanks to anyone who can help this toddler’s Mummy also be a good fish-keeper.