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2 Disadvantages
- they use a lot of water
Vet Care/Medication: $25-$100
Feeding: $10-$100
Misc Costs (tank maint., filter supplies, etc: $50-$250
Total: $85 to $450 annually.
Fresh Water Fish!
Freshwater fish
Angelfish
Betta fish
Fantail Guppy
In 2011/2012, the number of households who owned freshwater fish was 11.9 million.
Gold Fish
Rainbow Fish
The total number of freshwater fish owned in the US during 2011/2012 was 151.1 million.
In 2011 $50.96 billion was spent in the pet care industry.
3 Benefits of Freshwater Fish
It was estimated that in 2012 $52.87 Billion was spent
1.) If you have a stressful life, insomnia, or high blood pressure, keeping an aquarium of fish in your house and gazing at it actually reduces stress, and lowers blood pressure.
2.) Watching fish has also been shown to help calm children from hyperactivity disorder.
3.) Seniors who have Alzheimers experience a variety of health benefits, because it is shown that when they watch the aquarium, it helps their aggressive behavior.
Statistics
Food: $20.46 Billion
Supplies/OTC Medicine: $12.56 Billion
Vet Care: $13.41 billion
Live Animal Purchases:$2.14 billion
Pet Services:$3.79 billion
(grooming &boarding)