HELP!! 16yr Old Short of cash IN Despair

[shuu36]

sorry to read of your problem....at 16 i was a bit hot headed as well when things did not quite go my way...all in all everyone is going to have probs. so here is a suggestion.......any pebble or rocks that you can find naturally can work if you just take the time to clean and rid of any bacteria you do not want...remember solutions are always there if we take our time and think of how to achieve answers.........good luck and welcome to the forum.....ppl here will help but first help yourself. take care.

[WendiDell]

Bettababe and everyone else has a good point about CL.
My question is. WHY isn't your sister being held accountable? She did after all kill them.
Shouldn't she be coming up with some of cash to replace the value of not only the 2 adult Betta's, but the money you could have made from selling the fry when they were a little older. That alone would be a few hundred dollars. Talk to your parents about it.
But Dale, before you set up another tank, you need to take a look at your temper. You had every right to be angry about someone killing your fish. I sure everyone here on AA could agree that they too would be very upset in the same situation. But your reaction to that anger has only made things worse, for you.
While your trying to figure out how your going to replace the equipment and the fish, give some thought about a healthy outlet for your anger. So nothing like this will happen to you again. Yes, your fish would still have been killed, but it would have been so much easier for YOU, if all you had to do is replace the fish.
Please don't take this as that I am blaming you, I'm not. You should be upset by what happened. And being only 16 years old you don't have a lot of say when it comes to who takes care of your fish when you have to leave with Mom & Dad. Which probably added to you anger.
But the only person you hurt with what you did is you. Do you have any idea what you can do to safely vent your anger, so you never lob your shoe in the direction of your tank again?
What do your parents think about you getting a part time job?

[jespenguin]

I apologize for the rudeness but I read that you had a single tank that got broken. Assuming your fry are successful and grow, that's 300 tanks you would need. The people who breed these fish pump crazy money in it.

I also second trying to find a job, if it's allowed by your parents. Even it's a simple babysitting. Make sure you have everything you could possibly need, extra cash for the just in case. And then go about it again.