Which is the best deal?

I only have $100.00 including fish, and I dont have a steady income, I dont have a job (I'm only 13!) And I saw these adds in the WANT ADVERTISER.

HEXAGONAL AQUARIUM. 35g---$50 (also says other info)

seems to me only the tank, so it would end up costing around $100+ anyway

75-GAL AQUARIUM. 75g---$75 Complete w/cab stand, light, heater, and canister filter.

Only problem is the lack of space, and all the other things I need to buy, gravel alone would cost over $25 and thats all i would have after buying this tank, although its a great bargin!

15-GAL TALL & 10-GAL GLASS AQUARIUMS. 15g tall and 10g---$100 Fit on same wrought iron stand. Incls hood w/lights, Whisper pwr filters (20/40-gal & 5/10-gal filter), heaters, air pumps w/hoses, thermometers, gravel, plants, ornaments, vac, extra filter bags, nets, water PH test kits, charcoal, etc. Also fish are included: beaut Sailfin Mollies, whts, blks, marbles & pr of silver dollars. Whole pkg in exc cond. $100.

sounds pretty good, although I dont know if its $100 each, but I could find out. I really dont want their fish, and I will still need to buy food, but My mom wouldnt let my fish go hungry, so she would asist me on the cost of food, and I could save my money yet again for the fish. But, I needed a bigger tank for my goldfish and from 10-15g isnt a big jump, so I will be needing to upgrade again soon, or return the fish.

Harlock said:

Do you have to have it now? Chances are if there are that many in the classifieds now, come Spring there will be even more. I would keep watching and keep saving whatever I can. People are always unloading aquarium equipment where I am. We have a military base here, so you get young guys away from home, looking for a hobby, some with more disposable income than they have ever had and so they pick up aquariums. When they get stationed in Guam as the next duty station, they just sell it to get rid of it rather than move it.

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I sort of do need it now since my goldfish is getting to be 6" and is rather unhappy in my 10g. Preferably big enough (40g min) so I can get him a buddy, and within a few weeks. So, yes I do need it now

k, thx for the advice, I thought I was the only 13 year old too! what kind of fish do you have?

oooo sunset platies, very pretty! I'm getting those once I get a new tank for the goldfish. I'm also getting an oto and a dwarf gourami. Nice mix!

TKOS said:

The 75 gallon tank would be great as you could then have a few goldfish in it. And a lot of goldfish keepers liek barebottom tanks as they are easier to clean. Plus you can always add gravel later, it is slow and time consuming but doable. Food for goldfish can be pretty cheap and they love to eat veggies, which you can grab from the fridge.

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Yeah, sounds good except the lack of space in my house, but on ebay I found a 55g with a stand for like $30, so Im gonna look into that.