If you truely want this for your son, why on earth would you not want to teach him the responsible way of keeping fish?
If he wanted a lockblade knife you wouldn't just go buy one and hand it to him. You would educate him, or yourself if you needed to, about proper knife handling techniques and general safety issues.
My little girl wants a pony, but, money aside, I have no proper place to house a pony and do not possess the necessary knowledge on how to properly care for one.
Why then would you buy him a fish tank and throw a fish in it without first educating yourself and him about proper fishkeeping. Do you actually WANT your son to start asking all the questions associated with dead floating fishes?
While I may come across harsh and "holier than thou" as someone
has put it, it is not my intention.
You posted your situation. I immediately took issue with the fact you are going fishy. Later in the thread you admit that you have weighed the options of fishy vs fishless and chose to go old school. If you want to go old school, then fine. Do what you want. Fishy cycling will inevidably cause future problems. It is precisely these problems I want you to avoid. If you choose to heed your own advice over the advice of more experienced members, then it is THIS members position that THIS member will not assist you further down the road.
We can debate all day on whether we should change oil filters when changing oil in your car, but when your motor blows up because you didn't take my advice to change your oil filter, do NOT expect me to hold your hand and walk you through a motor rebuild later down the road.
