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The Beautiful Betta Fish
A Fascinating, Interactive and Affordable Pet By Anne Culbreath Watkins
Ask the pet store personnel to recommend a good betta food. Teach your grandchild how to sprinkle a small amount of food in the bowl a couple of times a day. The betta will learn to come to the top of the bowl and eat the food as soon as it hits the water.
Always be careful to feed only as much food as the fish will eat in a few minutes. Too much uneaten food will cloud the water faster and could make the betta sick.
Additions to the Betta BowlAn aquatic snail will help keep the bowl clean and will be interesting to watch. A small plant also would be a nice addition to the bowl. Ask the store employee to help your grandchild choose.
The Importance of Pets
Pets help teach children compassion, responsibility and patience. In cases where regular pets aren't possible, betta fish are fascinating, interactive and affordable alternatives. With a little attention and good care, these fish can be wonderful companions. And think how rewarding it will be to share the experience of caring for another living creature with your grandchild. 
