Here are 10 cheap kinds of fish to avoid, with suggestions for safer, healthier options that won’t break the bank.

Don’t be fooled by the tiny bowls bettas are kept in at the store. A single betta requires a minimum of one gallon of water to live in permanently. When given space, bettas are active, curious fish.

Syracuse, N.Y. – A second round of bids to build Onondaga County’s aquarium has yielded sharply lower prices, but the aquarium ... It will also hold fresh-water fish and reptiles, amphibians ...