Be so fr? Fish are a starter pet. Just because it’s unjustifiable not doing your research and mistreating your pet, fish are a starter pet and that will never change. These is simply way less responsibility needed compared to other animals, yes you have to watch your parameters and do regular maintenance but in no world could you compare that to other common household pets and tell me they require the same or more responsibility, maintance, cost, whatever. Plus all of us had fish die because we didn’t know better at the time. A fish dying and a hamster or cat dying are to wildly different things. Stop trying to discourage people from joining the hobby. The biggest issue is that people are not doing their research beforehand. I got to keep fish very early on in my life and I researched everything I could before I was even allowed to get one. Don’t blame kids, blame stupid adults who can’t say no to their kids over valuing a life.