B.A.
I agree with all the other responses about the Betta's. They aren't much work at all, and fish do have that calming effect. I just may get one for my granddaughters now. As for the topic of death coming up, when my daughter was little and when fish died, I just explained to her that like flowers, they don't "stay with us" very long, but that while we have them, we most definitely can enjoy their beauty.