I want to get a fish.... tips?

if you get a fish bowl you can get 2 female bettas or one male betta i have raised alot in bowls and tubes and they all live dont worry. but you will need the bowl, gravle or pebbles, a small net, a small thing of betta food,the fish, and a small ortiment if you can. you can go to bettafishcenter.com to learn more.