Haha, Yeah, why not just get some Koi? At least they're nice and big, the fine for introducing them is the same, up to $200,000 or something like that.
The world is boned no matter what, there's nothing that we can do about it. Why worry that your carpet is getting ash on it when you're trapped in a burning house without any fire extinguishers?
Oh, yeah, plywood would be good too. Put some plywood around it, a few bracing 2X4s under it and then you could put some shelves for all your fish food and stuff.
2X4s are only a couple bucks a meter, a pack of big screws maybe $15 and new paint like $20. There's nothing wrong with the stand those and a weekend couldn't fix.
You're an idiot if you're just going to a pet shop and buying guppies or neons as feeders. Just buy a handful of guppies for say $5 each that's $25.
After a month they're $.25 each.
After 2 months they're $.025 each.
After 3 months they're $.0025 each.
Are we seeing a trend yet?