Siamese fighting fish?

Question

Why are siamese fighters kept in small containers? Mine is in our aquarium and he is always swimming around and when you see the ones kept in bowls they look so boring and sad. Is there a point to the small bowls or is it just cause people like to keep animals as ornaments?

Answer 1

it's due to the misconception that bettas can live in almost no water because they live in puddles.

which is of course completely false.

the wild bettas splendens (which are nothing like the fancy tailed delicate ones you see in petco) live in 5-6 inches of water in rice paddies, which is then hugely wide, acres wide even. they have a labryinth lung which means they can breath air from the surface so they do survive in small containers, they don't THRIVE though.

i have my bettas in 5 - 7.5 US gallon tanks of their own and they're all very active and curious.

Answer 2

Cups are the best way to transport a betta from supplier to owner. They are safe from the other fish, the cups don't crush as easy as bags, and they are safe from catching so other disease if another fish were sick. But because of this, people got the misconception that they can live out their lives is small, unfiltered, unheated homes. This simply isn't true and it explains why the average lifespan of a fish who lives 8 years is only at 3 years. The people who keep them in small containers bring down the average so much.

Answer 3

they are mainly kept in small containers at the local pet stores..you can keep them in any size aquarium and they will be just fine.. the fact they can come to the surface and breathe air allows pet stores to display them this way..by doing this they have easy access to the fish when you get ready to purchase it and it cuts down on cross contamination with diseases and such.. if all fish could survive llike this you would prob see all of them in local stores this way..would be much easier and much more healthy for the consumer in the end.. but for the long run...they should have room to swim and explore like any other of your fish..just dont mix two males..but your prob know that : )

Answer 4

in that length tank it is a threat besides the undeniable fact that it may well be a huge probability. a million. how effective is your filter out? if there's a hefty modern blowing through a betta would conflict to swim and discover his dinner in a tank that tremendous. 2. barbs, angelfish and gouramis do no longer make solid betta tank associates. the tiger barbs are notorious fin nippers, the angelfish would properly be nippy to boot exceptionally if it is a breeding pair, and gouramis come from an similar kinfolk as bettas and could come to blows, the gourami is larger and oftentimes wins. my modern rescue grow to be in a tank with paradise fish (a spread of gourami) he had no fins left. none. he's satisfied in a tank on my own now to regrow.

Answer 5

bettas can survive in small bowls like you could survive if someone locked you in a closet. you wouldn't be happy but it wouldn't kill you right away. for some reason people have this pyscho animal dominance and just hear the word "survive" and never question it. pet stores don't do a lot to help the problem.

Answer 6

Small bowls are used because you can put that on your desk a lot easier than you can an aquarium. The one I put in a 10 gallon got starved out by the other fish in the tank. In addition, they tend to get picked on and their fins get nasty looking. However, either way will work but I wouldn't have my Betta on my kitchen counter if it wasn't for the small container. Good question!!!

Answer 7

no, they like aquariums. They actually get along with some other fish. You just have to watch them and see who is picking on who. I like 'em. You can get quite attached to them.