How to make a Beta Fish Vase?

Question

Can somone give me the steps to making a beta fish vase along with the materials needed. I am going to do a demonstration speech and I need the info to making one.


Thanks for all your help!!!

Answer 1

while I do NOT support the betta vase fad, and in most cases it is terribly cruel, you're probably going to do it regardless of if we tell you not to or not. so I am going to give you the instructions on how to make the best possible home for a betta in a vase, although NO vase is a GOOD home for a betta.

supplies:
*a LARGE vase, 2.5gallon or more. look for one that is wide, and have a large opening so there will be a lot of surface area, bettas breathe air fromt he surface.
* a 7.5watt mini heater
* gravel or rocks of your choice, as long at they're AQAURIUM rocks, other kindds like at craft stores have harmful coatings.
* NO floating top plant, they overrunt he top where bettas need t breathe. instead try an aquarium plantable plant, or a silk plant for aquariums.
* betta pellets, they need food and CAN'T live off plants.
* water conditioner, the water needs to be conditioned before your betta goes in it.
* a thermometer

1. rinse the gravel, rinse the plants, rinse the vase.
2. put in the gravel or stones, add the plant.
3. fill your vase and add the water conditioner, follow the direcetion on the bottle for whatever vase size you chouse (no less than 2.5 gallons!).
4. put the thermometer in the tank, add the heater.
5. let sit for a day to monitor the temp, make sure the temp stays a steady temp, the ideal temp is 80°
6. put your betta in a bag with the water he came in. float the bag in the vase for an hour to slowly even out the temp, once they're even (usually aobut an hour) add the betta.
7. feed once or twice a day, about 3 or 4 pellets each time, DO NOT over feed.
8. use a turkey baster to do 20% water changes every 3 days. suck water from the bottom of the vase around the stones. remove about 20% of the water, then replace it with clean conditioned water.
9. do FULL water changes once a week. this means putting the betta in a container of his tank water, dumping out the water from the tank, rinsing everything, putting it all back together, letting the heater run for a a few hours until the temp is whatever the temp was and stays that way for at least an hours. then float your betta again.

as you can see that is A LOT of trouble to go through. and considering it's a POOR home for a betta, it's really not worth it. I beg you to reconsider, try showing everyone a proper home for a betta, that they need at least 2.5 gallons, a filter, and a heater. that they SHOULD be in a 5gallon tank. that they are not decorations.

if it's for a craft demonstration why not just chose a craft that does't involve an animal or involves keeping one in a proper home?

Answer 2

eventhough i'm agreeing with everyone that the old fashion betta vase is cruel to the fishes, there is a way to make it not so cruel. there is away to make the vase more benevolent, more suitable for the betta or any other organisms living in the vase.

here goes:
1. get a big vase that is atlease 1/2 to 1 gallon or bigger.
2. get a mosses.
3. get a smaller container that fits to the top of the big container.
4. get small graval.
5. get some oxygenated water plants like, Cabomba
(Cabomba caroliniana), Anacharis (Egeria densa). these plant produce oxygen in the aquarium.
6. get a small air stone and air line tubing and a small pump.
7. get a gallon of drinking water.(tap water has chlorine that will kill the fishes and plants).

instruction:
1. wash and put a small about of gravel on the bottom of the vase.
2. add suitable water to the vase (drinking water).
3. plant the aquatic plants in the gravel.
4. connect the air stone to the air tubing and to the air pump and put it in the vase.

just put the air stone in the vase, not the pump. never get the pump wet. never put the pump in the water.

5. plant the top plant in the moss. the moss don't bleed the fertilizer into the vase aquarium below and don't poison the fishes.
6. run the newly setup aquarium for a few day to cycle and clear all debris in the water.
7. add fishes or crustaceans like ghost shrimps.
8. add the prearrange top plant.
9. when you put the animal inside, plug the air pump to give them air to breath.

now you've got a aquarium vase that is not cruel to any living organisms in vase.

Answer 3

The argument made for keeping fish in a vase is that pumps, filters, and other aquarium equipment, do not exist in nature. By putting the fish in what appears to be a natural environment the assumption is made that it is inherently as healthy as, if not healthier than, an aquarium. That simply isn't the case.

It is true that in nature the Betta lives in shallow rice paddies and swamps. However those waters represent a complete ecological system, which cannot be replicated in a small vase. Rice paddies are shallow but are still part of a much larger body of water that serves to dilute toxins. Scavengers and bacteria present in native waters break down wastes and render them harmless to fish.

In nature the Betta lives on a diet that consists predominantly of insects and insect larvae. In fact, Bettas contribute significantly in controlling mosquitoes that abound in their native habitat. The Betta's digestive tract is geared for meat. Its upturned mouth is designed to grab insects that have fallen into the water. Although they may be observed picking for morsels on plants and rocks, they are not bottom feeders by nature. A diet consisting of vegetable matter may keep them alive for a while, but it is not natural or healthy. Over time they will slowly be starved of the proper nutrients, and more easily fall victim to disease.

Another factor that has been completely overlooked in the Lily-Betta combination is the element of water temperature. The primary reason Bettas in small bowls are often listless is because the water temperature is too low. Bettas are native to countries such as Thailand (formerly Siam) where the climate is hot and moist. The ideal water temperature for the Betta is about 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Although they can survive at lower temperatures, they become lethargic and may even refuse to eat.

Unless you live in a very warm climate, the water in a vase cannot be maintained in the upper 70's to lower 80's. Subjecting the Betta to cool temperatures is the same as if you or I had to live in a house where the temperature that didn't rise above 60 degrees.

Lastly, there is the issue of how the betta breathes. Like other fish, the Betta derives oxygen from the water. However, it also has special organ that allows it to breathe air directly. Its upturned mouth allows it to easily gulp air from the surface, and therefore survive in waters that are low in oxygen. If the Lily vase is not properly set up, there will be insufficient open space at the top of the water for the Betta to reach the air. As the oxygen dissolved in the water is used up, the Betta will need to breathe air more often. Should it have trouble reaching the surface, it may become deprived of the oxygen it needs to survive.

The Peace Lily-Betta combination is clearly a popular fad, but it is neither natural nor healthy for the fish. A dog or cat owner would never consider shutting their pet in a small closet with minimal heat, food, and air. The Betta should not be treated any less humanely.

Answer 4

get a vase put it over your head and explain to everyone in your demonstration how great it is inside a vase.

get a small fish tank 2 1/2 gallons and put water plants and a betta in it and explain that a bettta is a fish not an ornament that swims.

Answer 5

No, I will not because this is a very cruel way of keeping a fish. Bettas are carnivores, and the rumor that they will eat the roots of the plant is a lie. Bettas need to go to the surface to breath air. Having a plant in there prevents them from doing that. Bettas, and all fish, need filtration. Bettas need a warm environment, and thus, a heater. Finally, bettas need to be kept in a far larger space than this. This would be my recommendation for your presentation. Do your presentation on the cruelty of keeping fish in small containers without proper filtration, heat and healthy water. Please do not encourage others to propogate this cruel act toward fish. Thanks so much!

Answer 6

Why not show how to make a proper betta aquarium instead? Betta vases are very inhumane because they block off the air supply that the betta needs, they are not cycled so the betta is poisoned by his own waste, and they are WAY TOO SMALL, giving the betta no room to swim. Instead of showing people how to inhumanely kill a betta, why don't you take the opportunity to teach them the true needs of a betta and how to set up a proper environment?

Answer 7

Betta fish should not be kept in vases, because of the shape of them, they cannot get enough air in the water.

Bettas should only be kept in proper tanks, or at the least a goldfish bowl. Putting a betta in a vase is basically betta murder

Answer 8

Betta fish vases are a very cruel contraption. Bettas need much much much more space to swim. I suggest you look into building a much larger home for a betta, at least a gallon or 2 gallons.