Do you find this betta bowl inhumane?

Question

I find many betta bowls inhumane, but this to me seems ok. It will be in my 100 gallon aquarium. The water will be circulated and filtered. This sits inside the aquarium and holds 4 bettas. If many of you see it as inhumane I will not buy it.


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Thx guys, so many great answers. I'm not gonna buy it. I'll buy a 2.5 gallon for each betta, or a 10 gallon with a few dividers.

Answer 1

This is definitely inhumane...

http://www.petdiscounters.com/c15/c66/Betta-Security-House-Display-Container-p4521.html

Bettas DO NOT PREFER SMALLER CONTAINERS. That is a myth for lazy and cheap people who like to have bettas as decorations. Bettas live in shallow puddles only during PART OF THE YEAR when the water dries up where they come from. And even then they can jump around. They never live in just one tiny puddle constantly, people are just cruel to these poor fish. I would never keep any fish in any less than a 5 gallon. Split a 10 gallon in half with a divider and get two bettas, but to put bettas in tiny containers inside a huge aquarium like that is so mean it is beyond words to me.

Answer 2

10 Gallons would be good for betta's, people think they don't need much space but this is not true, would you like to be locked in a cupboard? no offense. Lol. But, no I would consider it inhumane depending on the size of the betta container. most of the ones you see are too small. The old saying still stands for me, the bigger the better, and even tho you are floating your betta container in a large tank, the water volume is still very low and the filtration system in your tank will not cerculate in your betta's enough, I would buy a 10 Gallon tank at least and only have 1 male to 3 females as the males will fight, Good luck. Did you know that it is now a fashion statement to put betta's into handbages with a puch in the front and I have even seen them in the heels of shoes! this is so cruel, Siamese fighting fish are highly susceptible too ammonia which accumulates faster in smaller containers. Prolonged exposure can weaken the fish and lead to bacterial infection. Visible symptoms may include a swollen stomach, lethargic behaviour and a lack of interest in food.
Fighting fish are a tropical fish and thrive in a constantly warm environment. Undersized betta containers are also prone to rapid temperature changes in comparison to larger containers. An aquarium makes the best home for a Siamese fighting fish to live. If you do use betta bowls they should be large and kept at a reasonable temperature.
It's best to keep betta's in a tank of their own so they can rome FREE please, they will be much happier! Good luck mate

Answer 3

Can my betta wait 3, possibly 4 days in a small vase until i'm getting my tank? sure, they're very hardy. basically attempt to maintain the temp good and up interior the severe 70s. Can my betta fish be with different fish (its a male, i think of), if so what are the breeds? (perchance even genders) relies upon on tank length. Genders do no longer somewhat remember. basically fish that don't resemble yet another betta. Betta fish combat their very own species. So guppies, massive no. you opt for 10+ gallons for tank friends and fish that are rapid, no longer colourful, and don't have long flowing fins. are you able to provide me the different advice I would desire to comprehend with reference to the maintainance of my betta (or something) Get a heater and filter out and cycle. do no longer pay attention to petstores, OR the 1st answer! basically expenses 3 pellets once or twice an afternoon, and a cope with a million-3 days a week. purchase a attempt equipment, then cycle the tank. After cycled carry out usual maintainence of a fish tank. that's approximately it, good success! lots of the time, they're basically wanting to sell fish and make extra funds. I asked this too. human beings pronounced by using fact they are able to tell you incorrect information, then have the fish get ill, then make extra funds merchandising drugs. Then while fish die, they intend to earn extra funds merchandising extra fish. that's what human beings pronounced.

Answer 4

Hell, that's the same if you would keep him in a bowl, I find it extremly inhuman
Even if it is in your 100 gallon tank, it still doesn't give the betta the freedom to explore and swim around like the other fish

In my opinion it's a MUST to get at least a 2.5 gallon tank with heater and filter, a 5 gallon would be even better




EB

Answer 5

Bettas should have at least 2g with a heater and proper filtration. Just because they are labyrinth fish and can breathe air at the surface, does not mean they should live in a cesspool. In reality these so called puddles they live in are rice paddys. This doesn't mean the live in puddles it means the live in shallow, slow, warm, low oxygen water.
Look here
http://www.aquarticles.com/images/ZhouHang/pThailand/61%20thailand_paddy_field_canal.jpg
Its not what most people would call a puddle.

Answer 6

those holders are usually used in petshops to display bettas easily. bettas really do thrive in open water, i suggest a 5 gallon tank with an airator and filter and some plants. bettas can be with other community fish, sometimes even with other semi aggressive fish. they cant be with other bettas tho. those holders are really small, they can barely move in them, so id say thumbs down to that unless its temporary.

Answer 7

Bettas will be ok in bowls, since they breath from the surface. As long as its over a gallon it will be perfect for a betta. People insist on cramming a betta in small spaces. They can live in small spaces but won't live hapilly. Any other fish will not do good in bowls. Bowls are death traps. The top is smaller then the widest point of the bowl, therefore trapping the carbon dioxide that fish exhale. The water releases carbon dioxide through the surface and also absorbs oxygen through the surface. If the surface is smaller then the widest point of the tank, your water will have very little oxygen.

Answer 8

I wouldn't do it. I see those at the pet shop and the poor fish barely have room to turn around in those things! You might be providing them with a heated filtered tank but they also need room to swim around.

Answer 9

I wouldn't do it. Although they are separated, when you put males close together they can still see each other. They will spend all their time flaring up and trying to get to the other males. This will stress them out a lot, especially if they have no way to retreat.

Betta bowls are not inhumane. In the wild, bettas live in puddles and fight away other males. They're used to small spaces and some actually prefer that over a large tank because they feel more secure and in control of their territory.

I say a one gallon tank is perfectly fine for one betta and I wouldn't put them in your 100 gallon. Change 1/2 the water once a week and you're betta will be happy.

Answer 10

msot bettas prefer to have a smaller tank... most people dont know that its not the amount of water but the amount of air above the water ( from water to top of tank) that counts more.