According to some blogger - who thought these were a "Thrifty decoration idea" - said in her post, and I Quote, "Well its better than the little cups they come in so... I saved him!"
Taken a fish from a cup o death and putting the betta in a death trap is not saving. Isn't the lid on tight? That would just be death.
"To change the water you must insert quarter then turn, water will come out slowly. You also get rewarded one gum ball for ever water change." I totally made that up lol. It would be a good idea to reward the person, of course they gotta buy the gumballs XD
Eww pooped on gumballs!!
I think it's a cute idea but I agree, bettas are not toys or decoration. Sure it would be cool in a child's room if it was bigger and it could support a heater etc. I wonder though, would a betta mind if it's not natural scenery? He would need a hidey hole and some plants in there... Not suitable at ALL.
I don't like it at all but is much larger than others I've seen.
What I think is ironic is that this fish has mayor stress stripes... "saved him"? Riiiiight.
There is another thread here somewhere on this forum with all kinds of messed up "Betta" tanks. Some people just seem to think that bettas will live through anything. Fish truly are not regarded as highly as they should be.
I work at a petstore, and I get so many people asking me how to get their bettas to live longer. So I tell them they need a 2.5 gallon at least, a heater, plants and a hidey cave, and a lid. One lady was receptive, and just asked if it could be done with fifty dollars. I told her absolutely. The others often leave without getting the fish, or disregard my advice and get the tiniest betta tank we have. I try to give them better lives.
That must be a really hard job. I don't know if I could do it. But it's great that at least one person is able to give some sound advice. Now if only you could train the other ten thousand pet store employees......
Oh wow D: That does not look like a very nice place for a Betta to live in at all :/ Even though it's a cute idea, that would never work D:!!
But I have seen worse, sadly. Someone on this art website I have an account on has there Betta living in a light bulb and they say he is living comfortably in it >_< He has absolutely no room to move around in T__T
Its cute...as a kids TOY but betta home?!someone call animal welfare-that is just SICK...and A LIGHTBULB?HOW THE HECK DO YOU KEEP A BETTA IN A LIGHTBULB?
I used this in a Mths VS Facts poster for my betta awareness group that addressed the myth of betta fish being great decor. A lot of people do not see why it would be harmful and consider it to be functional.
It would be an interesting tank provided you used one of those GIANT ones that they use in movie rental places to win a free movie or popcorn... That would be like 30g or so.
Haha. Yeah, that photo got passed around a lot. More than I expected...some of them are hit and miss with what gets people's attention. Glad you liked it!
^ That one is a perfectly sized gumball machine aquarium. xD You really can get a gumballs from it and they aren't covered in poop! Saw it on last season's Tanked.
erm. ipod 'aquarium'?? More like jail cell! The infinity one looked cool and I wouldn't mind decking it out with plants and stuff and a nice vivid betta!
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