Betta fish are great
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Well, since you have 12 fish in a 3g, that gives the betta about 1/4 of a gallon of water, which isn't even accurate because the sizes of fish are different.
So theoretically, right now, you are keeping a betta in a cup...don't the cups usually say on them that this should not be their permanent home? Yeah, bowls suck and shouldn't be used, but don't bash pet stores when you are basically doing the same thing.
And what do you mean with "they are forced to live alone?" Males CAN NOT be kept together. And all bettas are sold separately. Even keeping males and females together is sometimes a problem. It depends on the fish itself if it can live with others. Bettas can be community fish.
So theoretically, right now, you are keeping a betta in a cup...don't the cups usually say on them that this should not be their permanent home? Yeah, bowls suck and shouldn't be used, but don't bash pet stores when you are basically doing the same thing.
And what do you mean with "they are forced to live alone?" Males CAN NOT be kept together. And all bettas are sold separately. Even keeping males and females together is sometimes a problem. It depends on the fish itself if it can live with others. Bettas can be community fish.
yeah man.... sorry but your tank is WAY too small for all of those fish. I hate to change the subject of the thread, and I generally don't, but this is too much to just let fly.
Way too many fish. The pleco alone will grow to be 12", and at 5" is already too big. Same as the goldfish. Sorry man, but your betta is no happier in your tank than in a cup...
Way too many fish. The pleco alone will grow to be 12", and at 5" is already too big. Same as the goldfish. Sorry man, but your betta is no happier in your tank than in a cup...
Well, as my tag line says...I will be getting a larger tank.
Newbie mistake but they are living and swimming and happy.
As for size...Rana (the Beta) swims all over and around the tank so I take exception with your point that he is cramped.
As for being forced to live alone - well I donl;t mean with other Betta males because that doesn;t work but my Rana loves being in the community tank.
What kind of life would it be to have them alone except for a mirror by the tank 15 mins a day....
Newbie mistake but they are living and swimming and happy.
As for size...Rana (the Beta) swims all over and around the tank so I take exception with your point that he is cramped.
As for being forced to live alone - well I donl;t mean with other Betta males because that doesn;t work but my Rana loves being in the community tank.
What kind of life would it be to have them alone except for a mirror by the tank 15 mins a day....
If you saw him in the cup I bought him and and you could see him now...you would know that this is a happy fish.
Point: someone searching the web about Bettas may find this useful.
also: I am expressing my feelings about what I think is a cool fish that before this whole fish thing I knew nothing about.