Bamboo in betta bowl

the bamboo will certainly grow in the betta bowl, it just wont grow as fast or as well as if it was planted in soil.
 
While it's quite common for Betta's to live in bowls, I can assure you that the average fish keeper (at least here) knows that bowls are not the optimum environment for them. Bettas may have been ok in those areas of where they have been cultured from, but these days, bettas are accustomed to far better conditions. Contrary to common myth, the space they were condemned to is not life long for the fish, it happens in seasons for just days at a time. Otherwise, their environments are quite large. The bettas you find from those areas, you will find have nothing close to the resemblence of color they have when you see them on the store shelves.
Another common misconception is that filtration is not needed for these fish. Filtration is not only for the oxygenation of the water, it is for the biology of it. Try doing a search on them here to detail these things out for you and you will see that some of the thoughts you are holding are indeed myths in the trade.
 
Dangerdoll said:
While it's quite common for Betta's to live in bowls, I can assure you that the average fish keeper (at least here) knows that bowls are not the optimum environment for them. Bettas may have been ok in those areas of where they have been cultured from, but these days, bettas are accustomed to far better conditions. Contrary to common myth, the space they were condemned to is not life long for the fish, it happens in seasons for just days at a time. Otherwise, their environments are quite large. The bettas you find from those areas, you will find have nothing close to the resemblence of color they have when you see them on the store shelves.
Another common misconception is that filtration is not needed for these fish. Filtration is not only for the oxygenation of the water, it is for the biology of it. Try doing a search on them here to detail these things out for you and you will see that some of the thoughts you are holding are indeed myths in the trade.
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Dangerdoll said:
While it's quite common for Betta's to live in bowls, I can assure you that the average fish keeper (at least here) knows that bowls are not the optimum environment for them. Bettas may have been ok in those areas of where they have been cultured from, but these days, bettas are accustomed to far better conditions. Contrary to common myth, the space they were condemned to is not life long for the fish, it happens in seasons for just days at a time. Otherwise, their environments are quite large. The bettas you find from those areas, you will find have nothing close to the resemblence of color they have when you see them on the store shelves.
Another common misconception is that filtration is not needed for these fish. Filtration is not only for the oxygenation of the water, it is for the biology of it. Try doing a search on them here to detail these things out for you and you will see that some of the thoughts you are holding are indeed myths in the trade.
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Jeff Reiling said:
Being that we live in a small apartment (also a less than ideal habitat for humans but we manage to survive)
Jeff
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But I can't see how any apartment in Texas is as small as the ones here in Chicago, but we've been surviving too.
 
Actually my bamboo plants do better fully submerged then out of the water which is not what everyone else says. I tired to put one in a pot and it died lol
 
Maybe you just didn't take good care of it when it was out of the water.
 
i watered it... what else was i suppose to do lol
 
I never said it was "optimum", it's just not neglectful. I also never claimed oxygenation was the only factor involved in considering water quality (I'm well aware of the nitrogen cycle) just the only one I mentioned. Yes, maybe I should do 2 or 3 water changes per week instead of one to compensate for lack of filtration, but I should also eat better and contribute to charity more. These are all arguments of standards. Nothing's perfect, even in a "natural" environment. Nothing about keeping fish in an aquarium comes close to natural really so don't let the crown weigh too heavily.
 
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