Ideal environment for a Beta?

[Aries]

Basically the moral of the story is there are many options to a suitable environment. A lot depends on your betta as they are varied in personality and likes.

I do have bettas that like to swim in the hob current. I have some that have avoided it at all costs, and thus caused stress (poor guys). You have to pay attention to your fish and how the react to certain situations. There is no rule - just options.

However, I think we all can agree that leaving them in that cup is no good - let my bettas run (umm...swim) free!

There will always be current if you are filtering your tank in fw.

While a lot bettas are not wild caught, some still are (not really the ones from walmart which come from farms but the better LFS will import wild caught bettas).

I believe one should raise bettas according to how they are supposed to live - as I beleive it is not something they forget as it is sort of like instincts. But that is my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt.

SHow us some pics when you have it up and running.

Aries

 

[melissa3]

It's amazing how the accepted wisdom regarding some fish and advice you get from various sources sometimes can be so wrong. Gotta wonder how many Bettas are wasting away in tiny bowls.

Hmm, if you ask me I'd say there's too many!!!:rant2: :mad2:






"Betta Bowls" is a marketing ploy that works very well, becuase there are caring people like us that feel bad for the Bettas and buy them up.....Last night at the store where I bought my Betta, there were 3 dead ones and most were on their way out. I wish I could've bought them all, but then again, why should I help that store profit?

 

[dmk]

I wish I could've bought them all, but then again, why should I help that store profit?

Yea, that is the conundrum. On one hand you want to save the fish from it's misery, but on the other hand you don't want to reward the store's bad behavior. Someone somewhere is going to look at the balance sheet and say "Hey, those fish in a cup things sell pretty well. Let's stock some more".