Want to know how Betta is shipped?
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Are they in "breathable" bags ? Would explain why they can survive for such long periods in a bag sealed tight that is so small..
http://www.novalek.com/kpd74.htm
My LFS gets them in in the same tiny bags..
Blue
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ROFLMAO! jeeze, thought I heard em all. Bags with lungs? Thats just silly.blueiz25 said:
I never thought of it, but I guess that's possible. Oxygen molicules are smaller than water molicules, so it could allow for air to pass through without water leaking out.
Wow, pretty interesting, I went to one of my better LFS today, and durn if they didn't have bettas that had just come in, packed the same way. I asked the guy how they actually survived, and he said he believed it was because for a temporary ship, enough water to cover and the rest oxygen seemed to be enough for them--he's not too happy about it either, as he is a breeder of fish as well and just works there, but has to follow store police. As Li pointed out, with such low price points (and still high profit margin) the bettas become "objects" to sell, not living creatures.
If they were in the gas permeable plastic I think there would be a host of other problems, the least of which might be the plastic sticking together.
The only criterion which perpetuates the sardine packing of bettas is their popularity as an easily replaced, expendable decoration for people who mostly don't know any better, don't think about it, or just don't care. For all their beauty I don't think I could ever bring another betta home unless it was privately bred.
If they were in the gas permeable plastic I think there would be a host of other problems, the least of which might be the plastic sticking together.
The only criterion which perpetuates the sardine packing of bettas is their popularity as an easily replaced, expendable decoration for people who mostly don't know any better, don't think about it, or just don't care. For all their beauty I don't think I could ever bring another betta home unless it was privately bred.
They exist. I'm getting ready to ship a royal pleco in one, and I've heard stories (from a professional giving a presentation at an aquarium club meeting) that a fish has survived for 3 weeks in one of these bags. It was by accident ofcourse, but the bags are out there.sumthin fishy said:
They alow the transfer of co2 and oxygen.
that's horrible! I wonder why animal cruelty laws don't apply to all animals that are intended as pets.....
dorris
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Yeh that is real sad and cruel. Imagine if humans were like bettas to some other dominant species and they stuck us in bags that we couldnt move in and shipped us around. That is how I look at life. I am mad.
Fish and I believe birds are not covered by animal cruelty laws in the US. Apparantly fish and birds can't feel pain...
U.S animal cruelty laws make me sick.
U.S animal cruelty laws make me sick.
