Amen

[Zafirah]

This is a really informative video anyone thinking about getting tiny betta bowls should watch it

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0k8bVlQwl0

 

[FBTgirl]

THat makes me so sad. I need to get my new tank set up for my betta tomorrow

 

[zoekin8yg]

Dont take all that says as true, she's taken copyrighted images of a fishroom from a UK breeder that has a proper system so they are always in clean water and they only live there while waiting to be sold.

 

[aquaticadmirer]

This is a really informative video anyone thinking about getting tiny betta bowls should watch it

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0k8bVlQwl0

I wouldn't really say "informative." It's just a tirade of small betta bowls. If they really wanted to open people's eyes they should have put something in there about what kind of conditions are good for Bettas!

 

[Kyrielle]

Hate to say it, but that didn't really make me feel bad about bettas in small bowls. If that was its intended effect. They fish didn't look sick at all, the water wasn't nasty, and only one looked like it might be recovering from fin rot. If anything, they looked a little crammed. I understand those rows of jars were typically the housing for male bettas that breeders use until their fish get sold. Now, a critique isn't complete without a little "how to make this more effective" tip. If they were going to make people aware of the horrors of small bowls, then they should have chosen to show images of fish in terrible conditions. Fish that look sick, fish that live in nasty water...etc. Otherwise, no one's gonna get an emotional response. However, if it just so happens that the only images this person can find are of bettas that look healthy and are in clean environments, then his/her argument is kaput. If people SEE healthy looking bettas, then they're only going to think "Man this person is making a big deal out of nothing."

Another example: There's a video of a puppy mill. The text in the video tells you how BAD puppy mills are, but the video shows happy puppies frolicing around in "OK" conditions. Not good, but not bad either. This video will not get much of an emotional response because the puppies look mostly healthy.

EDIT: Actually let me post that under the video as some constructive criticism.

 

[zoekin8yg]

Yeah they in general are pics from breeders rather than people neglecting them. Not that it doesnt happen

 

[fishboy619]

whether its breeders or peoples "pet" is doesnt make it right, bettas living in those small containers makes me feel sick inside. i know alot of people out there think its ok to keep these beautiful fish in cramped conditions, but still its not fair on the betta. they need plenty of room to swim, filtered, clean water, and heated water(they are tropical fish!!!)
it may not be the best video, but atleast that person if trying to do something and care about the bettas.

 

[jollysue]

Boring........

I didn't look at the video, but pictures of fishrooms with jarred Bettas are not examples of fish cruelty, imo.

It's newbies telling experienced fish breeders what's what. Ho-Hum

 

[Zafirah]

I wasnt taking about the breeders, more so about the little disneyland wand things

 

[mommyof2bettas]

I don't agree in keeping them in small bowls but that video showed clean thriving bettas. It does disgust me how some people treat bettas. This is what I saw on the label of a breeding trap
THREE USES!
*KEEPS EGGS/FRY SAFE FROM PREDATORS
*HATCHING TANK FOR FRY
*SINGLE BETTA DISPLAY!

 

[t.ropical_m.istx3]

at my usually very responsible LFS, the poor bettas were in bowls that they sold (as advertisements) with not enough water to sit on the bottom. if they sat on the bottom, their fins would rub the surface

 

[*Fishkies*]

yeah I wouldn't say that the video is very informative. It just shows how bettas are contained when at a breeding location pretty much. It didn't really make me feel sad, I was just disappointed with some of the floral deocated vases with live plants. Poor betta couldn't get a breath of fresh air.

 

[liz2]

its the narrow ones that are the worse just no space.....

 

[OohFeeshy]

Half of them were fine- if the silly owner remembered bettas are air breathers and filled the thing right up there'd be even less of a problem. Besides which, half of those were stock photos- it's like saying that on average, everyone keeps, say, 50 platies in a 5g tank (like on the box photo). And as everyone mentioned, several were breeder setups- the beanie box one was tonnes of room- don't forget the bettas housed in there are much, much smaller than the bettas you buy, they have very clean water and only live there for a few months.