I'm afraid...

[BettaMomma]

I read Raechel's post about bettas being in little cups at her sister's prom.
I just remembered that our friends who are getting married in May are going to have bettas on the tables.

I have a feeling that I'll be dragging a bunch of them home with me.
UUUUUUUuugh
I wish I had the heart to tell her not to do it, but she's DEAD set on it.

 

[ThatDarnDragon]

I went to a wedding 2 years ago, they did the same. They had the poor bettas in those plastic clear ornaments hanging from a mini tree. It was horrid seeing them like that! I took home a peice (3 bettas on it). One died in a day, I gave one to a friend and kept the other (still have him, the no name red one). I felt bad because there must've been at least 75 bettas there, and not many people brought them home. I have no idea what the couple did with all those left over bettas.

Lets hope those bettas you are going to see are better jarred than these guys were. The stories I hear about you, lets hope for your sake

 

[NinjaSmurf]

My uncle used to work at one of those family lodge type places, he once brought home like 12 (male I now know) dwarf gouramis that had been in a fountain type thing for a prom party.... needless to say no one else had wanted them, and we only had a five gallon tank to use for them and knew nothing about them (this was long before we got the internet, and the most complicated fish I had ever owned were bettas in their bowls... two lived after the one killed all the others, then we kicked his butt out into our small pond and kept the other in the tank. The one in the tank died from something, I think infection, and then the one from the pond was given to my older brother. So yeah, not such happy endings for the prom fish...

 

[BettaMomma]

It could get REALLY ugly at that reception if I spot anyone doing anything vicious to the fishes.

lol

 

[Raechal]

It could get REALLY ugly at that reception if I spot anyone doing anything vicious to the fishes.

lol

hahah! I could just see you making a scene at the wedding.

 

[Styx]

I completely disagree with people having bettas at weddings. It's one big death day for them all.

A couple I know had a ton at theirs and every single one died. I never found out until it was too late since I actually don't like the couple. I wish terrible things upon them...

 

[BettaMomma]

LOL Styx. I TOTALLY agree with you.
I HATE it that they're going to have them.
I can almost guarantee you that when I see someone get up from a table, I'll be running over to grab the little betta bowl. Not quite sure what I'll do with them all, cuz the b.f. will kill me if I tell him that I want to take them all home, but I'm NOT going to leave them there.

I might see if the l.f.s. would take them as a donation, but I'll be damned if I will leave even one of them behind at the end of the night.

I might get several beanie boxes with a larger box type of thing to put the beanies in. I think I'll mysteriously pack my dechlorinator ... JUST in case.

 

[RandomWiktor]

Our school was going to have a dance with bettas as centerpeices. I asked who was taking them, and Danielle said she had a 10 gallon tank for them. We're talking a good 20 MALE bettas that this poor stupid girl thought she could put in a tank together.

I quickly wrote a very detailed letter explaining why we shouldn't have betta centerpieces and emailed it to the person orchestrating the dance. I also went to the meeting and dictated my letter there, as well as handed out copies.
Danielle was shocked to learn how agressive they were and thanked me for saving her from finding a tank full of dead and injured fish in the morning.

Needless to say, the dance had no betta centerpieces. They instead did a beautiful set up with floating candles that was cheaper than the bettas would have been, and humane. There were a lot of compliments on how nice the centerpieces were. I felt accomplished.

I'm sorry to hear about the mess with your friend BettaMomma. If I could take one I'd pay to have it shipped out here, but my parents are just shy of murdering me (lol) and since I'm living under their roof, I'm going to have to abide by no more fish. They were VERY good to let me buy Jeff Klee the self mutilator.

 

[BettaMomma]

Hmm.
I'm beginning to wonder if I should send them an email and tell them that I am wondering if they're still going to have the fish on their tables, and ask what they plan to do with them at the end of the night.
Maybe that will at least get them thinking that this might not be the best idea...

They have a cat and have had dogs as kids, so they are animal people, so I can see how they might at least be open to thinking about it.

If NOTHING else, I'm going to email them a little blurb about caring for bettas once you get them home - and as that they place them on the tables next to them. AT the very least.

 

[Synirr]

If I ever planned to get married (and I don't,) I'd be tempted to have bettas as center pieces, only because I love the little guys so much and it would be something that really represented me... of course, if I were to do that, they'd be in properly sized bowls/vases, there wouldn't be too many of them so I could care for any of the ones no one took home, and they'd all have a little label on their container: "I am a guest, so please treat me with respect!"
I'd probably send a betta care pamphlet home with anyone who decided to take one, too.

 

[BettaMomma]

I'd probably do the same thing, except the little blurb they'd have on them would say...

"I'm a guest. Mess with me and my ma will kick your hiney."

 

[Synirr]

I'd probably do the same thing, except the little blurb they'd have on them would say...

"I'm a guest. Mess with me and my ma will kick your hiney."

How true it is, too!

 

[Kiarra]

Hey, BM. If your friend is going to have the Bettas on the tables, and no one ends up taking them home, you can always take them home yourself and then adopt them out to loving homes.

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

If you do take them home and adopt them out to loving homes, this would be the place to start. Post them here. Shoot, if you do, I'll take a couple! Adoption cost, the price of shipping...lol. It is too bad that she thinks of them as decor. You should go over there and feed them all before the party...Are they going to be out in the sun! Oh no!

 

[BettaMomma]

I think I will just talk to the b.f. before the wedding, cuz the guy in the wedding is actually HIS friend, so I've become her friend through their friendship...
and prepare the b.f. for bringing them home with us.. I will definitely have to if they have them there and no one's taking an interest in them, which I am about positive is going to happen.

No, they won't be outside in the sun - it's an indoor reception.

And I'm hoping for the ultimate in endings - that she'd decide to just not have them at all.

If I do end up dragging a whole trailerfull of them home (lol) I'll definitely let you all know - and offer them out to you all.
Thanks