New Betta!

[Dibari]

If you want, there are members on this board who could send you 1 gallons for free. I have a 1 gallon I could send you, if it meant that your fish would get a bigger tank.
Changing the water in a 1 gallon is very simple - You put your betta in a cup with the old water and completely dump/start over with new water, treat it, put your fish back in..

Parents can be reasoned with if you just explain how simple it would be to get them something bigger.
If you can't house your fish properly, they need to be rehomed with someone who can. They're very new to your bowls, so they haven't had time yet to suffer water changes every two days, endure cold water, etc etc. But it will happen, and I will be very sorry for you when they suffer because of it.
Please understand, I am not picking on you. I'm trying to save your bettas.
someone suggested a very good idea - You can try and barter for better bowls by doing chores around the house? As I said, parents can be reasoned with, if you show them the logic behind your actions..
And that's really all I can say behind it.
If you don't have the drive to give your bettas a good life, you shouldn't own them.

 

[SoCalMom]

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I have a bigger tank (probably 1 gallon or a 1.5 gallon or maybe even larger) but my Dad won't let me use it. It uses TOO much water. Even I have to agree that it does.

WOW

I have tried not to be rude...but that is THE dumbest thing I have heard in a long time

 

[BettaGirl201]

Two happy fish. <.< Yes....happy fish.

Look, I'll try your advice. I'll see if I can move one of them into my 1 gallon bowl, and I'll see if I can buy another.
Ok? There.

But seriously....it's my choice to own Betta fish.

 

[Dibari]

Two happy fish. <.< Yes....happy fish.

Look, I'll try your advice. I'll see if I can move one of them into my 1 gallon bowl, and I'll see if I can buy another.
Ok? There.

But seriously....it's my choice to own Betta fish.

Please do try my advice. They'll love you for it.
And yes, it's your choice to own them.. They have no choice in what you put them in, though. They need you to make sensible decisions on their living conditions.. Okay?

 

[PufferFishRule]

.....those who live with there parents must abide by the parents rules...give her a freaking break for god sakes shes only doing as she is told..she knows they need more space...she knows they would be alot happier with more space...just leave it alone......thats one of my pet pevees watching people badger the crap out of someone who has no control over the situation....

 

[BettaGirl201]

.....those who live with there parents must abide by the parents rules...give her a freaking break for god sakes shes only doing as she is told..she knows they need more space...she knows they would be alot happier with more space...just leave it alone......thats one of my pet pevees watching people badger the crap out of someone who has no control over the situation....

Thanks for understanding what I'm saying.

Now, to get more on topic......Toby has made a line of bubbles along the rim of his bowl. They are small, and line the top of his bowl. Why is this? Are these bubbles, or something else? I just noticed it now. Maybe it has something to do with moving Sushi's bowl beside his....?

 

[Dibari]

.....those who live with there parents must abide by the parents rules...give her a freaking break for god sakes shes only doing as she is told..she knows they need more space...she knows they would be alot happier with more space...just leave it alone......thats one of my pet pevees watching people badger the crap out of someone who has no control over the situation....

She shouldn't have bought them if she can't care for them. She did have control over the situation - To get them when she knew she couldn't house them correctly, or not get them.

.....those who live with there parents must abide by the parents rules...give her a freaking break for god sakes shes only doing as she is told..she knows they need more space...she knows they would be alot happier with more space...just leave it alone......thats one of my pet pevees watching people badger the crap out of someone who has no control over the situation....

Thanks for understanding what I'm saying.

Now, to get more on topic......Toby has made a line of bubbles along the rim of his bowl. They are small, and line the top of his bowl. Why is this? Are these bubbles, or something else? I just noticed it now. Maybe it has something to do with moving Sushi's bowl beside his....?

It's called bubblenesting. It means he wants to mate.

 

[SoCalMom]

Exactly, Dibari

 

[PufferFishRule]

so yes she had a bit of control when she was buying them....but as far as re-homing them? she doesnt...weve all done stuff that we should have thought about before ....so just leave it alone....the girl is prolly a bit on the young side to be botherd with what other people think

 

[Dibari]

so yes she had a bit of control when she was buying them....but as far as re-homing them? she doesnt...weve all done stuff that we should have thought about before ....so just leave it alone....the girl is prolly a bit on the young side to be botherd with what other people think

So it's okay to continue doing the wrong thing, because you just didn't think it through at first..? This isn't a matter of how we think of her. It's a matter of her betta's health.

 

[SoCalMom]

If she's too young to be bothered with what we think; then she's probably too young to know how to properly care for a Betta. Just my humble opinion...

 

[mommyof2bettas]

I'm sure if it was a cat or dog living in a small cage you wouldn't keep it in there. That is the same for the fish- and tbh, they seem happy because they have lived in a tank with thei brothers when they were fry, probably jarred when they were juvis and then sold in cups, so to them, a bowl like that is pretty big-but I'm sure to a baby, a closet would seem big if it hadn't seen anything bigger. PufferFishRule, if she knew she couldn't get big enough bowls, she shouldn't have bought them in the first place. once again I state, if she were keeping a cat or dog in a small cage I'm sure you'd care more. I'm trying to be nice, but it seems like you don't care about your fish's home... you just want to do things your way. A 1 gallon bowl seriously holds little water-if you think it holds a lot, then I don't think you could keep any fish because bettas are basically the only fish that can live there. If you can't keep good care of these fish, rehome them.
I on't like being rude... but you're choosing to ignore advice and be stubborn about this. They are your fish, but it still doesn't mean you can keep them in bad conditions.

 

[anje]

Geez, bettagirl is really under attack.

It seems obvious to me that bettagirl can not/will not do anything about the bowls.

So, to stick to topic, I have two male bettas. They aren't new but I'd like to talk about them anyways. They each live in a 1 gallon tank. Each has gravel and some live Egeria densa. I keep them in a well-lit area not in direct sunlight and feed them pelleted betta food and freeze-dried blood worms. I change the water weekly. Neither has a name.

yes, I think 1/4 gallon bowls are too small and sure, I guess you can't assume a fish 'is happy' because it 'seems happy.'

Along those lines, maybe we should all stop buyng fish and go picketing for them to live free in the wild.

 

[Dibari]

I would like to take a moment to point out that not just fluffy animals are considered eligable for cruelty cases, anymore. A small section of the ASPCA now focuses on fish abuse.. I think alot of people take abuse to fish much too lightly.. Now it's a punishable offense, and I think people should know that.
I think I'm done posting in this section - We've given bettagirl all of the advice she needs to make the right decision and if she cares about her fish, she'll rehouse them. I don't want to start a massive fight/flamewar over this.

And anje, I would also like to point out that I did nothing to 'attack' her. I am simply trying to ensure the health and welfare of two little lives that rely on her completely.

 

[BettaGirl201]

I am going to ignore all posts that have to do with the bowl size.

Ok, so Toby wants to mate....why? Because he saw Sushi? I thought Sushi was a boy! Does Toby know this?
And do I HAVE to mate Toby? If I don't, what will happen? Could I mate Sushi and Toby together, though I think they are both boys?

I have alot of questions...