Saw this at the pet store.

[FroFro]

I had no idea they made them smaller than a gallon. You can't see it but this tank was on sale for 14.99 with perks card. Crap like this really ticks me off.

 

[BettaBettas]

that would be like me... living in a very small 5x5 ft room...

 

[Gruntle]

Ugh. Sad that people will see this and think a fish would be happy in it.

 

[TropicalEnthusiast]

You would be as well putting a fish in a pint glass if you are going to purchase this.. Such a shame.

 

[dany3350]

Prob make some corals happy but no animal should confined in such small places.

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[thrujenseyes]

i have a hard enough time keeping good water parameters in my 6 gallon edge

 

[AbbeysDad]

I don't know how/why it's held that beta's can live just fine in such confined spaces. Then again, I don't see how they survive in those tiny bowls in the pet stores? You think if the lack of O2 didn't kill them, ammonia would. Perhaps in such a confined space, the water becomes acidic so ammonia is converted to ammonium, just like when fish are shipped long distances.
Still, confining anything in very small spaces seems very cruel to me. But sadly, we have fish forced to live in small places and/or bad water, dogs that never get to run, birds that never get to fly ..... If we can't (or won't) give our 'pets' a good home, we really shouldn't have them.

 

[thrujenseyes]

I don't know how/why it's held that beta's can live just fine in such confined spaces. Then again, I don't see how they survive in those tiny bowls in the pet stores? You think if the lack of O2 didn't kill them, ammonia would. Perhaps in such a confined space, the water becomes acidic so ammonia is converted to ammonium, just like when fish are shipped long distances.
Still, confining anything in very small spaces seems very cruel to me. But sadly, we have fish forced to live in small places and/or bad water, dogs that never get to run, birds that never get to fly ..... If we can't (or won't) give our 'pets' a good home, we really shouldn't have them.

Agreed 100%

 

[Gruntle]

I thin the perception may come from some setups I've seen for Bettas. To keep them from fighting, most LFS I've been in have a rack set up so each Betta is in its own little box, with filtration across the whole setup. Maybe people see that they're in a tiny space so that's all they need? Then they ask for a small tank so it's "easy" to look after, and the manufacturers have decided to make as much money as possible.