Wedding Bettas

[fishyjessie]

Im getting married soon, and as a fish person i thought of having bettas as a center peice. its a small wedding (under 100) but there will be children. i found someplace that will supply the fish to me, and sell me the ones i keep. the thought is that anyone who wants a betta goes home with them and i pay for it. all the others, he takes back and sells. my thoughts: what if someone takes it home and doesnt take care of it? what if the kids start messing with the centerpeices? what if i want to keep them all? what if it stresses the fish? i havent told my soon to be husband of the idea, as i dont know if i want to do it or not. anyone with any input?

 

[Synirr]

Bettas at weddings usually end up being a disaster... If you really want some, what I'd do is just have a handful, not as centerpieces, but just sitting around decoratively in other areas where guests are less likely to mess with them. Then you can offer them to guests who you are confident will take care of them, and maybe you could print out a care sheet they could take home with them as well

 

[bUcky]

I dont think it will be a good idea. yes, some people might want to take them home and care for them properly, but most will not. you will just end up with alot of dead bettas. Im sure other people have a negative view on it also. Ive also heard horror storys about this, kids fighing them ect...

Maybe if you sent them home with the guest you could provide a care sheet, food, and the vase/centerpeice with them. So the betta has the best chance.


lol, Synirr beat me to it..

 

[fishyjessie]

at that, would 20 bettas be too many? should i keep all the ones i order, making sure they get good homes (even if its mine?)

 

[Silverlady]

at that, would 20 bettas be too many? should i keep all the ones i order, making sure they get good homes (even if its mine?)

Have you got 20 suitable containers, if not dont do it .

 

[fishyjessie]

2g unfiltered bowls gravel and a plant. i have no problem giving a help sheet and advice.

 

[bUcky]

That might just work out. Also try to make sure they goto adults, resposnidble ppl.

Good luck!

 

[diademhill]

Why not have the bowls with a submerged flower & a floating candle. Pretty centerpieces and no fish suffer.
You can also comment about Bettas being mistreated by the wedding industry and prevent others being used this way.

I walked out of a wedding last year when goldfish were used as decor.

 

[00mitomk]

This is a thai thing if you didnt kno but the difference is that after the wedding all the fish are let free into the wild in some river near koncaine ( cant rember name ) and this sybolisies the family letting there young ones go.

This was told to me but my gf's step mum who is thai and she also said that thy dnt jst have males at the wedding becouse husband and wife kinda thing like letting both children go if u get me, she also said that it isnt done much anymore becouse traditions are dying out.

sorry if my grammar and word order is crap but im not goood and paragraphs lol ( damm u dyslexia ) lol

miles

 

[dwarfgourami]

Speaking as somebody who's been through the whole wedding thing- I don't think I would get bettas on even the modified scale discussed in later posts. You are going to have so many things on your mind that day anyway, the last thing you want is to have to worry about the welfare of fish. It's a day that should be about you two and when you should be able to focus on eaqch other (congratulations btw!). And if disasters happen, that would cloud your memory of what is (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I would find somebody who does really good origami, and get them to do table decorations.

 

[92cw12]

why dont you sell the fish or give them to dedicated fish keepers when the wedding is finish also if a child wants a fish there parents must agree to the responsability of the fish. thats what fish shops tell me im only 13 been keeping fish since i was 6.

 

[fishyjessie]

origami, that is a great idea! origami fish would be so much better than the real ones! thats!