Bettas In Cups In Stores

[demonmagus]

Hi, just want to know which of these categorys you fall in to:

1. I hate the cups, all bettas for sale should be kept in a decent sized tank.

2. I hate the cups, but they are alright for selling bettas in as long as people are told that they need a bigger tank.

3. I love the cups, in fact all my bettas are kept in them! (don't expect that answer to crop up)

 

[Commander Cool]

2. I hate the cups, but they are alright for selling bettas in as long as people are told that they need a bigger tank.
I have to go with this one because it can be tough for some stores to keep about 20-30 male bettas in larger tanks. The females I think sould be in a larger tank though. Also if it is a really big fish store then I will have to go with the 1st awnser, but for average fish stores I think the cups are terrible but ok for males. Females I will always say should be in a larger tank though.

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

#1

Commander Cool what your saying is that you think its ok that they mistreat 20-30 males! I doubt they ever clean out those cups. Instead of mistreating 20-30 males, why don't they sell 5-10 males in good sized tanks?

 

[lisie]

#2, although add that the cups should be kept *clean*.

#1 would be my first choice really... of course it's what's ideal, but it's not very realistic.

 

[Commander Cool]

#1

Commander Cool what your saying is that you think its ok that they mistreat 20-30 males! I doubt they ever clean out those cups. Instead of mistreating 20-30 males, why don't they sell 5-10 males in good sized tanks?

No, I'm not saying it is ok mistreat 20-30 males. I'm saying since the stores sell 20-30 at a time it would be very hard to put 20-30 1 gallon tanks up. If they say that the cups are only temp., the conditions at the time are not good but the bettas are there only for a few days before someone buys them and most likely puts them in a larger tank. And I never mistreat fish, both of my bettas are in 2-2.5 gallon tanks and I do water changes every 2 days.

 

[demonmagus]

also the bettas probably get sold quite fast... I think

 

[Kame-San]

#2, but only if the cups are bigger, like the ones wal mart has started using. A few months ago I was in a petsmart that had their bettas in little 1/4 gallon tanks lined against the wall above the fish tanks. They were much better than the cups, and you had to ask for assistance to get a betta. It's still not what would be ideal (1g tanks for every betta in the store! ) but they were clean and looked much better than tiny cups.

 

[Kiarra]

Where I work, the Bettas are kept in sizeable cups and cleaned a minimum of twice a week (more when the fish lady has time...or when I do). Mortality rate is lower than most people think. The cups are by no means ideal, but the Bettas are rarely there for more than a week.

 

[BigIan]

1!
I don`t think bettas should be left in any unfilterd water, they should be kept in a proper sized tank with heater and filter

 

[three-fingers]

#1 really, but i think #2 is more practical and is ONLY ok if its a responsible lfs . My lfs keeps them in tiny little sealed bags with no room to move ! They only keep them like that for a day untill they sell some so they have enough tanks to put them in though, which is good .

 

[Liam]

I would go for1; the bettas in cups get ammonia burns on their gills I believe. It’s simply cruel to keep them in those cups. The lfs I use have small tanks about eight/nine inch cubes that are filtered and heated, its not great but the fish can swim a little get fed and don’t suffer from ammonia poisioning. Personally I wouldn’t buy anything in a shop that uses cups for bettas.

 

[Josiah]

I'm stuck between #1 and #2.

 

[Danno]

Bettas have been shipped in cups for YEAR and YEARS. It has been proven effective and cheap too. Yes it may not look pretty but it works fine. I doubt you would want to by a 100 dollar betta because of the size, weights, extra weight charges in the mail, importing fees, and the container it self. Economics is a funny buisiness. Not everything can be super hippy PETA. Its all about business and money and your demand for the bettas themselves.

 

[Synirr]

2

 

[vancouver]

They're rarely clean.. it would be more beneficial to keep them in divided tanks with filters, and sell them for more money.. I don't think many people would be against paying a few more dollars for a fish that is 10x as healthy as one that's been stuck in a dirty cup.