Birthday bowl..trivial....help....

[Danno]

I got this kind of betta bowl for my b-day and its well....small...
BETTA BOWL
My b-day was 10-23-04 but i havent opened this one..odd....oh well
I dont want to hurt a betta fish nor my aunts feelings...

Mind if anyone comments on what i should do?

 

[flautist]

Maybe you could show your aunt some imformative sites on betta care, and then have her come to the store with you to pick out another, more suitable tank/bowl. Also, maybe you could find a fish that truly would be happy in small spaces to keep in that bowl, so that you're not hurting your aunts feelings.

 

[JoKeR]

Hmmmmmmmmm

Well I would personally explain to ur aunt what are the requirements of a betta and whats like the limit of keeping them in. But i think u dont wanna hurt ur aunts feelings so....

I Wold buy some plants(real) and keep it as a terrium since the light will provide enought light for the plants. And maybe get a mystery snail?

 

[cynsheis]

Really cool!
If only it were like 5 times bigger!

The snail and plant Idea was a great one!

cyn

 

[jkun17]

That is rather incredibly small. I don't use any bowl smaller than a half gallon with my bettas. It's harder to find space, but they're happy. What you could do is just use it as like a small aquatic garden. It would still look really pretty.

 

[my_fallen_angel]

wow
its a good idea but i think it is too small.

 

[Danno]

Thanks guys, Ill use it for my extra plants and stuff

 

[bittersweet]

I actually have one of those, and they are pretty small, probably about 1/4th gallon. I had a baby female in mine for a while til she got bigger then added her to my 10 gallon..so I think it would be fine to put a really small baby female in there. just make sure you do every other day water changes cause of the tiny space. and the snail idea is a good one.

 

[willywonka099]

That's what I would do ..... see if you can find a breeder and get a VERY young betta and put it in there ......

 

[GuppyDude]

iv seen those bowls and i think they are very cool and would be great for showing off ur bettas but it is about 7 sizes to small i know someone who has an african dwarf frog in one, he says its pretty happy there do u ahve any frogs, im not sure of any kind of fish that would be happy in there that doesn't require company

 

[Danno]

A african dwarf from eh? Doent those get big? like 1 inch?

merf

Ill have to think about what im gunna go. Just i need it to look perdy

 

[Sorrell]

I wouldn't go with a baby betta, they need good grow out size to continue growing and that could stunt them Personally I wouldn't put anything in there

 

[Danno]

Sorrell I think that plants and a snail or frog will be just fine. I can under stand a betta not being in there though I dont think that the plants will be "upset" that they will be in there

 

[jkun17]

Like I said, just put plants in there.

Hmm... I'm not sure if this might help... but if could somehow find a lotus flower, you could put it in there and it would look incredibly beautiful.

 

[Danno]

That would be really great kjun
Arent they illegal to own ?