Siamese fighting fish

[hermitpermit]

is it true that you can keep them in cups and pint glasses......only i heard someone talking about before

 

[bettabah]

Well technically you can put them in a matchbox, but they're going to die and everyone on this board will hate you..

If I put you in a tiny room, will you survive? probably yes..but will you thrive? probably not..

 

[Bettaman]

No man give them some room how would you like to live in a shoebox...........i gallom minimum and thats pushing it........

 

[shrks1fan]

Unfortunately that information comes from the fact that Bettas CAN live for short times in small amounts of water (in their native lands during the dry season they often need to survive in puddles until it dries up then they flop themselves to another puddle, this is also why they have labrynth organs, so they can get air from the surface rather than relying on air in the water). But this is not a proper way to permanently keep a Betta, if you don't have room to keep them in something bigger (at least a gallon and perferable 2 gallons or more) then you shouldn't keep them. Keep in mind, the smaller the container the more often you need to do water changes. (for a gallon or below, daily water changes would be best, so it would be a lot of work).

Linda

 

[Helium_Junkie]

What they said
The fish will live... but it is not much of a life. It is cruel to be blunt.

 

[fourplayfishy]

imagine being locked in a showerstall.... come on.... 5 gal if uve got the room for it is really easy to maintain

 

[hermitpermit]

no you misunderstand me i havent done it neither do i plan to do it i was just curious sorry for any inconvenience