small tanks

[kaley822]

so thats what a rice paddy looks like...

 

[wrs]

but in those isnt there alot of rice so they dont have that much room to swim in?

and just because theyre big doesnt mean theyre deap. And if they have territories in those because of all the other males and females

 

[GuppyDude]

well rolln i didn't c the pic because the link screwed up my comp and dumped me off, but i know wat one looks like, i do understand that there is alot of room to swim in one and that there is flowing water and all that good crap but the fact is all a betta needs really is a gallon of space to live. anything more is just luxery

 

[bkk_group]

actually bettas in the wild that live in amongst the rice fields are more often than not found in the ditches that line the fields as opposed to being out in the open. many betta also live in marsh lands, flooded areas, canals, and ponds, pretty much any natural water source with calm water and floating plants is desired. they do not travel (unless swept away by floods during rainy season) and prefer to stay in one small area (their territory) where they will build a nest amongst the plants and raise young. for that reason betta enthuisiasts find that they do better in smaller well planted tanks than large tanks.

 

[Wisperian]

actually bettas in the wild that live in amongst the rice fields are more often than not found in the ditches that line the fields as opposed to being out in the open. many betta also live in marsh lands, flooded areas, canals, and ponds, pretty much any natural water source with calm water and floating plants is desired. they do not travel (unless swept away by floods during rainy season) and prefer to stay in one small area (their territory) where they will build a nest amongst the plants and raise young. for that reason betta enthuisiasts find that they do better in smaller well planted tanks than large tanks.

Yea what he said

 

[GuppyDude]

ok well that solves that mystery and i think betta lova just solved another for me

 

[Wisperian]

YEs I know I'm smart

 

[GuppyDude]

lol..ok BL
iv got another question now, i heard sumwhere bettas jump from puddle to puddle during the rainy season to reach new bodys of water is this tru?

 

[Wisperian]

It could be and would most likely be the case

 

[GuppyDude]

i dunno thogh iv hear 2 differant storys

 

[Wisperian]

lol the betta world is confusing

 

[bkk_group]

lol..ok BL
iv got another question now, i heard sumwhere bettas jump from puddle to puddle during the rainy season to reach new bodys of water is this tru?

sure, it's completely feasible for some bettas to feel the need to jump (or flip flop) from puddle to puddle during the dry season, when water is less plentiful.
for most bettas though, this is not the norm, as their waterways don't dry out to the extent that they need to resort to that.

 

[chatterbox]

i heard that 2

 

[rollntider]

but in those isnt there alot of rice so they dont have that much room to swim in?

and just because theyre big doesnt mean theyre deap. And if they have territories in those because of all the other males and females

I didnt say anything about deep, you guys were saying bettas just hang out in gallon puddles in the wild, and that was the farthest from the truth. Of course you coulda just asked betta lova

 

[GuppyDude]

lol i didn't mean 1g puddles, just like big puddles ( aka rice pattys )