GuppyGoddess
Fish Herder
This is horrible. It's also just as bad (IMO) that people set up sorority tanks and let the females duel it out to establish pecking order!
And again, in the US you cant release bettas into the wild, they will be eaten quickly or die in cold climates. So if someone is doing this in the US there is no nice way of doing it and the bettas most likely will be killed, die from neglect, or be fought to the death. Very few people will buy 2 bettas here and fight them until one gives up and seperate them, teens have too much fun seeing something die.... I see what people do and this fight site is just an invitation to do it more.
Uh, no moron is going to spend fifty dollars (price plus s/h) on something they are going to fight once and dump in a US pond, neglect or fight to the death. And just how is there now 'nice' way of doing it in the US? Other then not being able to let them go, there is no difference. Everything else can be done exactly the same. The people that will actually spend money on these fish are people who will take care of them regardless of if they win or lose, because they actually do care about their fish. It may not seem like it to you, but they do.
And show me a teen who can spend that much on something they just want to die. Be easier to buy a video game.
I've seen this time and again on this forum, and yes it is usually brought up by newer people. Yes, we know people fight these fish. We know about the sites that sell fish for fighting. We know it's a different culture. I mean, what part of 'Siamese Fighting Fish' did you miss? Is there something you can do about it? Almost guaranteed NO. People will keep doing it. Maybe you could try to petion someone, although who I'd have no idea, Thailand? Tell them they are bad? Good luck.
Personally, I kinda care more about the children in the sex trade than I do about people having fish chase each other in a bowl...
Then maybe we should stop keeping fish at all, they might have an arguement...
This is silly. No one would setup a tank of females, and if one starts tearing apart a new one sits there like 'gee, they'll work it out'. That's why you are supposed to watch them. And it doesn't matter if it's bettas or not, some of the 'safest' community fish can kill another fish. I've seen guppies take a chunk out of another once in a while, and even harass another one to death, not to mention eat their own young. Are we supposed to keep everything in a tank by itself so nothing could possibly happen? It's called being sensible.
People HAVE stated on here that they've put their females together allowing them to establish a pecking order.And again, in the US you cant release bettas into the wild, they will be eaten quickly or die in cold climates. So if someone is doing this in the US there is no nice way of doing it and the bettas most likely will be killed, die from neglect, or be fought to the death. Very few people will buy 2 bettas here and fight them until one gives up and seperate them, teens have too much fun seeing something die.... I see what people do and this fight site is just an invitation to do it more.
Uh, no moron is going to spend fifty dollars (price plus s/h) on something they are going to fight once and dump in a US pond, neglect or fight to the death. And just how is there now 'nice' way of doing it in the US? Other then not being able to let them go, there is no difference. Everything else can be done exactly the same. The people that will actually spend money on these fish are people who will take care of them regardless of if they win or lose, because they actually do care about their fish. It may not seem like it to you, but they do.
And show me a teen who can spend that much on something they just want to die. Be easier to buy a video game.
I've seen this time and again on this forum, and yes it is usually brought up by newer people. Yes, we know people fight these fish. We know about the sites that sell fish for fighting. We know it's a different culture. I mean, what part of 'Siamese Fighting Fish' did you miss? Is there something you can do about it? Almost guaranteed NO. People will keep doing it. Maybe you could try to petion someone, although who I'd have no idea, Thailand? Tell them they are bad? Good luck.
Personally, I kinda care more about the children in the sex trade than I do about people having fish chase each other in a bowl...
This is horrible. It's also just as bad (IMO) that people set up sorority tanks and let the females duel it out to establish pecking order!
My pygmies never fought. My guppies don't fight.This is horrible. It's also just as bad (IMO) that people set up sorority tanks and let the females duel it out to establish pecking order!
What, so you want fish to sort out their differences over a nice civilized round of croquet? All fish kept together will show some degree of aggression to each other. The world is a tough place, only the strongest survive etc. Fish don't have discussions to evenly and fairly distribute resources (food, space, mates). The dominant fish gets first pick, the dominant fish needs to be established as the dominant fish. If the others submit, then no fighting need occur, but if any of the others think they stand a chance, then the usual practice is to start with displays (think flaring, which happens in a lot of fish), and if neither submits then they will fight until one does. This will happen unless you keep one fish per tank, of any species, not just bettas.
The tanks are watched often enough and none of those fish have had nips in their fins.Do you watch your tank 24 hours a day?
And yes, someone can just walk into any walmart (or petstore) buy two bettas and fight them to the death. So should we ban bettas all together in case of this?