Why do people hate bettas?

[d3sc3n7]

Poor Bettas!

Who is it that decided that bettas dont need any room at all to live a happy little fishy life?

-Jay

 

[alter40]

Many times goldfish get the same treatment as well. Its too bad but it happens all the time.

 

[d3sc3n7]

Yeah, I saw a 5gal tank for sale...in the picture on the front there were 3 goldfish, and what looked like a black moor. That about 4 to many fish for that tank! They should be in what, about a 45gal tank?!

-Jay

 

[Helena21]

Its because bettas are labyrinth fish, that means they can breathe air...so people think its ok for them to be in really small tanks just because they can breathe air.

 

[d3sc3n7]

Yeah well, I've always thought people as a whole are kinda dumb...

-Jay

 

[alter40]

Yeah well, I've always thought people as a whole are kinda dumb...

-Jay

I know I am

 

[d3sc3n7]

I know I am

Me to, we should so start a club!!

-Jay

 

[alter40]

Me to, we should so start a club!!

-Jay

I would but I'm too dumb to even know how to start a club *crazysmil

 

[d3sc3n7]

me to, I was hoping you could do it!!

-Jay

 

[alter40]

Maybe we can get somebody smart to help us start it out and tell us what we need to do then

 

[d3sc3n7]

SWEET! It's a plan!!!

I vote for "MissFishy" she knows everything!

-Jay

 

[Mushroomman]

ever see how bettas are shipped? back when I worked at a fish shop bettas would come in little bags like 4" x 2" with just enough water to cover their bodies... pretty tough fish.

 

[d3sc3n7]

Thats just cruel to fish.

-Jay

 

[tom91970]

I saw one of those last week while at Petsmart. Looked like just another stupid gimmick...

 

[d3sc3n7]

There are so many gimmicks out there, mostly for the poor bettas. Did you see the ifish, or itank, whatever it was?

-Jay

 

[Orion]

To keep the answer short, people are misinformed and don't want, or don't care enough to find out the proper information.

A lot of general people think that keeping a fish tank is a lot of constant work, so if they think that they can get away with something as simple as that, why would they want to try to learn anything that might disrupt their little plan?

 

[d3sc3n7]

Sorry, but this just pisses me off. Whats next, a tank that holds 2 cups of water, and is used for fancy guppies?

eBay Express: NEW OH BETTA ROUND FISH TANK AQUARIUM BETA BOWL - Description

-Jay

 

[cchase85]

ever see how bettas are shipped? back when I worked at a fish shop bettas would come in little bags like 4" x 2" with just enough water to cover their bodies... pretty tough fish.

I hear people complain about this all the time. I often wonder what they think the alternative is.

Let's see.... each fish gets its own private tank, 20 bettas per 18 wheeler.

Or how about 20 bettas in nice big tanks, killing each other on the trip.

The reality is that to ship aquatic life and come close to breaking even for transportation is that you can't give them the best conditions, it just doesn't make sense.

 

[d3sc3n7]

I agree with the shipping part...thats understandable. But housing them once they are home...thats crap!
-Jay

 

[MissFishy]

Whoa, I saw that "OH Betta" thing...what the heck???