DX i didnt know this.. thats so sad!
~Fawnix

Yeah :C

I have 6 bettas (not together, obviously pshhhh) and 2 of then love in two separate 10 gallon tanks. The other 4 each have their own 5 gallon. I agree, little tanks are not healthy because the bettas can not get enough exercise for a healthy lifestyle. Anyhooow, my bettas are all really friendly and each one has it's own personality.

THANK YOUUU.

My betta is such a sassmaster. I tried to keep some cherry shrimp with him (I knew he might eat them). AND HE DID. Lil brat.
But yeah, the little bowls are sad :C

Heh. x3 the first betta I got is named Royal and he is just happy all the time. And hungry xD.

never had a fish, but Now we know.

You should also be careful of tank over sizing, in their natural habitat they live in naturally shallow pools and fields, so anything over 10-15 gallons is actually somewhat stressful for the animal, that isn't to say you can't keep a single male in a 20 gallon tank, you can, just give him lots of shelter for hiding in.

As an added bonus apparently bowls are terrible for fish, something about them not being able to hit a direct wall or not being able to keep their bearings, something like that.

Oh, as well, while many people know the follies of males very few are aware of the females, whereas males are extremely hard to house together in a single tank without a divider the females aren't, you can keep groups of 3-4 or more females together in a single tank, their fins aren't as long and billowy as the males but they have a range of coloration and morphology that is similar to the males, a group is actually called a 'sorority', aka a sorority of betta females, I actually used to keep one.

Had 5 girls in a 20 gallon tank, the biggest one was a glass koi hybrid and she was actually the most gentle of them, though she did always eat her fill when it was worm night, haha.

I completely agree. I have my guy in a 10 gallon.

But as long as you change the bowl water the little bowls should be fine

Man I feel like such an asshole now lol my poor fishes ;-;

It's okay! You didn't know. Try and change an inch of their water every week and keep them warm and out of direct sun

Me and a couple of my cousins all got a beta fish and a tiny tank for Christmas one year. They all kept theirs in the little tank while I spent all my Christmas money that I got on a Bigger tank, heater, etc. Theirs soon died and didn't even last a year while mine lived for about 2 or 3 years I think. Poor fish.

It's so sad. They're basically slowly dying :c

Most people don't know any better. But I always wish people would do research before getting any kind of pet.

Ima beta fish

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