Posted on 10/15/2013 2:05:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono
"My friend was shopping there last night, and saw some of the Bettas weren't doing too well,and asked an employee if the fish were ok. The employee said the bettas aren't fed, but it's common for them to die.
WHAT??? they purposely and intentionally don't feed their betta fish, so when they get shipped in those plastic containers, they stay there!"
They would stay in the little “cups.” Bettas aren’t terribly successful in larger tanks.
I know they are aggressive, but I do recall years ago they had tanks with dividers so the fish had room to swim but no contact. Well I was never a fish person though I enjoy watching them I still don’t like animals treated badly.
I’ve heard they don’t play well with others.
I bought a Beta from Walmart once and have a couple Betas. I hate how Walmart keeps them in those tiny cups, and I hope it is not true that they don’t feed them. That’s cruelty right there. My Betas ate their food, and I had them in a small fish tank. They both swam around the whole thing. They each lived a couple years.
The males need to be kept separate. Females can live together.
Cat seems to like his new pal...
(preferably with tarter sauce...I'm sure)
Reminds me of this classic...
We tried putting ours (just one) in a 15 gallon tank, maybe? It sat under a rock the whole time it was in the tank, lost his fins. Put him back in his little “cup” home and he recovered beautifully.
The used to not have holes for the fish to get air exchange. They have finally changed that.
Betas are confined in separate containers because they’re fighting fish and they’ll kill one another if they’re together. We had one and he’d even attack his own reflection.
They don’t put them in tanks at night because it would take an entire room to do so (in order to keep them apart).
Nice! Big tip coming your way.
You can actually keep several males in one large tank. They make special dividers to keep them apart.
If you ever get the chance to give your betta live food, give it a try. You will be amazed at how much he loves it. Bettas, more than most fish, really excel on live food. Pet stores sell brine shrimp. I give mine mosquito larvae/wrigglers. You should see him stalk, attack & devour his prey. He puts on quite a show.
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