the-brave-blue-box:

kai-ni:

akuma-zed:

kai-ni:

akuma-zed:

Bought a friend since I don’t have any lol.

Hi! Your new friend is very cute, but he won’t do very well in that bowl :( Contrary to popular myth, betta cannot live in bowls! They don’t live in puddles in the wild, and keeping one in a bowl will lead to its suffering and premature death.

Betta need at least 2.5 gallons to thrive, preferably 5 gallons. Bigger setups are actually easier to maintain!

In a small bowls and containers like this ammonia builds up too fast and will slowly poison and eventually kill your fish. Fish create ammonia when they breathe and poo, and ammonia is toxic to them. Ammonia can’t be seen or smelled - so water can be crystal clear and still toxic to fish. In a container this small you’d have to be doing twice daily water changes to keep ammonia from harming your fish.

Betta are also tropical fish and require a heater! They need to be at water temperatures of 75-80 degrees - room temperature is too cold for them. Cold leaves them lethargic, sickly and open to other problems. But you can’t safely use a heater in a container this small, so again, I urge you to get him a bigger tank!

You won’t regret it - betta can be such personality filled, zippy little fish when given the room to be! Some studies even say they’re just as smart as other animals, and can feel pain the same way. So please don’t let your little guy suffer - get him a better home!

Betta care sheet

Why bowls and vases are bad betta homes

betta myths debunked

Geez lol. He’s fine. He loves his new home. Better than being at the fish shop in a small ass cup. He follows me around the bowl and he’s coo.

Did you read anything I said? He won’t be fine :c Being kept in a small bowl will literally kill him. If your response to being told you’re neglecting your pet is ‘nah he fine’ then you may want to rethink having a pet.

Petsmart has a really good betta tank, it’s a topfin 3.5 gallon aquascene 180 view aquarium, it comes with a mini filter and led lights that have a lot of settings! My betta Hank loves it, best part is it was only $24! If you’re curious just why bowls are bad for bettas, I’d recommend looking at the links above!!

I forgot to add that even with the filter frequent water changes are needed! The ammonia that bettas produce when they breathe and produce waste can build up and give the poor thing chemical burns!