Pet Stores are cruel to Bettas

A look at pet store cruelty towards Betta fish and information on proper care.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Betta
• Siamese
• Fighting
• Fish
• Aquatic

[Truffleruffles]

We need to sell less in stores. They can put the bettas with other tropical fish. Thats the way it used to be back 20 years ago in fish stores. The bettas were in with the neons and tetras. But only one male per tank. Now there is a bigger demand so they sacrifice the quality for this sake.

[InFinityViDe0s]

GUYS i agree with the whole, its cruel to keep them in little cups. But you have to take into consideration they arent there to stay, they are there to be sold and if they had a separate tank for everyone of them that would just take up too much space. So its a store not a zoo they cant accommodate perfect living space for everyone even though they'll be bought in a few days by someone.

[Kitsune]

@Truffleruffles As someone who's had a betta kill five neon-sized zebra danios, I'd like to see you TRY putting him in a community tank again. It's not reasonable to keep a single betta in every tank, which has a powerful filter current that would stress them to death more than a cup.

[dracomancer01]

my blue crowntail beta is in my 30 gallon community tank..he gets along great with all the other fish

[EveryoneLuvzBetaFish]

well its better than walmart!!!

[zaracki92]

@CupidsHarrow Its 1000 gallons over an acre of land...and lot of times they do live in "puddles." They have labyrinth organs for a reason.

[reptifreak99]

@Tim4sX you can have lots of males but 2 thing have fore females then males and have atleast 10 galls of water per each fish think 50 gals for 5 fish every fish willl have there own teritory and you willl be alright

[LPScuties]

petsmart takes good care of their bettas there are holes in the top of their cups so they can feed them and their water is clean and none are sick or dead and they have enough room to swim in.

[Tim4sX]

@InFinityViDe0s They don't need a seperate tank, they can be put in the community fish tanks (just 1 male per tank). Most people DO keep them in small bowls, or in vases with plants in the top. I kept Bettas in communitly tanks all the time, any aggression from them is easily avoided since they aren't strong swimmers.

[nerdyrcdriver]

@alexsimmsrockscool OMG, ur MUM doesnt give a shit about the fish. I put my betta in about half a gallon of water and he instantly became much happier. I have a marineland hex 5 that he is going to go into when it is ready for him. Fish are a lot smarter than people give them credit. My fish knows me, I walk in and he doesnt hide, he know that I feed him. When I put my finger next to the tank he follows it around. When other people walk in he hides and comes out after a while. He knows me!

[THEUNKNOWNCHICS]

Aw you have a very happy one :D

[Ettio137]

My fish shop is owned by a betta specialist, when i saw them in little cups he told me each tank with tetras had a male in with them and there was no more space. He put up a sign saying that they where temporary homes. But it was ok within a week all in the cups had sold. In my video i have one of those bettas and you can see he is very healthy. Not advertising or anything i just agree with @InFinityViDe0s