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Aquaboy on Monday, April 19th, 2010 |
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I have my Betta in a vase (it looks like a giant rounded bowl) that I’d say probably holds a little over a gallon, but … at the least … one full gallon (probably a little more, though). I take good care of him, and he is always swimming around and seems to be happy (I mean, I can’t read his mind and he can’t speak to me, but his activity seems to express contentment), however, I have been reading online that this fish should be kept in a ten gallon aquarium with heating in filtration. I do not have a heater or a filter. When I had my last Betta, a few years ago, I had him in a VERY small container (I had no idea how to properly care for a Betta, and I am extremely sad about the circumstances, looking back) and he lived about two years (until my grandmother killed him while I was on vacation (long story).
Anyway, my mother would probably flip out if I bought a tank setup for my room. I just wonder if I should give my Betta away to someone who could have a tank for it. I mean, his water is extremely clean and he is active, but I don’t want to feel like I am killing something.
His bowl has one small plastic plant, some rocks, and some marbles.
Is this habitat going to kill my Betta/be cruel?