28-01-2022, 09:10 PM
(28-01-2022, 08:49 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: No. No. No. No.
I have kept betta, known as Siamese Fighting fish, and trust me, they are intelligent creatures, who can not only look extraordinarily beautiful, but can recognise their owners, play with toys, nurture their young, and live with other fish.
They need room. Yes they are air breathers and can put up with gross conditions, but they are also sensitive to changes in their environment, subject to disease and the genetic results of bad breeding habits, and small jars are a cruel and appalling way to keep such beautiful creatures.
I wish education was part of pet keeping. Then we wouldn't have such idiocy as that dreadful tv ad with the goldfish. Believe it or not even goldfish have feelings. And memories.
To think otherwise is species arrogance on our part. If it is alive, it deserves respect. About time we learned that lesson, before the planet teaches us the hard way.
The Siamese fighter males will kill each other if kept together. Females are fine but not so colourful. You could possibly get away with more than one male in a huge tank, but in the shop situation at best they would end up with ragged fins, so unfortunately do have to be separated out until sold. I'm fully with you on everything else you said though, especially that stupid ad.
My point in the first post is about the lack of definition of bowl. Small bowls and small jars are as bad as each other, so why just ban bowls? Large bowls are just another form of tank, which may or may not be big enough for what people want to put into them.