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Is this bowl big enough for a beta2007-11-24 23:11:45

http://cgi.ebay.com/hand-blown-glass-fis...

I think its adorable and I wanted to buy it and put a beta in it. Will it be big enough?

Answers:

No. It's not even close to big enough. It's too small to begin with, and to top it off the opening is on the side, so you wouldnt even be able to fill it completely, much less add any decoration to it. Plus if you did fill it to the opening, it'd just be a matter of time before your fish swam right out. That's way too small for any living creature. If you're going to get a betta you should set it up with a tank (2 gallon is okay, 5 gallon is better), with a filter, decorations, plants, etc. Contrary to popular belief, they do like their space, and would be much happier in a tank then in that itty bitty thing. I agree with you, it's very cute, but not for a betta...if you're going to order it, use it as a candy dish or something, that's really all it's good for. It really shouldnt even be advertised as a fish bowl. Your betta will thrive if you put him in an appropriate tank, and give him plants/decoration to hide and play in, and sleep on.

Also, keep in mind, the smaller the space, the quicker it gets dirty. A bowl like that would need to be cleaned every week, which could become very stressful on your fish, if not done properly.

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to be honest, no. Its not even big enough for that gold fish.

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Absolutely big enough! But becareful cuz beta's can jump and I wouldn't want it to jump out of it.

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Yes but make sure you change the water often and never fill it past the widest point of the container (with the mouth shape that doesn't look like it will be a problem). Jumping out may be a serious problem with the design.