hanging betta bowl?

[~Erik3.8.07~]

On saturday we had christmas because my mom works the 25th. My girlfriend got me one of those hanging betta fish bowls.

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What do you guys think of it? Is it big enough for a betta?

[kkevvy]

Thats wicked cool. Its enough for a betta. I had one in that amount of water for 3 years.

[cocoa_pleco]

as long as water changes are done every few days its fine

[~Erik3.8.07~]

ok just wasnt sure cause the water volume is only just over a gallon. Hopefully i can go out and get a betta on wednesday

[tropfish]

bettas need at least 1g so it will be fine. is there any way to heat it tho? do you know what would be cool in that? 2 ADF's or some ghost/RCS

[~Erik3.8.07~]

bettas need at least 1g so it will be fine. is there any way to heat it tho?

heat was something i was a bit concerned with, my house stays at only 72 day and night. i'll probably just get a real small heater and put it in there, unless someone has a better suggestion?

[YaYgoldFish]

Your pretty stuck, even if you cant heat it, and it was smaller, your girlfriend would be pissed if you didnt use it lol..

[tropfish]

something like this would work well.

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[MeganL3985]

something like this would work well.

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I used that heater in my 2.5 gal, it was perfect. Doesn't take up much room either.

[Nick_Pavlovski]

I personally wouldn't use it at all, but that's just me.
As cocoa_pleco said, provided a water change is done every couple/few days, and it's heated, then OK.

[MeganL3985]

Yeah I agree nick, I personally wouldn't use it either.

[Fishalicious]

Not my thing either I'm afraid... they say 1G minimum for a Betta but when I see my Betta swimming around in 10 and really exploring the whole tank I always think bigger is better :11:

Plus not heating or filteration is asking for daily or every 2 days new water... can't imagine that being much fun...

Each to their own though ... that's what makes us different :thumb:

[Tigerbarb]

This is just me, but I wouldn't trust a hanging beta bowl. I would be afraid of someone bumbing into it or having it fall from it's hanging post while out of the house.

[SkarloeysMom]

Its kinda cool looking but not really practical. You would have to change the water a lot and man if you miss the hook on the wall hanging that thing up you are gonna have a sad fish and a big mess to clean up. Doesn't seem like you could heat it without having a cord running up to it. I wonder if you could trade it for one of those 2.5 minibow kits. There only about $25. That's a good home for a betta. You think your girlfriend would understand if you traded it in?

[Tigerbarb]

It also promotes the following theories people have developed:
1. If a fish likes to be alone, it doesn't mind a small space.
2. Just because a fish can survive without filtration, means filtration is not required.
I kept my Beta in a plastic aquarium of about 2g and it lived a while. I do think I should have given him a bigger home. Too late now, he died of swim bladder disease several months ago.

[Drumachine09]

As long as you kept up water changes, and found a way to heat the tank, I don't see a problem with it. There are bettas surviving well in even smaller abodes than the afformentioned, so this should do fine.

When you hang it, make sure you set the hook/nail into a stud into the wall, so it wont pull out of the Sheetrock and fall.

[tropfish]

for a 1g, you should be aiming to change half the water every 2-3 days and 100% every week. If you can't have a heater then you sohuld really buy a better tank, unless the room its in stays warm, but it seems to much trouble to me.

[Tigerbarb]

After my last beta, I might give up on keeping a beta. Full aquariums bring more excitement.

[Rue]

I have bettas in a community tank (lots of plants)...

...and I have one betta in a 7g tank on my desk...I watch him whenever I'm on the computer...

[~Erik3.8.07~]

wow i had no idea this thread came back lol, i didnt really want to use it either but like yaygoldfish said, if i dont brittany (my g/f) will be disappointed and i'd hate to see her upset. And thx for that link tropfish, i didnt see any small heaters at my lfs so im think i might order that and my water change schedule was gonna be about 35% change every wednesday and a 65% change every sunday so he should be fine in there

[tropfish]

you know, instead of a betta you could keep some shrimp or african dwarf frogs. That would be cool. with a sand substrate and some java moss/ java fern

[~Erik3.8.07~]

lol kinda late for that, i just got my betta yesterday

[tropfish]

ahh, well nvm, although you could just go out and buy a 2.5g, they're only like $25

[Tigerbarb]

Do you have any pictures of your beta yet?

[~Erik3.8.07~]

well i would but them my mom would like, kick me out if i set up another tank but he seems quite happy and content in his bowl

heres a pic
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[tropfish]

that looks EXACTLY like one of my bettas, mine has the same blue with reddish tinted fins, a dark head, and pure red ventrals.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

that looks EXACTLY like one of my bettas, mine has the same blue with reddish tinted fins, a dark head, and pure red ventrals.

hmmm and your in Pennsylvania not to far from me, maybe our bettas are brothers lol :c8:

[tropfish]

haha, the long lost betta twins