| Okay, you can go just about to any type of pet | | | | The fish should also be able to have access to |
| shop or fish store and find betta fish in all kinds of | | | | the top of the water so they can receive enough |
| glass containers along with a few carnivals | | | | oxygen. |
| offering a game to win a betta by tossing a | | | | The main thing to remember is that your fish is |
| ping-pong ball into a small fish bowl. The question | | | | not really a decorating item such as a vase or |
| is, is this truly the best way for a betta fish to | | | | picture. All those vases, glasses, and other items |
| live? | | | | you find stores using to sell their bettas is not the |
| The answer is probably not, I think. Yes, this type | | | | proper environment for your fish. If you want a |
| of fish can live in small bowl instead of a large fish | | | | vase with water, a pretty fish, and a water lily on |
| aquarium; however, they still need room to move. | | | | the top of the vase, then you need to purchase |
| Consider how much room you need to be | | | | a fake fish, as a live fish will never be happy in a |
| comfortable or your dog or cat. Everyone and | | | | vase or small glass. |
| every type of pet need room to feel | | | | Yes, in their natural environment, some betas |
| comfortable. The reason many believe that the | | | | happen to live in about one inch of water or less |
| betta bowl is the perfect size is that these fish | | | | and even found in rice fields where they barely |
| are territorial and when in the wild will stay in their | | | | have enough room to turn, but the betas you |
| small little area and not explore the rest of the | | | | purchased at the pet store goes way back in its |
| stream. However, a small betta bowl does not | | | | ancestry before you will find a relative that lived |
| really give your fish room enough and certainly | | | | in this manner. The fish you purchased has been |
| does not allow you to watch your fish swim and | | | | domesticated and his ancestry is in most cases |
| explore the tank. | | | | found in pet stores. For these fish, a betta bowl |
| If you plan to use a betta bowl, be sure the bowl | | | | will just not be quite large enough. |
| can hold at least two gallons of water per betta. | | | | |