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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| OMG that is sickening! I can't believe how horrible people can be. I feel so sad for those poor little bettas  | 
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Is there a way to report listings like these? | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Hi Karen
that just shows you how much stupidity there is ...
Will your daughter in law go down there and give them a piece of her mind? (trying to be polite here, there are other things I'd rather say!  )
You can try reporting it as cruelty to animals at Criaglist but they just may not see it as an infringement.. but you can email to the person that posted it and give her or him a piece of your mind.. | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| She plans in E-mailing the person..I doubt it will do any good though (sadly) They are probably thinking "Mothers Day" sales! Grrrrrrrrr | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| grrrrrrrrrrrrr | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| You can flag it as selling pets on Craig's List which is not allowed, if the ad gets enough flags it'll come down.
But those people will still be selling at that location.
I flagged it, if we all do, it should get enough to be taken down. | 
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy  You can flag it as selling pets on Craig's List which is not allowed, if the ad gets enough flags it'll come down.
But those people will still be selling at that location.
I flagged it, if we all do, it should get enough to be taken down. | ok.. will do Lucy!  | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Thanks Lucy  I'll go flag it right now.... | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| me too! That's horrible! | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Where'd she get the empty bottles? She drinks that much tequila? | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Flagged.
Lucy is right about flagging it. They will still be at the location selling them but the faster it gets removed the less people will see it. You could also post a ad replying to this ad with the title of RE:Party fish very bad or something and explain how horriable that actaually is. Then the people looking at them will also see your ad and might thing twice about buying them. | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Just flagged it! | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| R those poor bettas smushed up in that bottle with marbles? that cant be for real
Beth | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| This all comes from retailers not properly being educated in keeping bettas. Hence everyone thinks they can live in just about anything. I've seen the "cute" containers they sell at places like PetMart, etc.... No wonder the public thinks its ok...who wouldn't if they didn't research. Some how the problem needs to be addresses through the pet stores (ie chains). They should advertise using aleast 2.5 gallon with heater etc... What about pamplets stating how they should live. Until this happens nothing will change...people just don't know. I truely believe most (not all) really would want to take proper care of their pets. They dont' realize the real reason their beloved fish just sits on the bottom of the bowl..... | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| How about in addition to flagging, we all email that person, too? I'm sending a message right now... | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| This is aweful! I flagged it. I wonder what happens when it comes time to clean that bottle . . . You couldn't get gunk out of the bottom unless you inverted it entirely, in which case the poor betta would have to fit through that little spout and would have the marbles falling on it! Sickening! | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I flagged it also. | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| That's terrible! I can barely stand it when people put betta in a fish bowl, but that bottle is just awful! People are sick.... | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Quote:
Originally Posted by hssea This all comes from retailers not properly being educated in keeping bettas. Hence everyone thinks they can live in just about anything. I've seen the "cute" containers they sell at places like PetMart, etc.... No wonder the public thinks its ok...who wouldn't if they didn't research. | Reminds me of a time I went into Petsmart and asked a very generic question of the fish girl (I admit, I torture them sometimes, asking questions I know the answers to just to see if they know) and her reply is, "I don't know, I keep my betta in a bowl".
Ah ha. 
I also flagged the craigslist ad. | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| that's disgusting....i flagged it as well.... | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I also flagged it. | |
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May 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I went to this link. I wrote a nicely put nasty letter to the seller. I hope everyone else does the same. I flagged it too.
Last edited by MizRamzi; May 6th, 2009 at 09:49 PM.
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May 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| uuuhhhhhgggggg.... I flagged it too! | |
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May 7th, 2009
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Bettas really are the most abused pet fish. And of course, these people are just plain idiots.. a fish in a blender? oh ya, that's so clever.  | |
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May 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
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May 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by ibetta Bettas generally dont need 2.5 gallons of water, but why put them in a bowl?
Just because they can survive dosent meant they can thrive.
I mean given the right conditions a bowl can be a great setup, but 2.5 is WAY BETTER! | I give my Betta's more then 2.5 gallons..IMO 2.5 is borderline small. I know some people have great luck with them and it's better then a cup but it's still pretty small. Mine each have 10 gallon tanks..I think the 5 gallon tanks are great too. | |
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May 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| You guys all flagged it before I found this thread! Does anyone mind telling me what it said? I'm sure I'll be just as angry as all of you. | |
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