20 Gallon Tank The Sad Life Of Bettas

I made this video to show the sad life of bettas. Please enjoy!

 

Their even neater in bigger tanks with lots of friends.

 

Aww, adorable video, made me stop and think a little bit about bettas
Thanks for brightening my evening!

 

It's pretty sad that some fish have to go through all this.

 

That's an extremely cute and extremely sad video. So many fish have such a hard life and it really makes me happy to see owners taking care of their fish or pet stores who keep their fish in good conditions. The video really opened my eyes to bettas in a way that I may not have seen them prior to this video; definitely will think about rescuing one in the future.

 

I’m so glad that I made you guys think more about bettas! I made this video before I joined fishlore, and I just though I would share it with you guys because it hasn’t been getting very many views of YouTube and I wanted to get it out there somehow.

 

I know, bettas should not be kept like that! A 5-gallon like that is a great home.

 

Great vid! I keep my bettas in 5 gallon and higher as well. Nothing smaller then that.

 

I can't wait to get my Betta his own 10 gallon! I have him in a community right now but I think he prefers to be on his own. And awesome video! (I mean its sad, but you know what I mean

 

Sadly this is what Instagram is full of. Search the "#Betafish, #petfish, #Bettafish" And you see this twice ever hour. I go around saying " Sorry bettas need at least 2.5gallons with a heater and filter" Some listen and some just yell at us. Anyway very well put together video. I do have to buy my fish from petsmart BUT I only buy from the petsmarts who care and keep the fish healthy. We do have one store that has bettas sold in 5gallons each but I can't drive 50mins to a place we go twice a year.

 

I posted this on this forum before, but it didn’t get seen well. I think I out it in the wrong section. So, please enjoy this video I made, and share it if you like it! Thanks!

I saw the tiniest female last week at Petco. She was still there yesterday. I held her awhile then put her back down. I’m going to get her now.

 

I saw the tiniest female last week at Petco. She was still there yesterday. I held her awhile then put her back down. I’m going to get her now.

Go do it and share it! You need more.... Its official your on the betta side.

 

I keep my betta with 2 bolivians in a 20 gallon and have for months, all do well together. my betta is a bada$$ guess u can't swear? what is this

 

I love this video! Is it on YouTube?

 

I saw the tiniest female last week at Petco. She was still there yesterday. I held her awhile then put her back down. I’m going to get her now.

Aww I’m so glad I helped her and you she will have a great life with you!

Sadly this is what Instagram is full of. Search the "#Betafish, #petfish, #Bettafish" And you see this twice ever hour. I go around saying " Sorry bettas need at least 2.5gallons with a heater and filter" Some listen and some just yell at us. Anyway very well put together video. I do have to buy my fish from petsmart BUT I only buy from the petsmarts who care and keep the fish healthy. We do have one store that has bettas sold in 5gallons each but I can't drive 50mins to a place we go twice a year.

I buy bettas from petsmart. Even though it’s promoting petsmart selling betta fish in terrible conditions, I’m still saving them. Yeah, some people just don’t understand what bettas have to go through.

You guys have no idea how happy it makes me when you say that this video inspired you to save a betta..... I’m almost crying because of what Goldiemom said

 

oh my goodness that is so cute! Now I feel unbeleivably guilty about keeping and killing my betta in a 1.5g; that was so sad! I think this touched my feelings more than anyone else's.
anyway nice video. good job. way to spread the word
*sniff*

 

oh my goodness that is so cute! Now I feel unbeleivably guilty about keeping and killing my betta in a 1.5g; that was so sad! I think this touched my feelings more than anyone else's.
anyway nice video. good job. way to spread the word
*sniff*

Well, at least you aren’t a bad person about it. A bad person wouldn’t feel guilty. It’s okay, you didn’t mean to kill it. I’m sure that the time it was alive, it was very happy

 

I saved two of my 3 bettas from Petsmart. The cup they were in was SO SAD. So tiny. I actually left the store and decided to turn around with my 3 kids in tow just to save them. Now my boy has a 10 gallon all to himself and my two girls share a 6g. My brother just started working at Petco so at least I know SOMEONE will do their best for the fish.

 

Well, here she is. Is she not the tiniest thing you’ve ever seen? I seeded a tank for her so she’s still in the cup for now. I’ll move her in a couple of hours if tank is cycled. I have to put her in a one gallon for now because both of my QT TANKS HAVE FISH. I feel the one gallon us better than a cup since it has a heater and filter. Next week she can move into a 5G QT tank until my 20G long is set up. Help me think f a name. She’s my first female for my sorority but she will have to grow some first!

I saw the tiniest female last week at Petco. She was still there yesterday. I held her awhile then put her back down. I’m going to get her now.

 

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Unfortunately, when people save bettas in cups by buying them from big box stores, all the stores see is more demand for bettas in cups. In the long run, the only things that will save fish from being kept in these conditions is

1) Convincing enough people not to buy bettas in cups that stores no longer find it profitable to sell them,

2) Creating enough of a public relations backlash against bettas in cups that the stores decide they are losing more money through bad publicity than they are earning from selling bettas in cups, or

3) Legislation outlawing the practice.

 

Aww I’m so glad I helped her and you she will have a great life with you!



I buy bettas from petsmart. Even though it’s promoting petsmart selling betta fish in terrible conditions, I’m still saving them. Yeah, some people just don’t understand what bettas have to go through.

You guys have no idea how happy it makes me when you say that this video inspired you to save a betta..... I’m almost crying because of what Goldiemom said

Did you see the pic of my new baby?

Go do it and share it! You need more.... Its official your on the betta side.

I got her!

 

Name her Betty after the OP!

 

Unfortunately, when people save bettas in cups by buying them from big box stores, all the stores see is more demand for bettas in cups. In the long run, the only things that will save fish from being kept in these conditions is

1) Convincing enough people not to buy bettas in cups that stores no longer find it profitable to sell them,

2) Creating enough of a public relations backlash against bettas in cups that the stores decide they are losing more money through bad publicity than they are earning from selling bettas in cups, or

3) Legislation outlawing the practice.

But there’s another issue... if no Lfs then you have to order from breeders. With shipping that can often cost you $50 to $100 for one betta.

 

I love this video! Is it on YouTube?

Yes. Thank you!

Well, here she is. Is she not the tiniest thing you’ve ever seen? I seeded a tank for her so she’s still in the cup for now. I’ll move her in a couple of hours if tank is cycled. I have to put her in a one gallon for now because both of my QT TANKS HAVE FISH. I feel the one gallon us better than a cup since it has a heater and filter. Next week she can move into a 5G QT tank until my 20G long is set up. Help me think f a name. She’s my first female for my sorority but she will have to grow some first!

Oh my gosh, she’s so small! I’m so happy that you got her. She has a great home now. You are making me so happy!!!!! You should name her remi! Or Betty, like another person said. Either way I’m happy

 

The video was sad and cute at the same time. I went to my little sisters house and her dad had one in a small container with a pothos in it. I gave them my old 5 gallon and they put the little guy in it not long after.

 

Now I want to go to the governor and demand change for betta seller requirements

 

Wow she sure is tiny!! Bet she will be MUCH happier. Thanks for being a good soul

 

Oh my gosh, she’s so small! I’m so happy that you got her. She has a great home now. You are making me so happy!!!!! You should name her remi! Or Betty, like another person said. Either way I’m happy

Betty is on my list!

 

Gorgeous video! Made me happy and sad at the same time.
You covered so many important issues with 'betta keepers' today.
At the minute mark, you showed an aquaponics tank. That tank is 3 gallons and the creators of it highly recommend a heater (it's written in bright letters on the box.) I'm not nitpicking, I just wanted to say I have this tank, and it is a very good tank. I have upgraded my betta to a five gallon, but as far as tanks that are marketed towards bettas go, it's pretty good. Not trying to rain on your parade, it was an amazing video and I'll definitely be showing it to every betta owner I know!

 

Unfortunately, when people save bettas in cups by buying them from big box stores, all the stores see is more demand for bettas in cups. In the long run, the only things that will save fish from being kept in these conditions is

1) Convincing enough people not to buy bettas in cups that stores no longer find it profitable to sell them,

2) Creating enough of a public relations backlash against bettas in cups that the stores decide they are losing more money through bad publicity than they are earning from selling bettas in cups, or

3) Legislation outlawing the practice.

That's a really good point. But if we stop buying bettas then more bettas will die. And we can't convince the whole world to stop purchasing betta fish.

 

I think the point is that don't buy fish from chain stores routinely. Find an LFS that takes care of their fish, or order online from a breeder you know is humane. It's fine to buy from others stores, but if you do it all the time, then betta demand will rise, the cups will get smaller, and I'm the end, more bettas will just die.

 

I'm sure many new betta owners look for info on YouTube, so hopefully they'll watch your video and decide to invest in a humane home for their new fish.

I've had three bettas and did my best to give them a good home. Moving them from the cup to their moderately planted 5.5-gallon home was so rewarding.

I can't stand when people try to justify having a betta in a little goldfish bowl because it's "just a fish," or worse, "I'm not getting into all that aquarium stuff for a $5 fish."

 

But there’s another issue... if no Lfs then you have to order from breeders. With shipping that can often cost you $50 to $100 for one betta.

My LFS keeps all their betta in 20g+ planted community tanks with compatible species. Not only does this give them a more fulfilled life while waiting for a buyer, they look gorgeous and are better suited if you want to set them up in a community at home. They charge $19 each, but with the care and their health assured, it's more than worth it.

I think more fish stores could do this, breaking the myth that betta HAVE to be solitary fish or that they don't mind the cups, vases and bowls. Or they could at least have a better rack to hold betta than little cups in a holder. You KNOW their mortality rate in the cups has to be astronomical, and something as simple as adding in an automated water change system could help a lot.

 

My LFS keeps all their betta in 20g+ planted community tanks with compatible species. Not only does this give them a more fulfilled life while waiting for a buyer, they look gorgeous and are better suited if you want to set them up in a community at home. They charge $19 each, but with the care and their health assured, it's more than worth it.

I think more fish stores could do this, breaking the myth that betta HAVE to be solitary fish or that they don't mind the cups, vases and bowls. Or they could at least have a better rack to hold betta than little cups in a holder. You KNOW their mortality rate in the cups has to be astronomical, and something as simple as adding in an automated water change system could help a lot.

Where is this store if you don't mind me asking. I have found one that uses airators in the cups but still use the cups sadly.

 

Where is this store if you don't mind me asking. I have found one that uses airators in the cups but still use the cups sadly.

Edmonds, Washington, USA. It's best know from their YouTube channel I just happen to live 5 miles from it
Unfortunately (for other people), they no longer ship fish.

Here is the most recent store tour Cory did--most of the betta are in the 'main tanks', about 5 minutes and then to the end. He only mentions them in passing and doesn't focus on them, but about 15 of these tanks have a male betta in them somewhere There are other videos from the past that highlight the store's transition away from a betta rack, to using betta in their communities. One of the tanks he does show has a SchoutedenI puffer with a betta -- two 'aggressive' species, doing just fine together

 

Edmonds, Washington, USA. It's best know from their YouTube channel I just happen to live 5 miles from it
Unfortunately (for other people), they no longer ship fish.

Here is the most recent store tour Cory did--most of the betta are in the 'main tanks', about 5 minutes and then to the end. He only mentions them in passing and doesn't focus on them, but about 15 of these tanks have a male betta in them somewhere There are other videos from the past that highlight the store's transition away from a betta rack, to using betta in their communities. One of the tanks he does show has a SchoutedenI puffer with a betta -- two 'aggressive' species, doing just fine together

That’s amazing!

 

oh my goodness that is so cute! Now I feel unbeleivably guilty about keeping and killing my betta in a 1.5g; that was so sad! I think this touched my feelings more than anyone else's.
anyway nice video. good job. way to spread the word
*sniff*

Hit me SQUARE in the feels it really made me feel bad at first, because when we got a betta for our youngest, only had it in a 1 gallon with no heater. After about 3 months and me doing some research, we have upgraded to a 2.5g and heat for that one!! He is becoming happier by the day! And because of that research, have 3 others now too, all filtered/heated and 3.5g +

Went to a walmart the other day....saw a couple bettas in about 1 inch of water.....I almost put the cups in my pocket to walk out with them

 

I made this video to show the sad life of bettas. Please enjoy!

Oh my...this video reminded me of all the times I go in pet stores and see those beautiful Bettas by the dozen, so beautiful, but perfectly still and very sad in their tiny containers. Who could tell if they are shedding tears for the pitiful lives they are leading. So horribly sad. I will always take properly take care of my fish, snails, frogs, etc. and try my best to give them a happy life. Heartbreaking situation for the beautiful Betta!