What do you know about Betta vases?

Question

So I've heard these betta vases are soooo bad for the fish. Well if they are, they why are they so popular? I know someone who's had the same betta in their's for like 3 years? Can someone tell me if they've had any personal experinces with them -- good or bad.

Answer 1

I havnt heard anything bad about them. I have only heard good things, like the fish are good for the plants & they keep the roots trimmed well by eating them. Besides bettas can live in little spaces as long as you do frequent water changes & make sure that they can get air from the surface then I don't see any problems.

Answer 2

Betta have the unfortunate ablilty to be able to Survive in almost any container of water. Yes you can keep one alive in a vase if A: YOU work hard to keep the water clean and B: your room is warm enough.

Some people can do it, others end up with a dead betta and just say "well they dont live long anyway".

A proper aquarium with a heater and filter is just better for the betta, and easier for you. One of those 5gal all in one kits will probably cost less than a nice vase and is actually a good home for a betta.

Ian

Answer 3

OMG TERRIBLE!!!!! POOR  BETTAS!!!! This is ABSOLUTELY THE WORST SET-UP A BETTA CAN BE IN!! A jar or bowl would work  nicely instead. I had a betta that lived in a bowl for 6 years!!! Betta vases are terrible, boycott them! The instructions say never to feed the betta, because it will eat the roots, and never to change the water. First of all, bettas eat brine shrimp and betta pellets, not roots!!! They o nly eat the roots of the plants out of pure starvation. They also have practically NO room to swim around!!! Imagine if you stuck in a room that was approx. 4 feet by 4 feet. All that you were fed was bread and water. Your "cage" was never cleaned, so you were living in your own poo and pee. And half of the space is taken up by a giant plant. You may or may not die, but most likely you will die because you will get a disease! It would be equivalent for a betta. Betta vases won't even look good if your betta is dead!!  Get a nice bowl, at least 3 gallons, with a small live plant in it with some nice rocks at the bottom. It'll work great, for you and your betta!

Answer 4

Sure they can survive in a bowl and you can survive in a 10 x10 jail cell. But is that quality of life? Is that what you would like?

A 5 gal aquarium with filter is a better home.

Answer 5

I have one and my betta/vase is over 4 years old. I do change the water for him frequently......

Answer 6

i have mine in a betta vase it is 6 years old aabout to die  

Answer 7

It is POSSIBLE to keep a betta in a vase and have it live.  The thing about the vases is that not only is there not much room for the betta, but bettas are tropical fish who need warm water (between 78-79 degrees).  Keeping them in colder water will stress them out and leave them prone to disease.  It also slows their metabolism down which means that they may live longer, but they will be uncomfortable and unhappy.  The reason that the betta vase is so popular is that people think it is easy and the vases are a pretty decoration.  It is a common misconception that bettas prefer smaller homes.  They can be kept in something small because they can breathe air, but that doesn't mean that they should be.  If you want to research bettas and the betta vase please go to http://www.ultimatebettas.com

If you do decide to put your betta in a vase, please make sure you feed your betta regularly and change 100% of the water every other day.

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Answer 8

They live a happeir live in a 10 GaL tank.  

Answer 9

I have had a better experience with a plain goldfish bowl. The vases don't work well because they are a pain to clean and with a live plant makes it almost impossible.

Like most people say, you don't need a tank for betta fish unless you want to breed them. If you consider a bowl to be a vase, then they are just fine for them. My betta lived for 4 years in a bowl.

Hope I helped.

Answer 10

They are so popular because people think that they don't have to take care of the fish. I've even heard of people not feeding them because "well, the plant provides it with food".

It's a very small environment, often, they barely have room to turn around.

And just because they can "live" in their own waste for longer than other fish, it doesn't mean that they should. They deserve filters, space and heaters like other fish.

Answer 11

They're a waste of money, they're cruel to the poor fish, and they're a pain in the a** to keep clean, let alone warm.

while it is possible for a betta to live in this abomination, it is very cruel. it can't swim around, it will be weak, it will have faded colours, it won't live a full life,it will easily get sick, it won't move very much, if at all, especially when it's cold, it is very very suceptible to ammonia bruns and ammonia poisoning, the list just goes on and on and on.

people are oblivious to what they are doing. they believe in the stupid little rumors going around. that's all they are, rumors--

bettas dont like much space

bettas dont need warmth, they are cold in the wild (be awear they actually come from thailand, where it stays warm)

bettas will kill everything and anything

fish dont feel pain, and have no emotion

bettas come from muddy little puddles

again, the list jsut goes on and on. do yourself and the betta a favour. get a 5g tank with a heater and a filter. set the temp at 24-26*c (76-78*f), cycle the tank and then give a betta a good home. or better yet, get a 10g tank. then you can even get a small shoal of 5 neons! if you want you can even get live plants, but you might need to get a proper lighting tube.

good luck, and i hope you don't decide to go with a little glass torture chamber.

Answer 12

My roommate had one and it drove me crazy.  Basic betta knowledge says that the biggest flaw of these arrangements is simply that bettas are carnivores.  They'll eat plants if they're starving, but they are meat eaters plain and simple.  They need special betta food.  Plus the vases are too small for a betta under normal conditions and the plant quickly takes over the betta's space, leaving him with no room to swim around and no surface area for him to breathe (yes!  bettas are labyrinthine breathers, which means they need to be able to get air from the surface).  Then there's the fact that a betta vase is far too small to be an actual ecosystem-- waste builds up and the water quality is terrible without regular changes.  I've heard of bettas surviving in betta vases, but it's not a good life for them.  Surviving and living are not the same thing and most bettas get sick and die early.