Re: Why are bettas typically kept in room-tempature water?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (TYNK  7) wrote:

>People (years ago) used to know how to take proper care of these fish.
>Then the doo doo hit the fan. Some dimwit thought it would be a great idea to
>make a gift. One that would cost almost nothing to make, and they could charge
>$50 bucks for!

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Thanks for the great rant - the more I look into bettas, the more I
share your frustration with how they're marketed. I've just finished
converting a ten gallon into a 4-way divided tank, so that the next
time I see some gorgeous specimen that needs to be rescued from a
store, I've got a decent place to put him. 1.3 gallons is a far cry
from a rice paddy, but being heated and filtered, it'll be much better
than the tiny cups that stores keep them in.

You mention that you specialize in bettas... got any pictures online
anywhere? 


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