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post #1 of 12
3/9/10 at 12:38pm
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I saw this really cool wall bowl I really, really want LOL. I have always wanted a fish but with three kitties… well, I have always been afraid. A wall bowl seems perfect.

I will not get this tank unless I KNOW it will be ok for my fish. I don’t want to make a fish suffer in anyway. I would rather not get one.

My Question: 1 Gallon fish tank, Is that ok for a Betta? If not, is there any fish that works for this? Like those little guppies or other small fish?

Thanks all! I am searching the internet and after 30min I am more confused than ever! It’s like 50/50 of people saying it’s ok and not ok.


http://www.thewallaquarium.com/aquar...fish-bowl.html
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post #2 of 12
3/9/10 at 1:10pm
I am no expert on Bettas, but I have one in a wall mounted fish bowl. It works perfectly for one fish and it's out of Bella's way. I've had it now for three years so it makes a good home for my little fella. Just make sure it is mounted securely into the wall. Good luck!!! They are beautiful fish.
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post #3 of 12
3/9/10 at 2:57pm
Not a betta expert either (though I've kept them in the past), but believe that if an animal is going to spend it's entire life confined to a small area that it's not right to go with something small because it looks cool...

IMO, minimum of 3-5 gallons (depending on what you can find) for a betta with some fake or live plants to enrich the environment. If you were a breeder, then it would be a bit different.

I've had aquariums and cats. You need to make sure the aquarium is on a solid base that will not tip and have a lid.


O/T - reading the description for that bowl. They actually suggest it for keeping a lizard in?!! This is what I hate about so many stupid pet products.
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post #4 of 12
3/9/10 at 3:03pm
I am by no means a betta expert but I've had bettas for 3-4 years or so. I've always had one betta to a 1 gallon tank and had no problems, they all died at almost exactly 1 year after I got them. Never had a wall tank though. I put some rocks a fake plant and some bubbles circulating through the water in the tank.

I always got the crowntail bettas, they were about 4-5 dollars more at the pet store but the tails were absolutely gorgeous and totally worth it!

Good luck to you!
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post #5 of 12
3/9/10 at 3:09pm
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they all died at almost exactly 1 year after I got them.
I had one live around 2.5 years, another made it to 3, and the one I had as a child that was housed with some gold fish in a large 50 gal aquarium made it to just under 5 years. Though that one was back in the 80s and commercial bred ones (ones in stores) have went down in quality a lot since then.
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post #6 of 12
3/9/10 at 3:15pm
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
I had one live around 2.5 years, another made it to 3, and the one I had as a child that was housed with some gold fish in a large 50 gal aquarium made it to just under 5 years. Though that one was back in the 80s and commercial bred ones (ones in stores) have went down in quality a lot since then.
Yeah, I had my bettas in recent history, from about 2005 up to last year. No idea how old they were at the petstore when I got them either. But I did keep them in a 1 gallon tank though, probably would have lasted longer in a bigger tank. But that was the max size tank my apartment lease would allow.
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post #7 of 12
3/9/10 at 3:41pm
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But that was the max size tank my apartment lease would allow.
I don't see how a 3 or 5 would make that much of a difference. Odd lease agreement.

I used 5, 10, and that 50 because that's what I had around. One thing that might have helped. When I was 3 1/3? 4? We initially tried setting up the 50gal with more fish and some more delicate ones at that. They were too stressed. After that we stuck to no more than 4 fish at a time in the 50gal and more cover - if the fish did not wish to be seen they didn't need to be.

I do not know how old my 80s betta was. He was tiny when we got him, we used one of those separator boxes that one uses for baby fish. He probably would have live to be 5 or older, but someone decided to surprise me by adding a crayfish to the tank for my birthday That was some surprise all right, it ate my betta on my birthday and all the kids at my birthday party got to see it.

That went O/T...

IMO check 3-5 gal kit prices. You may find a nice sale that would make it cheaper than that bowl. The octagon? 3 gals types usually have a nice lid, sometimes with a light in them.

Some basic info. I had forgot all about the jumping. My 80s betta would come up to the top and jump out of the water when begging for bloodworms. The latter two didn't seem to have his personality.
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post #8 of 12
3/9/10 at 4:55pm
NO NO to the wall hanging... It is not enough space if memory serves it is a Half gallon at it s fullest ...

1 gallon in a standard bowl or tank cleaned at minimum every other day... 3-5 gallons is preferred ... NOTE in the wild the ave female would have 5 gallons to herself and a male 10-18 gallons ( note this is space wise not like our everyday aquariums of a rectanglular shape
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post #9 of 12
3/10/10 at 11:15am
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
I don't see how a 3 or 5 would make that much of a difference. Odd lease agreement.
I think they were worried that it could break and flood and cause damage to the place. I guess I don't blame them.

Oh and I agree with Sharky, anything smaller than a 1 gallon tank would be too small. My 1 gallon tank was small enough as it was.
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post #10 of 12
3/10/10 at 11:23am
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It says that the tank is 1 Gallon. I think we are going to wait anyway and invest in a large tank in the future. It seems with such a small tank I would need to clean it more frequently then I am able to. Plus i am worried about the whole jumping thing... my cats dont need any extra snacks LOL.

On a side note. My sister has these cute little frogs but i cant find what they are anywhere. They are tiny and live in her tank like they are underwater frogs. Anyone know what these are? They are super cute.
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post #11 of 12
3/10/10 at 11:24am
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LOL found it... African Dwarf frogs... So cute!
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post #12 of 12
3/10/10 at 1:52pm
Make sure you get the real dwarf frog .. as the clawed kind do not do well with fish they eat them and grow very very large

If that tank is a gallon it still is not good for a fish as no real way to add filtration do to shape
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