say something about ... yourself!

[Dead_Lioness]

No no, his wang is made of rotten betta fish meat

 

[Shpongled]

and his Chinese food.

 

[Cat5Messiah]

Now that's a delicacy!

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

^ AGREED!!!!

The bigger one on the picture is a gallon- and actually that's an ideal size for them. One gallon and up- but never below a gallon.
The bigger bowl is similar to what I have at home for two of my bettas actually. (the other 3 are all in a 1.5-2)
The main issue with smaller tanks is really the water quality that goes bad quicker in a small tank Vs. bigger tank. Another issue I have a problem with, is all those 'gimmick' shaped tanks make it REALLY hard to clean and maintain: so people by nature, get lazy with cleaning the tanks properly, which leads to shorter life span and death for bettas... It sucks!!
Plus, those skull-shapes, wall balls, glass bricks and all those stupid tanks will look dirtier with algae after one month.

The reason so many people are idiots about bettas is because pet stores don't 'educate' people who buy them. When I managed my store that was my biggest issue with some people who worked there....
a customer comes to the register with one male beta, one female betta and one tank: it's the cashier's responsibility to ask him: "sir, are you going to put them together?"
also: people who buy small tanks for the bettas: educate them... show them other options etc... you know????

Bettas are awesome... some people say: "oh its only a fish" but they are awesome fish with tones of personality (I know you know what I mean!)
and plus, they are so cool.

I remember this lady came to my store and kept buying bettas, one day I approached her and asked how many bettas she has.. she told me: "just one, because their life span is so short I keep buying more and more..."
I told her: "uh no... they actually live for about 2-3 years with proper care, what is your cleaning schedule / tank setup"?
She told me: They live in a flower vase ... I put flowers, and fish in the water... (most flowers that are sold- are toxic for fish...)
She said: "no one ever told me I can't do that!"

Cara, that woman must have bought... (and killed...) at least 15 fish if not more
stupid, stupid stupid.
Her, and the employees who never told her...

Those poor fishies. And that lady, well that's just a combination of being uneducated but also lack of common sense.

Yeah it sucks how pet stores sell their bettas. They all carry those little betta bowls and boxes, so I guess that part of it has to do with the employees being expected to sell betta accessories along with a betta, even if it's not in the fish's best interest. If I owned a pet store & sold bettas, I wouldn't even carry those dumb things.

 

[Jace_Mereel]

<3 bettas.

Dad walked into the vet with Toby in a computer box (can't get her in the carrier to save your life), she's yelping all the while. The desk lady asks what's in the box and Dad says a snake and he has an appointment. Lady says there's a mistake because the appointment's for Toby, a cat. I lol'd hard.

 

[Dead_Lioness]

. If I owned a pet store & sold bettas, I wouldn't even carry those dumb things.

Oh Cawa I <3 you so much.

This used to be my never-ending battle when I worked at a pet store.
"but you guys sell it, so why shouldn't I buy it? "


One day I will make you a list of all the DUMB things pet stores sell and how you should never ever ever ever buy them...

<3 Bettas indeed

 

[dreaming neon darkspot]

watching south park and wanting swedish meatballs after seeing the pics in karen's starbucks thread

 

[Liverslapper]

I'll show you my....swedish.....meatballs..... >_<

 

[Will Bozarth]

mixing down the audio from my concert, then im putting it on the video, then im uploading

 

[dreaming neon darkspot]

is wondering why these urinary tract issues seem to occur after going to the gym.

 

[Liverslapper]

< is currently ranked 43rd on Guitar Hero: Metallica in the world! :^D

 

[Resonator]

I just learned how to fuck math. Seriously.

I'm saying it can be done, to all intents and purposes.

 

[Liverslapper]

You must be lonely.

 

[Resonator]

It's a mental thing. Everyone's got their dark side, the sexual tendency (Though used more literally in this instance) of the human nature.

Learn to love it, three's a waitin'!

 

[Enemy242]

watching Clerks, I haven't seen it in a while but watching it again it's soooo much better than Clerks 2 which was funny the first maybe 2 times I saw it.

 

[Dead Winter]

Yes, but Rosario Dawson. Mmmmmmm.

 

[Jace_Mereel]

It's a mental thing. Everyone's got their dark side, the sexual tendency (Though used more literally in this instance) of the human nature.

Learn to love it, three's a waitin'!

Sometimes I read your posts and can't get the mental image of the crazy old wizard from Monty Python out of my head.

 

[Nikki]

I can't go on without using my thumb! Broke a nail and ripped some skin from the nail,too. So now it's all pretty,bloody and wrapped up.

 

[Tide In Mind Out]

ewww, thinking about fingernail related injuries give me the chills

 

[Lordlucid]

ewww like bamboo under the fingernails!!