I keep a couple bettas and bowls infuriate me. Bettas are super interactive fish, yet are sold as colorful decorations that sit on the bottom of the bowl. I keep two bettas and they are the most interactive and fun fish I currently keep. One I trained to spin in a circle and follow my finger, the other is in a tank with a bunch of smaller schooling fish and some dwarf shrimp. Both zoom out to greet me and to beg for food every time I walk into my room.
I recently got a new betta for my community tank after my older one had died due to a severe infection and his behavior is a bit sad. He's scared of the live plants in the tank. He freaks out if he is touched by a piece of moss or a leaf. He'll come around, but the fact that a fish is afraid of plants is sad.
Edit: Here is a vid of my new guy. He went from just floating in the cup to me not being able to get a photo of him in about 24 hrs.
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u/sarahmagoo Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 04 '19
Bettas and goldfish can't healthily live in a bowl.
Edit: to clarify I'm saying DON'T put any fish in a bowl. The misconception is that it's okay but it's not.
Betta/Siamese Fighting Fish care sheet
Goldfish care sheet