Betta Cups

[slothageddon]

My parents decided to save a betta today and wanted to test the water that was in the cup.
Here were the results

Can't even tell what the ammonia is because it got so dark.

 

[Delapool]

Wow! Out of interest, was ph done?

 

[slothageddon]

No it wasnt, I wish i could've done it but it was too hard to actually get the water in the vial because of how little there was after I got those.

 

[willikris]

Makes me want to run out and save more bettas!!

 

[Scottyhorse]

I always meant to test the water from my Bettas. Thanks for posting the results. How terrible.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

****! That's horrible! You can't even read that thing, it's off the chart!

 

[molliwopp]

Now thats a lethal reading:S no idea what so ever how its still alive.

 

[The Trooper]

That's all good and well and well done to your parents, but i can't help but feel that them buying the fish is going towards supporting Walmart or wherever selling them. I know one sold fish is not too relevant but i read about so many of these people rescuing/saving/buying bettas from these supermarkets, even then, in the grand scheme of things all the people who have rescued bettas on here probably is not relevant, but i guess it's just my way of looking at it.

Do you have any photos of the betta? It saddens me to know that because these supermarkets buy so many fish they usually get the nicest variations in, such a waste..

I must say, supermarkets would not get away with that in the UK.

 

[Mebbid]

If this is one of the stores that will test your water for you why don't you get a syringe and draw up 20ml of water or so for them to test while you are in the store.

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

My mom saved one today! A baby one! This is the picture she sent me, she is on her way home now with him! . Will test water and see if it was anywhere near as awful as that!!! I hope not!! He is a cutie

 

[Bichir Bro]

I love how you guys rescue them and save them from their cruel conditions but you're supporting their sale. Walmart does not see their sale as rescue they see it as sale. To stop the absolute horrible cruelty that happens there we need to stop buying them although sometimes this is hard because of how awful their life is. It's a very very good cause but it's also making walmart continue to sell them because they're selling them.

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

Point however this one was from a pet store...

 

[Mebbid]

I love how you guys rescue them and save them from their cruel conditions but you're supporting their sale. Walmart does not see their sale as rescue they see it as sale. To stop the absolute horrible cruelty that happens there we need to stop buying them although sometimes this is hard because of how awful their life is. It's a very very good cause but it's also making walmart continue to sell them because they're selling them.

I see what you're saying but its a futile effort. Even if every die hard aquarist stopped purchasing bettas from those conditions wal mart wouldn't care at all. The bettas are a miniscule cost to them and the overwhelming majority of people buying fish from there are uninformed parents buying for kids.

 

[Fibsog]

My mom saved one today! A baby one! This is the picture she sent me, she is on her way home now with him! View attachment 214314. Will test water and see if it was anywhere near as awful as that!!! I hope not!! He is a cutie

Him? Are you sure its not female? I might be wrong but looks like a vieltail female.

 

[Fibsog]

I see what you're saying but its a futile effort. Even if every die hard aquarist stopped purchasing bettas from those conditions wal mart wouldn't care at all. The bettas are a miniscule cost to them and the overwhelming majority of people buying fish from there are uninformed parents buying for kids.

I once saw a kid buying 8 african chiclids for a 10g... Or as he says: "chiclets"

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

On the little cup it said baby betta elephant ear male... Guess we will wait and see

 

[Fibsog]

On the little cup it said baby betta elephant ear male... Guess we will wait and see

Oh. Well, i guess i was wrong.

 

[IShallNtEatFish]

The store might be wrong! It wouldn't be the first time. I was just telling you what the cup said.... I wanted a girl but my mommy wanted a boy... So maybe it is a female...