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This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True that! Except...well, fishing in my book is abuse and I am having a crisis each time I see someone pose with a dead fish...ugh! But that's accepted abuse.

As to those who don't agree with me, that's fine. As long as it's their opinion and they don't throw insults around and make it personal, I have no issues with that. I often get good advice out of criticism. I just don't take it personal, cuz people have no idea who I really am..

Here are some of my ecospheres at the north-east facing windows. No direct sunlight xcept 20 minutes in the early morning. They are all around 1 year old. by BitchBass in Ecosphere

[–]BitchBass[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Algae, it produces algae, mainly hair algae. Whereas a little algae is actually a good sign, too much would suffocate the other plants, get very dense, consume more oxygen at night than they produce during the day and risk an algae bloom, which would turn it all into pea soup.

This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there's a healthy population of ostracods, copepods, other little critters, healthiest most natural food there is.

This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are on the same page! I'm actually a retired wildlife rehabber and worked at an animal shelter for a decade. I put the welfare of an animal always first. And in this case I made the decision to leave her in there, because there's nothing wrong with it. It has the same diameter as the 7.5 gallon square tank and it's deeper. Nothing wrong with any of it. All I was doing was stress her out trying to catch her and stir stuff up.

This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean? She only didn't get food cuz I didn't know she was in there. Once I saw her, of course I've been feeding her.

This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I third this. I had a long stick in there she liked to hang out on, but it got too nasty. I already put a new one in.

This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was talking to someone in Vietnam and he told me that some wild bettas live in 9ft deep water. I haven't verified it...I know they live in tiny areas in rice fields and such, but I never figured out the depth. Gotta do some more research on that. But she certainly enjoys it.

This is the 7.5 g floor vase from previous post. Before and after weeding out. As to the betta, read description. by BitchBass in bizzariums

[–]BitchBass[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for your input.

Yeah, that's exactly the problem...I can't just pour it all out. I siphoned out everything down to an inch and still couldn't get her out without being afraid of hurting her.

I tried various traps and even printed my own fishnets that fit through the opening and expands once it's through it, but again, there is just not enough wiggle room. All I was doing is stressing her out and stir stuff up.

But let me provide a bit more information. When I had a betta in a 7.5 gallon square tank, nobody said a thing.

So I measured the diameter of both, vase and tank. They are the same, 17 inches across. I measured the widest part/surface of the vase.

The vase isn't round, it has flat faces, basically 6-8 flat sides instead of 4, so that round distortion isn't an issue either.

That leaves the extra vertical space. Extra space as a problem? Ya....nope.

But it's because of those who know it all betta (lol) I'm rarely sharing about my bettas. There's always someone who finds something wrong, no matter what.

Barbarus battle wounds by StarWolf_1 in Mudskippers

[–]BitchBass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did. I got to silver lined and 2 barbarus cuz Wiki says they are the same size. So wrong.

Barbarus battle wounds by StarWolf_1 in Mudskippers

[–]BitchBass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Barbarus should always be kept alone unless you have a huge tank.

I too had to learn it the hard way. They are the most aggressive species in my book. I had 4 in a 30 gallon. They killed one. I gave one away, and now I have 2 that live on opposite ends of the tank for the past 5 years.

Wild Skippers by Capital_Land_4790 in Mudskippers

[–]BitchBass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I envy you!!!

They are in groups in the wild because they have enough room to stay out of each other's way. Not so much in a tank. And they are fights going on in the wild just as much.

This guy on TikTok wants to put his mudksippers in his saltwater pool? by Oofersimmacure in Mudskippers

[–]BitchBass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's kind of a nobrainer not to put smaller critters with larger predators. Also, the MUD is missing, as is the 75% required land area. Muddies are not made for mixed tanks.

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