breakaway Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I went to Hollywood Fish Farm yesterday, I was shocked to see a "Betta Hex" on the shelf. I walked over in disbelief and looked inside the box. In approximation it holds maybe maximum 1 liter water. Measurements: 10 x 15 x 8 cm at the MAX. Not good hollywood fish farm..... I didn't think they would sell aquababies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamboe2001 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 its absolutly appauling ppl selling betta hexes its amazing how easily ppl get fooled into beleiving that they're big enough to house any fish let alone the pretty lil bettas its illegal in some places to sell them and immoral to sell them every where but unfortunately theres not alot that can be done other than telling the sellers how wrong it is to house bettas in such small confinds and mayby write a letter to SPCA explaining how cruel it is to use these death trapsand see if there is anythin they can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Yeah, Its really Inhuman how that works. Apparently "A plant can filter and oxygenate the water" - That is true to some extent, but A plant alone is not enough to filter the water. They should be made Illegal in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 when i went to the gold cost last year the shops were full of them rows of them with fish in them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Yes, keeping fish is awesome, but keeping a betta in a 1 litre tank is not. Ive got a 55l and after planting bearly have space for 2 bettas talk about One in a 1 litre tank.... I hate his. Its really annoying me that people would be cruel to fish for money. They cant eve fight back. They only have people like us who understand how to keep fisd keep them reasonably happy to protect them. Not On..... hollywood fishfarm. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 I suggest you mention to them next time you're there that they are losing serious business by stocking beta hexes in an environment like this. Tell them you have many friends who are aquarists and they all believe that this is outright cruel and wont purchase anything from HFF for this very reason. Just because they say that betta hexes can tolerate water with a low oxygen content and confined space, it doesnt mean they want too. I dont think I will ever bother buying from HFF again. There is nothing that pisses me off more than cruelty to animals - especially for human pleasure or profit. Check this out. A dual tank so they can look at each other and flare their bodies and enhance their colours. They dont call them siamese fighting fish for nothing - no bloody wonder in a tank like this, simply made for human pleasure, but of the wrong sort... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/cgi-bin/goto.pl?service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5327311&siteid=40583291&bfpid=53463&bfmtype=hardgoods oh, and breakaway - even if you can, DONT keep 2 betta's in your large tank or you'll be taking out a dead one the next morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Unless they are a pair or two females. :roll: Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelay Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Its like i heard somewhere. The fish should be able to Thrive Not just Survive. The fish would look better in a bigger tank anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 If there was only something I coild do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 alan - yeah obviously, but you know what i meant! i'll add the word "male" next time joelay - my point exactly breakaway - tell them exactly what i said above, it'll get them thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Cmon guys, sign the Petition to Stop this Cruelty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelay Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Yeah everyone sign it. i have, i'm number 452 i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varven Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 lol one of their unscruplous salesmen tried selling me one of those little things... theyre a size of a whisky glass some of the containers ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 wot the f*&^%&???? http://www.aquababies.com/aquababies-classroom-study.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Yeah, those buttheads give auqababies free to clasroom kids and get "testimonials" from them. They are poisioning the minds of the next genereation of potential fish keepers. It pisses me off how thaey do that. Every1 Email Hollywood Fish Farm and tell them how we feel [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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