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JQW   Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003   | [font color="#000080"]Here's one I got from THE AGE: The Italian town of Monza has banned people from keeping goldfish in bowls. A council official said fish get a "distorted view of reality" if kept in a bowl instead of a filtered, rectangular tank. ]  ]] |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:34 |       |
guppylove1985   Fish Addict Posts: 537 Kudos: 709 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2003   | why is that odd?  |
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| Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003  | I find that a great council |
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| TeeBee Big Fish Posts: 401 Kudos: 216 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-May-2003 | good step to take...wrong reasons. |
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| anf_redrider Hobbyist Posts: 73 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Apr-2004  | I hate those 4 inch betta bowls. THEY seem cruel. And you know most of the people buying them will not properly care for them. |
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superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003 | At least bettas can survive better in bowls than goldfish... They're better adapted to living in small quarters. Just as long as you change the water weekly, there shouldn't be huge problems with keeping a betta in a bowl. If you don't change the water, they will probably die a horrible death of rotting alive... but if you do they can live over three years like that... ><> |
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| Silverlight Enthusiast Posts: 212 Kudos: 396 Votes: 43 Registered: 04-Jul-2004 | IMHO it's actually not a bad reason. I mean, the typical person doesn't understand "the water is unfiltered muck" or "the fish won't have room to swim" or "the water will be totally unoxygenated". They might actually buy the "distorted view of the world" line though. I can't remember the source, but apparently the same town council claimed that the goldfish have no oxygen in the bowl. LFS owners reportedly replied that goldfish can breathe air. All hearsay though.  |
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