A submersible aquarium heater is the only way to achieve and maintain a constant and appropriate temperature for Siamese fighting fish. However, these lamps are usually switched off at night and the heat provided may be either insufficient or excessive depending on the surrounding area/climate the bowl is kept in. Some bowls/tanks are sold with small lamps above them, suggesting that this will provide adequate heat. Small fish bowls are usually too small to fit a suitable heater and thus cannot properly regulate and maintain a constant ideal temperature. The tank should be heated using a submersible aquarium heater and the temperature should be kept at around 24☌. Room temperatures can also fluctuate, and this can be stressful to the fish. Normal room temperature is not suitable as this is generally too cold. Siamese fighting fish are from a tropical climate, so proper heating is essential. These bacteria take weeks to establish in a new aquarium, and can be lost quickly by completely cleaning a tank, which is what often occurs in small tanks and bowls. This is known as a biological filter, and is essential to the health of any aquarium. When the tank water is passed over the filter media, beneficial aquarium bacteria convert the toxic ammonia released from decaying fish waste into less harmful nitrates. Filters assist by removing large waste particles and by breaking down toxic waste products. Filters are crucial in providing circulation, aeration and filtration of the water. Siamese fighting fish prefer low flow as this mimics their natural habitat. FilterĪ filter of appropriate size for the tank with adjustable flow is needed. Each tank should only contain a single male Siamese fighting fish. This will reduce chances of aggression and/or stress between the species. Tanks housing additional fish should be in excess of 40 litres so that individual territories can be established. Siamese fighting fish require occasional surface air, even if water oxygen is plentiful, so there must be some space between the water and the tank lid in which to take in air. Siamese fighting fish are excellent jumpers so the tank should be fitted with a lid to prevent escape.
These fish are known to be intelligent and curious, and small bowls do not meet the fish’s behavioural or physiological needs. They do need good water quality in order for those long fancy fins to not develop bacterial infections too, which means they need that mature filter.Tanks for housing Siamese fighting fish should be at least 15 litres in volume, with an optimal size of 20 litres or greater. Small tanks or fish bowls do not provide adequate space or a healthy environment for Siamese fighting fish. A glass bowl cannot be heated easily and in cold water a poor Betta will be lethargic and eventually die.
They originate from vast, warm, densely planted rice paddies and swampy water. This is backed up with the myth they live in puddles, which is false. The second most common fish housed in a bowl is the Betta splendens. Bowl kept Goldfish often end up stunted by poor water quality (not by tank size) and end up dying long before they're even sexually mature. However we know that these fish are high waste producers, they grow very large and should live a very long time. The most common fish housed in a bowl is the Goldfish. It is with this knowledge that we know that maintaining the water quality fish need to thrive is near impossible in a small container without a proper mature filter. And we have invented nice big fish tanks, filters and pond filters to improve these animal's lives. We know why the water goes cloudy and smells if the water is not maintained. After years and years of analysing and studying we know what happens when a fish is in a container of water. Over the decades, especially popular in the 1800s, these bowls turned into glass ones and having a little fish in your house sat on a table became common decorations. When the event was over, those fish went back to their nice big pond. When they had visitors or for special occasions they would take the Goldfish out of the pond, and put them in these bowls. They would have large ceramic bowls with pretty fish patterns inside and out.
#FISH IN FISH BOWL FULL#
They would keep ponds full of Goldfish in their houses. Back then the Chinese were just developing the Goldfish we know today. The fish bowl origin starts first with the Romans and then in 1300AD in China. This article is designed to dispel the myth that a basic glass bowl is a good place to keep a fish. 2 So why can't I have a fish in a bowl?.