I feel you. Unfortunately i didn't know better until a few years ago. We had goldfish in fishbowls. But recently when we got more fish he at first didn't believe they need big spaces and good waters. We have four big golfish in a outdoor fish pond, healthy and happy

@@nightsongstolemyhat1154 good to hear. You have restored some of my faith in humanity

People don't listen to fish store workers because most of the time they flatout lie to you to make a sale.

@@CaptainDCap Yeah but if a store worker like this is telling you NOT to buy something, then I feel like you should listen. Because they're not trying to make a sale in this case, just inform.

Thats just sad

@@Kikithegreen Colonialism is pretty sad. Without it, Mesoamericans could’ve made the first pizza, but noooo, we had to wipe them out with smallpox and steal their tomatoes. I wouldn’t be surprised if they did, but the church got rid of any evidence of its existence because they thought it was heresy or something. That’s not a problem compared to the countless real problems, but it’s something I like to bring up because no one else seems to think about that.

Is this why fish bowl aquariums are a thing?

@@Jasmixd exactly why. They were never intended to be permanent aquariums, yet the English thought they were.

Yet another FUCK THE BRITISH moment

I wanted a pleco to help clean up but was concerned about the adult size. Fish store employee told me to just sell it back to them later. And I did. But it was also a locally owned store. I guess they're more laid back.

or they jump from puddle to puddle (regular ol wild bettas that is/ cant imagine a big finned variant doing so good at that). Just like Snakeheads, bichirs, climbing perch... ^^

@@luzifersohn5010 oooh yes they do that too, to get to the large bodies yes yes

also if you give them vertical space they will use it.. mine swims all over the 10 gallon... realistically thats not very deep.

@@rangerlovee3324 Any fish will use the space given, even bottom dwellers will swim up sometimes. But it's about what space is best to give. Bettas would much prefer more horizontal space than vertical. They aren't a tall fish, and because they need to breath air, the more vertical space there is the harder it is for them to get air. They would much prefer 10 gallons of space that was longer rather than taller as the length is useful for them to swim around in, and the height is simply a burden to breath. A lot of guides online even recommend not putting a betta in a tank over 24 inches tall as that could lead to them exerting too much energy to breath.

@@someguy3167 i dont think they care that much... There is difference between 12inches deep and much deeper. They use and appreciate it all.. Not an excuse to make the tank super shallow. Its like different between breeder tank tall vs long. They would do better in a long.. Its still a decent height not like 2 inches of water.. like why would you want to put your fish in 2 inches of water because thats so natural for them.. give them the best, give them space they will use. natural things are not always the best things especially for pet care and domestic animals. idk i just don't see the point in such shallow water. they can fill the tank half way and accomplish the same thing and the fish will use every bit of space, meaning its enriching for it. what i am saying here is i know how bettas work and that they prefer a shallow tank to a tall tank... those tanks we recommend are still not like 3 inches high -_- there is a difference. normal 10 gallon breeder tank is perfect height. i would say no need to make it higher. would they prefer slightly more shallow and more long? yeh probably, would they want the 10gallon filled to 2 gallons... probably not. definitely do better in more volume than that. just because they are adapted to survive in nature in such small places, does not mean we should be giving them the bare minimum in captivity. or even mimicking nature THAT rigidly because the damn fish are so domesticated anyway they dont even care.

Yeah. They only need anemones to protect them from predation. So a tank without predators does not require any anemones.

Or snails& shrimp

facts

I second this. Clowns are not quite as anemone dependent as they are made out to be, though they do appreciate them.

IDK about bass but some fish can do that to an extent. But no pure salt or fresh water fish can swap what type of water it lives in completely. Hope this helps

@@lucko. ok, thx

Fish can generally tolerate a range of salinity, but there are specific physiological adaptations that prevent rapid evolution from low to high salinity and vice versa.

I don't know what the second thing is,but snails don't need very big tanks

@@PatTheFox Ok ty! Btw elodea is a type of plant

@@plushiayey oh,thanks! Also,it kinda depends on the species and how much of them there are. But generaly they dont need big tanks

Yes, pretty good.

Yes, pretty good.

but it is possible that carp do this too

That's what he said it's not horrible but it definitely could be better

It's too small for that fish to have a decent quality of life. Fish need room to move. You could double the size and have 2-3 fish, because all of them would have space to move around freely, as opposed to simply moving in circles.

@@strider5119 ah, that makes sense. Thank you for explaining

Sup Frank

Even if,I more than sure they will all die

@@PatTheFox maybe but only because the tank wasn't cycled properly. Usually takes about a month before fish can go in so the beneficial bacteria can create colonies to break down fish waste. My quess is that it was only for a video so they probably came out right after he got his shots but clownfish are some of the hardiest fish out there and can live though a tank cycling but I wouldn't recommend it. Really bad for the fish. Also wouldn't put more than 2 to a tank because they get really territorial. Mine are really bad and go after anything that goes in there right away. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

@@keithmeseroll2301 even if,just by being thrown into diffrent tanks almost daily will kill them all.

Fourth

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But I came after you.