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From:Dallas, Texas
Registered: Jul 2003

posted 11-25-2003 09:01 AM         

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One of my female betas last night (who just happened to be the same color of the carpet!) jumped out of her new larger bowl. I went to check on her, and couldn't find her in the bowl. I was going to get on top of the bed to get a better look on the top of the bookshelve, since I could get more of a birds eye view. Well, before I could get on the bed, she flopped out from under my shoe! I had stepped on her! Ugh! She lived through the night, and died this morning. I was hesitant to kill her last night, because she was half dead when I got her, and now she was one of my healthiest betas! Everyone else has seran wrap on top of their bowls! Has anyone else had this happen?

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From:Savannah, GA
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 11-25-2003 05:06 PM         

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yup, tis why I 1: don't keep my fish in bowls, and 2: always always keep a lid or cover on my aquariums or at least keep my bettas water low in his 10gal.

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From:APG, MA, USA
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 11-26-2003 01:27 PM         

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Close the lid it is the #1 choice.

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From:canada
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 01-18-2004 07:02 AM         

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put a lid or a pie plate the tin ones over the bowl and poke holes in it to breeeth good luck

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From:Dallas, Texas
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posted 01-18-2004 01:02 PM         

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Yeah, well this betta had a deformity (she was missing a fin) and she had been sickly almost the whole time I had her. All of my females now (except 1, who has lived without a lid for months and never even attempted to jump out) have covers.

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From:New York, Ny USA
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 01-18-2004 06:37 PM         

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I have had a betta b4 live through the night when my cat knocked its little tank over (with a lid) and survived almost 12 hours without water.

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From:Dallas, Texas
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posted 01-19-2004 05:57 AM         

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why couldn't mine have been that lucky?

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