CARNIVAL BOWL
Choosing the proper Betta Bowl
Okay, you can go just about to any type of pet shop or fish store and find betta fish in all kinds of glass containers along with a few carnivals offering a game to win a betta by tossing a ping-pong ball into a small fish bowl. The question is, is this truly the best way for a betta fish to live?
The answer is probably not, I think. Yes, this type of fish can live in small bowl instead of a large fish aquarium; however, they still need room to move. Consider how much room you need to be comfortable or your dog or cat. Everyone and every type of pet need room to feel comfortable. The reason many believe that the betta bowl is the perfect size is that these fish are territorial and when in the wild will stay in their small little area and not explore the rest of the stream. However, a small betta bowl does not really give your fish room enough and certainly does not allow you to watch your fish swim and explore the tank.
If you plan to use a betta bowl, be sure the bowl can hold at least two gallons of water per betta. The fish should also be able to have access to the top of the water so they can receive enough oxygen.
The main thing to remember is that your fish is not really a decorating item such as a vase or picture. All those vases, glasses, and other items you find stores using to sell their bettas is not the proper environment for your fish. If you want a vase with water, a pretty fish, and a water lily on the top of the vase, then you need to purchase a fake fish, as a live fish will never be happy in a vase or small glass.
Yes, in their natural environment, some betas happen to live in about one inch of water or less and even found in rice fields where they barely have enough room to turn, but the betas you purchased at the pet store goes way back in its ancestry before you will find a relative that lived in this manner. The fish you purchased has been domesticated and his ancestry is in most cases found in pet stores. For these fish, a betta bowl will just not be quite large enough.
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CARNIVAL BOWL Q & A
I think i have a valuable glass bowl?
I have a sparkly orangy glass bowl that looks very similar to this
http://dejavuantiques-dailybrew.com/myfiles/image/carnival03.jpg
I think it may be ‘carnival glass’ which has been passed down since late 1800’s (That i know of/guess)
Can somebody tell me the value of this glass bowl?
http://antiques.about.com/od/onlinepriceguides/ig/Carnival-Glass-Price-Guide/
There are loads of other sites if you google “prices for carnival glass”, but it isn’t worth anything at all if noone wants to buy it, if you see what I mean. In itself it is not intrinsically valuable.
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