I don't think this is gonna work!

[kimlovescats]

Ummm ... weeeeeeeeeellllll ............. maybe a cast iron betta bowl with a lid? Sorry, that's the best suggestion I could come up with on such short notice!!!

[catnapper]

I transferred him to his new home and put a plastic lid on the bowl -- one of those lids from deli cups that snap on. It fit purrfectly and I punched holes in it for Mr. Betta to breathe. Pouncer made short order of removing the lid



Allen's just sitting 4' away staring at it

Now -- quick tests -- which of my brown tabbies is which in all these photos?

[caseysmom]

Kim I had a betta when I had my rb gigi, I had to keep the beta in a cupboard in the kitchen, luckily it had a glass door but even with a cover I was afraid gigi would knock the bowl over.

[Laura's Babies]

These pictures are just TOOooooo funny! I can't wait to see WHO wins this one.... The cats or the fish!

[Craftlady]

I thought beta fish had to have a plant in the water so they could survive (food)? Have a plant and it's roots in the vase the furry kids wouldnt see the fish right away but the plant and might leave it alone.

[icedtea]

hmm. find somewhere the cats dont go, somewhere unreachable. keep mr fishy there. we all do things on impulse. i hope betta wont become a victim of fish flavoured fish!!! i think you reallyneed to be fair to the fish and get him to somewhere safe away from the kitties.

[orangemm]

You could put the bowl in a plant hanger (one of those macrame things) and hang it out of reach. Mr. Betta might have a betta chance of survival!

[jenluckenbach]

That fishy is gonna be SUSHI! Your going to have to hang him from the ceiling in order for him to be safe.

Abby

Flutter

Pouncer !

[CathyBogart]

I thought beta fish had to have a plant in the water so they could survive (food)? Have a plant and it's roots in the vase the furry kids wouldnt see the fish right away but the plant and might leave it alone.

NO NO NO!!! Bettas are carnivores!!! They can't eat plant roots. Yours may have died because it went without food for so long and then got a lot at once.

Those vases are VERY unsafe for bettas, as the roots can actually cut off their oxygen supply if they get too plentiful. Keep the roots trimmed so that the fish can come to the surface to breathe.

CUTE pictures! I'm glad mister fishy survived the night!

[prechrswife]

Maybe a small aquarium with a lid? We actually had Alpha on a shelf that the cats couldn't get onto, but for awhile he was temporarily relocated to the kitchen counter. The cats pretty much ignored the aquarium.

[catmandu]

I will have to find the Photo of Pouncer when I visited a Cat Friend of mine probably close to Twenty Years Ago.
I had Two Goldfish Once.
Pouncer had Filet O Fish,Live.

[Craftlady]

NO NO NO!!! Bettas are carnivores!!! They can't eat plant roots. Yours may have died because it went without food for so long and then got a lot at once.

Those vases are VERY unsafe for bettas, as the roots can actually cut off their oxygen supply if they get too plentiful. Keep the roots trimmed so that the fish can come to the surface to breathe.

CUTE pictures! I'm glad mister fishy survived the night!

It turned out to be a real pain to keep clean etc. Sorry to say I wasnt sad to see the fish die, I'm not a fish lover.
I've had the plant for 8 years in the water. Hubby got me the fish/plant for our 1st anniversary.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Funny pics!!!
My RB-Sydney loved to "go fishing" too


This fish was staying with us, while his humans (our neighbours) were on vacation!! We had to put it in my daughter's bedroom, as Sydney didn't give up fishing one second

[catnapper]

I just wanted everyone to know that Mr. Betta is still alive and well. Funny thing is that 3 other people who bought Bettas the same night had to return theirs because they died! and mine is living quite well despite feline intervention! Actually, they completely ignore him now, its no longer exciting

[Jessika]

I thought beta fish had to have a plant in the water so they could survive (food)? Have a plant and it's roots in the vase the furry kids wouldnt see the fish right away but the plant and might leave it alone.

That is a big myth and actually will end up killing the betta since Bettas are carnivorous and not omnivorous at all

They CAN, however, live in a vase with a plant so long as the plant does not cover the entire surface of the water because Bettas are surface breathers