Has anyone had any problems with the fish jumping out? We have this exact bowl and our betta fish has jumped out several times.
632041
Used for deco only filled with sand.You might want to put a plant in the opening to keep the beta in the bowl.
632042
I use this bowl as a candy jar. In my opinion the name "fish Bowl" refers to its appearance and NOT to the intended use. I wouldn't keep fish in it precisely for the concern you have realized.
632043
You should not keep fish in this bowl, period. When a fish jumps out of water, it is similar to a diving human trying swim to the surface to breath - the water in the bowl has become too saturated with fish urine and waste for them to survive or breath, and the fish is desperately trying to find another source of water. No fish can live a healthy lifespan in just a bowl unless you commit to almost daily water change; even then it is highly doubtful that anything would live its full lifespan. A Betta should have an absolute minimum of 1.5 gallons water, with filtration and heat.
632044
I had a gold fish it did not jump out but the glass is too cold for the fish I use it for snacks for the kids now.
632045
I did not use it for live fish. It was a decorative item for my daughters sand and sea farewell breakfast after her wedding and we served candy out of it. It seems like it would be a challenge to keep any real fish in it with the open side mouth.
632046
I haven't had any problems with my fish jumping out. Would it help if you lowered the water level?
632047
It's a cute idea for a fishand that's how they advertise it in the photo, But that's how Betta's are in the wild, they jump from puddle to puddle. It's not a practical fishbowl it's more for decoration. I use a Punchbowl so the fish has a lot of room to swim and he's very happy and my fish is always lived more than 5 years.
632048
I bought this bowl for my Tiki Bar and I use it for Limes. It's a great decorative piece and I love it. Lots of compliments.
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I bought one of these from InvertObsession. This little guy is really cool looking. I also have a Betta and Dwarf African Frog. They are all in a 5 gallon aquarium. I have never seen this Orange CPO mess with my frog... they sometimes sit side by side at the bottom of the tank. After two months, I looked over and found my Betta swimming around madly in the tank and this guy was taking a ride on one of my Bettas fins! His little claw was clamped on. It was kind of funny looking. Obviously my Betta did not like it. It only happened once and has not been a problem since then. I think this crayfish is fine with my Betta since the Orange CPO Dwarf Mexican Crayfish and frog hang out mostly at the bottom of my tank and the Betta hangs out mostly near the middle/top. I would NOT try this in any smaller aquarium or bowl though. I think they get along well enough to leave them together (for me). My Betta has never gone after the crayfish. Hope this helps.
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We've had our Betta for over a year in the bubble. Only negative is that it's kind of a hassle to clean.
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I gave the bowl as a gift to my mother. I do not have immediate access to measure correctly. I will say that it is not big enough for a fish to be happy in. We bought it for Christmas along with a male Betta and he was miserable. As soon as we moved the fish to fish bowl, his color returned and he swam around again. I will say that the opening of the mouth is a good size. I just picked up Chinese food and they had a similar item but the mouth had maybe a three in circle for an opening.
1969861
You should not put fish in this bowl. They will die. It's not enough space nor is it filtered or heated, which all fish require.
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I have a cat that does that as well. The pump bowl section is pretty heavy. I haven't had any problems with it.
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We've let it go in a bowl for about 12 hours or so. I have to say, if you are looking for life-like fish movement though, look elsewhere, lol. They are good toys, but those older style swimming fake fish for aquariums look more real, IMO. Depends on what you're looking for, I suppose.
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Glo fish may not jump out, but other fish will. I know this from personal experience. Perhaps just stick with Betas and glo fish if you do buy this tank.
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I just drop two whole cubes into my 65 gallon tank n it's gone in a few minutes. Sounds like you only have one fish in a small tank so you could probably crush it n give a small amount of one cube to your betta
1798092
The water does bubble out but not enough to matter.. In my opinion it does that due to heat and steam inundating the bowl and having to escape somewhere. Again, its never been an issue to me.
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There is a battery in the rock the bowl sits on and when the switch is turned on there's a vibration and/or some magnet pull so the fish "swim" around. It works pretty good.. Fish look kinda realistic.
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Look up the kinds of fish you have in the tank. Some fish naturally like to jump out of water, but most dont unless they are made to by something else in the tank. If you are using this while you're going away for awhile and you are worried about a fish jumping, just put a piece of cardboard over the open part of the tank without blocking the feeder. Personally I had a small hole in the top of my hood and I placed the feeder right over the hole and it would drop right into the tank. 9 times out of 10 I would say you would be fine to leave the tank open with the feeder.
1959754
I have four bettas and still never managed to use the whole tub. However I am happy to bin the leftovers as I think this is an excellent food for them. I alternate with two other premium brands and, of course, live or freeze dried food for a varied diet.
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Potentially is the floater not coming up all the way? Can you give me additional detail? I'm assuming the leak is in the bowl.. like a weak trickle. If I am correct that has to do with the adjustment of the floater- which allows the water to go from the tank filling the bowl.
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Yes, mine did. My small betta is fine with it. It's good at catching small floating stuff, so I rinse it in the old tank water whenever I change his water.
1468625
So most everyone sees these bubbles as a problem? I miss them having switched from a pair of simple power filters. I have the eHeim intake on one end of the tank and the output dumping down into a bubble wand for a long strand of lots of bubbles. The fish - tetras, mollies, platys, loahces - tend to congregate on the intake side of the tank. Not cool?
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My turtle has escaped from every tank I have had her in. When she was about to lay eggs, she got especially aggressive and knocked off the entire top with the heat lamp and jumped out, causing a huge mess and burned my wood floor. After I taped the clear top to the base, no more problem. : ) Watch out, though, she once used the side of the platform as a kickstand to propel herself off the side of the tank, doing pull ups.