Bettas in fish vases are terrible and inhumane. Bettas are carnivorous (sp?) fish and cannot live by eating the roots of the plants. Also, the roots of the plants cause bacteria & ammonia to overtake the condition of the water and that is all harmful to them & causes fishy diseases.
(Yea, I sould like a nerd, but I have 3 bettas and know a lot about them from experience.)
I personally don't see this as a great idea.
If no one wants to take them home, the fish will probably end up flushed down the toilet...and that's not very nice
I think people should only be allowed to take them home with them if they have a proper care instructions. Bettas are high-maintenance fish despite what lots of people think. They need warm water, a bowl with a lid (bettas jump, and might land outside the bowl)
www.healthybetta.com
^^proper betta-keeping instructions
Also, off the topic of fish, I thought no pnm's were allowed to take *anything* (including tissues!) from the houses during recruitment?
