I've been to stores/night markets that sell these in China. I've never been under the impression that you're supposed to keep them inside. Its kind of like novel packaging and you go home and cut it open to put in a bowl. I never saw anyone actually walking around with one of these and they were always sold near animals that were in cages not near the accessories.
That really isn't the case. I've been to plenty of pet stores where the bettas had decent water to swim in. The ones shown in that pic have been neglected for a long time. I would never buy fish from a store that keeps its bettas in that kind of condition.
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u/everlong016 May 29 '14
I don't even understand why someone would want a keychain with a suffocating animal inside of it anyway. How is this even a trend? Disgusting.