Ipond
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Have you ever wanted to lessen to your Ipod and watch your betta in another city then you should try the Ipond. good for Betta fish haters.
A TINY fish tank that doubles as a music speaker has sparked outrage among animal activists and aquarists. The iPond – up to 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains – is proving a hit with Christmas shoppers. One Sydney store has sold out of the $70 device and other outlets are reporting brisk sales. But the RSPCA has called on the device to be banned because it is too small to provide fish with adequate oxygen supplies and a clean environment. The iPond is sold nationally by the Pets Paradise and Pet Goods Direct chains. Users can play their iPods through a speaker built into the bottom of the brick-shaped tank.
The tank’s water capacity is about 650millilitres once rocks are placed in it. Pets Paradise is selling Siamese fighting fish with the iPond. The fighting fish are native to South-East Asia and have a “labyrinth lung†that allows them to take in oxygen from air. Typically they live in puddles and rice paddies.
A Melbourne Aquarium spokesman said Siamese fighting fish required a minimum tank size of 10 litres – dramatically more than the iPond provides. Animal Liberation Victoria’s Noah Mark said he was disgusted by the invention. Studies proved fish had memories well beyond a few seconds and were social creatures that experienced pain and boredom, he said.
“The fish in this thing does not look like it has very long to live and it can barely move,†he said. “Even if it does live it’s not [a] life worth living … it’s really just a torture box.â€
Acoustics expert Jason Gedamke said there was no doubt noise from the speaker would escape into the water. “The speaker is directly coupled to the outside of the tank … [so] you are going to have a small level of sound introduced,†Mr Gedamke said.
“It’s the same as putting a fish tank on a speaker.â€
RSPCA spokesman Hugh Wirth said despite the fighting fish’s ability to breathe air from the surface, the tank was far too small for it to receive adequate oxygen. The small volume of water would lead to rapid temperature change and this meant the tropical fish would not live long, he said. The iPond should be banned, Dr Wirth said.
Marketing manager for the Pets Paradise and Pet Goods Direct chains, Alyse-Grace Robertson, said the tanks had gone on sale in September and were selling briskly. The group that manages the stores had received one formal complaint about the product. Customers sometimes asked questions about the welfare of fish in iPonds.
“A few people ask, ‘is the fish OK?â€â€˜ Ms Robertson said. The chains were satisfied that fish in iPonds did not suffer.
She said before selling the tanks the chains had consulted the Pet Industry Association of Australia. Output from the speakers was small and fish in iPonds seemed to flourish, she said. A spokesperson for Apple said the company was willing to comment on its own products, but not on accessories made by third parties.
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May 6th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
That’s horrible! These things should totally be banned. >.
May 9th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
O.M.G that’s SO bad!!
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
oh my gosh, that is so horrible. These poor fish. I keep my betta in a 5 gallon tank with filter! It’s probably like spending your life in a clear closet!
September 15th, 2008 at 4:28 am
I think whoever posted this is just some loser. As if they would make an object that does that.
Get a life, whoever wrote this.
September 15th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
@Shelby - Yes, It is a real device read it here - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/12/15/1197568324984.html
September 16th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
i think shelby should get a life!
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:51 pm
well thanks for the coments oh I looked it up a gin and this poped up http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/Brinny-chan/ipond1.jpg
still very cruel but a littel bit bigger who ever makes these divises should be put in jail for cruelty to animals or at lest to fish they have lives 2
January 4th, 2009 at 1:54 am
omg r u guys like loosers? there frickin fish. i mean if they were ppl then ya maybe it would be “cruel”. but its not. dang there fish. u ppl need to get a life. seriously. ya lets throw the ppl who made this in jail. god there making money. so calm ur boner!
brandi joe<3
February 16th, 2009 at 2:42 am
How would you feel stuck in a little box with barely enough room to breathe? I bet you wouldn’t so don’t be talking about how we need to get a life because its cruel and needs to be dealt with.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:32 am
Brandi joe:
imagine living in somewhere where you had just enough room to turn around, and were forced to listen to some random person’s music at full blast, breathing your oxygen through a tube all of your short life. wouldn’t you at least want to be happy if you only had 3 years to live, instead of these accommodation’s? fish DO have memories, and can feel pain and boredom. think about that.
February 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Its way to small.
March 1st, 2009 at 1:58 am
and b.t.w who ever thinks we are losers for caring for fish, WHY ARE YOU EVEN ON THE SITE!!! that makes no sense to me why watse your time on people you think are losers!
April 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Get a life if they should spend their life as a betta in an ipond.
April 25th, 2009 at 12:47 am
i think this is so CRUEL!!!!!!!!!!I hate the ipond.
April 25th, 2009 at 12:50 am
She’s right you know.It’s cruel to the bettas,and the people who buy the iponds are big fat LLLLOOOOOOOOOSSSSEEERRRSSS!
April 25th, 2009 at 12:52 am
thats great,i love the ipond its mean to the bettas.IIIIIIIIIII LLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE it!
April 25th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Pet’s Paradise should be called Big Fat Pet’s Losers . . . because they are acting dumb. If they want to put the betta in an ipond they better get a betta highway to a 50 gallon tank attached to it.
May 25th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
brandi joe. the ipond is SSSOOOO mean to bettas. its just like someone screaming in your ears for your whole life. how would you like that brandi joe. i think the bettas are calling you a fricken human!
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:39 pm
FISH HATERS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FISH HAVE FEELINGS 2 U NO FISH HATERS SHUD SHUT THEIR YAPS AND GET OFF THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 27th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
how could you!!!!i love my betta! this so does not recieve a complement!!!