Re: aquatic spathiphyllum

What I find very striking about this discussion is that I never knew that 
Cryptocoryne could be grown terrestrially! I always thought it was solely 
aquatic!

Off the topic, about those fish... The reason why bettas are used in these 
arrangements with spaths is, bettas are swamp critters. They require much 
less oxygen (and hence surface area) than other fish. Moreover, male bettas 
have to be kept apart from other male bettas to prevent fighting, and thus 
can live alone. Hence, bettas can be kept in living quarters of a size, 
stagnancy, and solitude which would be deadly for any other species of fish. 
Of course, people who want to keep a betta alive and flourishing will keep it 
in a spacious tank, and only slightly less aerated than a regular fishtank. 
I'm pretty sure that these little arrangements are severely life-shortening 
for the fish.
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