Should I put my betta in a 'betta bowl' with a plant?

Should I put my betta in a 'betta bowl' with a plant?

Marc Grover (Professional Aquarist) gives expert video advice on: Why aren't male bettas kept in the same tank?; Can I put a betta in my aquarium with other fish?; Where is the best place to put my betta? and more...

You may have seen recently a lot of vases with big peace lilies in them, and then a betta swimming around in the bottom. You can do that, but you have to keep some things in mind. A lot of those were sold in flower shops and plant stores, which didn't know anything about fish and didn't realize fish need to breathe. And they put a cork in the top, and then put the plant through the cork and let the roots all live in the water. And the plant's doing great, because it's got fish waste and it's got light. But the fish is not doing so well, because it doesn't have any gas exchange. It respirates, it exhales carbon dioxide, pretty soon all the water is filled with carbon dioxide. And even though a betta can actually breathe air, there isn't any air because the cork or whatever is covering the top of the bowl or the vase. So if you're going to do that, you've got to put the thing in there, whatever it's a peace lily or an immersion sword plant or what have you, there's got to be room, you've got to be able to see the surface of the water so there can be gas exchange and the fish can live. So you can do it, but you've got to do it right.