New HM butterfly betta beauty!
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Thanks, Kia! That's a much nicer shot than I can get with my stupid phone. I wish I could find the power cord to recharge my camera batteries.
I got the glass canopy today. I had also ordered H20 Life's V3 Triple Strength vitamin/amino acid/trace mineral concentrate food soak (one for home, one for work) since I was a little concerned that my Atison's Betta Pro might have been open for too long (had for about a year). He eats great anyway. It's funny to watch him notice a pellet he missed get pushed down by the filter current and rush over to grab it. He likes to lounge on the various things in the tank as well.
I ordered some marsilea minuta and a marimo ball from Bob's Tropical Plants. I ordered some other stuff too, but that's what's going in the betta tank. Oh, and a red spot nerite. So cool.
I got the glass canopy today. I had also ordered H20 Life's V3 Triple Strength vitamin/amino acid/trace mineral concentrate food soak (one for home, one for work) since I was a little concerned that my Atison's Betta Pro might have been open for too long (had for about a year). He eats great anyway. It's funny to watch him notice a pellet he missed get pushed down by the filter current and rush over to grab it. He likes to lounge on the various things in the tank as well.
I ordered some marsilea minuta and a marimo ball from Bob's Tropical Plants. I ordered some other stuff too, but that's what's going in the betta tank. Oh, and a red spot nerite. So cool.
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BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
I wanted 3 inches for the roots of the plants, crypts are heavy root feeders as is the Echino. It got deeper because I had just estimated how much I would need when I was rinsing, and when I put it into the tank it was more like 5 inches. I removed some, but it's still about 4 inches. I left it alone. The plants that you see in that pic are just the start. I've got a bunch of marsilea minuta coming, and I might add a few more crypts from home too.
After reading a bit about DeeDeeK's deep sand beds and California blackworms, I thought about maybe having some blackworms in the tank too, but I think I'll just leave that alone. Since I work in a hospital, I doubt they'd like worms residing there, lol!
After reading a bit about DeeDeeK's deep sand beds and California blackworms, I thought about maybe having some blackworms in the tank too, but I think I'll just leave that alone. Since I work in a hospital, I doubt they'd like worms residing there, lol!
Thanks!
Update: I had put some MTS in when I added the betta the first day at work, but they were all dead by the end of the week (were all sitting exactly where they fell by the end of the 2nd day, couple had been moving about on sand/glass prior) as well as the zebra nerite that had been moving some the first day. At first I thought perhaps I had disturbed them too much from rearranging the tank or perhaps the temp fluctuation might have done them in. Now, I'm a little concerned that the pipes in the building might be copper or partly copper because I had taken all the dead snails out last week before I left for the weekend. Yesterday, I added some that I had made sure were moving before plucking them out of the 75g at home (first time just grabbed whatever I stirred up) with a variety of large to very small ones. They were moving about, but now I don't see any movement. Some must've buried themselves, but 2 of the large ones have sat in the same place since yesterday morning, and I see some small ones on the surface as well (not sure if they have moved). I'm gonna bring in my copper test tomorrow if I remember and test before bringing in any more inverts! Yikes! I'd been hoping to have a red spot nerite from Mgamer (Bob's Tropical Plants.com), but now I'm glad I had him send to my house instead of to work where the betta is! Crisis averted, for now.
I added a couple rocks, one is quartz/granite with a Windelov Java fern tied to it. The other two I'm not sure what they are but one looks to have some quartz in it and is mostly pink/brown. The other is 1/3 white and 2/3 light gray, really neat against the black sand.
Update: I had put some MTS in when I added the betta the first day at work, but they were all dead by the end of the week (were all sitting exactly where they fell by the end of the 2nd day, couple had been moving about on sand/glass prior) as well as the zebra nerite that had been moving some the first day. At first I thought perhaps I had disturbed them too much from rearranging the tank or perhaps the temp fluctuation might have done them in. Now, I'm a little concerned that the pipes in the building might be copper or partly copper because I had taken all the dead snails out last week before I left for the weekend. Yesterday, I added some that I had made sure were moving before plucking them out of the 75g at home (first time just grabbed whatever I stirred up) with a variety of large to very small ones. They were moving about, but now I don't see any movement. Some must've buried themselves, but 2 of the large ones have sat in the same place since yesterday morning, and I see some small ones on the surface as well (not sure if they have moved). I'm gonna bring in my copper test tomorrow if I remember and test before bringing in any more inverts! Yikes! I'd been hoping to have a red spot nerite from Mgamer (Bob's Tropical Plants.com), but now I'm glad I had him send to my house instead of to work where the betta is! Crisis averted, for now.
I added a couple rocks, one is quartz/granite with a Windelov Java fern tied to it. The other two I'm not sure what they are but one looks to have some quartz in it and is mostly pink/brown. The other is 1/3 white and 2/3 light gray, really neat against the black sand.
