My asian themed aquarium

this is my asian themed aquarium. it only contains fish from asia. I tried to create a kind of riverbed and I think it worked out great. I placed some bamboo in it so it would look a bit like a forest. My pride is my crowntail betta male.... he's a bit lonely now so I am gonna get him a girlfriend soon :P:P. enjoy the video

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Pets & Animals

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• asian
• aquarium
• crowntail
• betta

[NatashaG1987]

How does your Berta NOT kill everyone else in your tank? I heard that they'll even fight females unless they're mating and a 1:1 ration of male to female is no good either, he'll harass her to death

[klaverenvrouwke]

@NatashaG1987 I have been keeping bettas for years and I find that they're not all that agressive. You can keep most fish with them providing they don't look like a betta ( bc of the long fins, like guppies, angels, sailfin mollies) as the male will think it is competition, and will attack. But anything else is generally fine. They might chase them from time to time but they're no more territorial than any dwarf cichlid. With their long fins they're too slow anyways.

[maximocoolio]

it's a very sweet thought to want to give you male betta fish a girlfriend, I had the same thought and realize that you've probably gone through this process but you should only get a female if you want to breed them, you would also need 2 females, as he'll most likely attack them and 2 will spread out the violence. So do please look into it a bit more before you purchase a female. If I can, I'd also like to suggest getting some marbled hatchetfish, they make a beautiful addition to the aquarium

[klaverenvrouwke]

Thanks for the advice, but I have worked in a aquariumshop for three years and still sell bettas now hehe. but I appreciate the good intentions. I have given him 2 girls as I have done with all my males. It goes very well and they are well behaved ( for the moment at least hehe ) Cheers!

[djm5222]

how do you place the bamboo in the aquarium... do you just place the whole bamboo in even if the leaves are submerged?

[klaverenvrouwke]

no, its best to cut the bamboo and take off the leaves. then place it into a bucket of water for a few days so that the "resin" can come out. This doesn't normally harm the fish but its not such a pretty sight. wWhen that is over you can place it into the tank in every way you like.

[AGuyInConverse]

I want a half moon betta or a dragon scale betta but i have a pictus catfish. do you think i could put them in the same tank.

[EvanRyu]

Dudeeeeee, that aquarium looks amazing. What'd you use for the plants besides the bamboo?

[fucuseulert]

@Purpleierdo u need carbon keeps the water crystal clear!

[fucuseulert]

what was the black and yellow striped fish at 0:56? It looked like a loach of some sort but ive never seen one those colors

[peuheul]

@NatashaG1987 they attack fish with big veiltails, like guppy, and fish that look like him, not just any fish

[VieTRaVeR]

how do you keep your bamboo in place, i tried to put rocks over some roots but some wont work,

[TheCheck43]

That is pimpin.