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I might get a female betta, since Im going for short fins. Long fin bettas get swim bladder easily apparently. My last betta died of swim bladder, and I wasnt able to buy medicine since I was on vacation.

I might attach to a rock which will be buried under the substrate if thats the case. I did that with my Anubias and its thriving.

Oh I didnt know they needed schools of 10! Know any other fish that can go with bettas well? Ive kept sunset tequila guppies with one to decent success.

Ive changed my plants, Ill have 5 in total. A carpet of tinyleaf, with some dwarf hairgrass in the background. A large anubias attached to driftwood which is covered with Christmas moss, some Bucephalandra in the middle, and Aponogeton to cover the right.

I have chosen seachem flourish root tabs to buy. Since no one opposes the black sand, and it is inert so it wont affect water quality, I think I got a good plan.

Also how do I siphon with a carpet? Do I just have the siphon in the middle of the water column and dont vacuum the plants (I might uproot them) Or do I use a turkey baster to disturb all of the food and then siphon up the water?

Why not with substrate fish? Is it too rough? And I cant get plecos anyway, my tank is too small. Ill have a carpet, so my betta wont hurt its fins.

This isnt to help my plants, I just need substrate, as I dont have any yet. I like the black color, so thats why im thinking of getting that one. Will it harm shrimp? (even though there will be a carpet) How about neon tetras?

So right now, im getting... Sand of some sort: $15 seeds for carpet plants: $10 driftwood covered in christmas moss: $10 aqua scaping tools: $12 Root tabs of some sort: ?$ No Co2 because it is gained from feeding fish. Any Root tab brand reccomendations? Ones that last a decent amount of time in...

I'll either use black sand or normal sand, and the black sand is apparently inert. The plan for the tank. Is a marimo moss ball, 3 shrimp, 3-5 neon tetras, and a betta. I've been able to keep 4 guppies in a 5 gallon alive ( and seem to be happy) for around a year, until they pass. I should be...

Oh I can use sand? Thats a mixed bag. It lets me spend a lot less money on gravel, but I have to buy root tabs constantly for nutrients. Do these root tabs last long in the container? Or do they become worthless after 4 months as usual? This sand is good, right? I want black sand cause yes.

Is this good substrate? https/www.petsmart.com/fish... I use petsmart because the app gives me coupons for playing matching games for some reason, and petsmart points can perhaps get me that fertilizer or something else for free.

Ah, I see. Whats your personal SINGLE favourite fertilizer for plants, general use? Is fluval grow+ or Seachem flourish good? How about brightwell aquatics shrimp florin? Amazon reviewers with small tanks claim API Co2 helps plants grow a bit faster and kills algae, so thats on my list. I might...

Thats not what I mean. Cause Ive heard that you cant grow root plants with normal gravel, which I use. Do you need special substrate? If so, any recommendations that can be found on amazon or at petsmart?

Does fluval stratum contain nutrients? How long do they last?

Those ones on Amazon just called tinyleaf? Sold cheap, like 10 bucks for 1 ounce of seeds. I don't know the species, and I would like to do research on them.

I already have leaf zone from a previous tank. Api co2 amazon reviews for it claim that it kills algae well, people with small tanks said it boosted growth quite a bit, others with big tanks said it didn't do much. Long island is... an island. Our water seems to be neutral in ph, like 7.5ish. My...

Should I get liquid co2 supplements made by api or root tabs?

Also, for a carpet I'm planning to use tiny leaf plants and long hair plants. What species is the tiny leaf plant? But how big do swords get? And how fast do they grow?

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Im planning to start a 10 gallon carpeted betta tank. Will swords need root tabs?