Planted Betta Tank?

BloomiNGodsName · 07-30-2007, 03:56 PM

I got a Male Betta in a 5 1/2 Gallon tank...the temp is usually between 78-82 Farenheit...heating in the tank is done by light for the moment...

what kind of plants are best in this tank?! I;d love to give hi some live plants...right now he;d got plastic plants and loves them but live plants would be much better for him I;m thinking cuz they'd grow and give him more places to hide and such...

I was looking in a fish book @ the plants but only found 1 that would work in his tank due to pH level/heat/water condition *~soft~*...is that all there is or is there more?

thanks for any help!!!

**JustOneMore20** · 07-30-2007, 04:39 PM

Plant choices depend heavily on the amount of light you have and not so much by the hardness and pH of the water.

How many watts and what type of lighting is over the tank?

Apotheosis · 07-30-2007, 08:25 PM

If you have low-light then give java fern a try. It's very resilient.

I used to have some and I couldn't have killed it if I tried.

osiris214 · 08-01-2007, 10:09 AM

also some anubias nana

BloomiNGodsName · 08-01-2007, 04:42 PM

JustOneMore20: i'm unsure of the watts...right now I got the light/cover from the 10 gallon tank *~which has no fish in...~* ontop of the 5 1/2 gallon tank...it has only 1 bulb in...I can check wattage of the bulb when I get home tonight and let you know when I get to the library next

Aptheosis: I'd say tis more like medium light...but that's going by the light that was on my stepmom's Oscar tank which is brighter then the light on Quinten's tank...

thanks for the help!!! I'll check wattage when I get home

07-30-2007, 03:56 PM	#1
BloomiNGodsName Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Age: 23 Posts: 21	Planted Betta Tank? I got a Male Betta in a 5 1/2 Gallon tank...the temp is usually between 78-82 Farenheit...heating in the tank is done by light for the moment... what kind of plants are best in this tank?! I;d love to give hi some live plants...right now he;d got plastic plants and loves them but live plants would be much better for him I;m thinking cuz they'd grow and give him more places to hide and such... I was looking in a fish book @ the plants but only found 1 that would work in his tank due to pH level/heat/water condition ~soft~...is that all there is or is there more? thanks for any help!!! __________________ My Children Cats: Fuzzy (3) - Siamese/Burmese Mix Sylvestor (2) - Siamese/Persian Mix Dogs: Sugar (3) - Chihuaha/Shih Tzu Mix Snuggles (2) - Pekingses Ebony (8months) - Besenji/Black Lab Mix Samson and Deliliah (5months) - Pit Bull/Chocolate Lab Mix Fish: Quinten - Male Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta) Jerushiah - Female Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta)

07-30-2007, 04:39 PM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,490	Plant choices depend heavily on the amount of light you have and not so much by the hardness and pH of the water. How many watts and what type of lighting is over the tank? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

08-01-2007, 10:09 AM	#4
osiris214 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 44	also some anubias nana __________________ 29g-2x rams,12x rummynose tetras,2x otos,5x panda cory,5x marbled hatchets,1x rainbow shark 55g-4x angelfish,3x dwarf gourami,2x pearl gourami,15x golden tetra,10x panda cory,5x dwarf loach, 10x cherry barb,4x oto,1x redtailed black shark 90g-6x angelfish,3x pearl gourami,30x cardinal tetra,12x rummynose tetra,10x barbatus cory,5x striped botia,6x denison barb,2x oto,2x SAE,1x flying fox,1x albino rainbow shark,2x zebra pleco 125g-3x ornate bichir,1x TSN,5x bala shark,1x black shark

08-01-2007, 04:42 PM	#5
BloomiNGodsName Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Age: 23 Posts: 21	JustOneMore20: i'm unsure of the watts...right now I got the light/cover from the 10 gallon tank ~which has no fish in...~ ontop of the 5 1/2 gallon tank...it has only 1 bulb in...I can check wattage of the bulb when I get home tonight and let you know when I get to the library next Aptheosis: I'd say tis more like medium light...but that's going by the light that was on my stepmom's Oscar tank which is brighter then the light on Quinten's tank... thanks for the help!!! I'll check wattage when I get home __________________ My Children Cats: Fuzzy (3) - Siamese/Burmese Mix Sylvestor (2) - Siamese/Persian Mix Dogs: Sugar (3) - Chihuaha/Shih Tzu Mix Snuggles (2) - Pekingses Ebony (8months) - Besenji/Black Lab Mix Samson and Deliliah (5months) - Pit Bull/Chocolate Lab Mix Fish: Quinten - Male Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta) Jerushiah - Female Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta)

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Apotheosis Adamant Minded Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Location is only a matter of physical being. The perceiving mind is omnipresent. Age: 17 Posts: 352	If you have low-light then give java fern a try. It's very resilient. I used to have some and I couldn't have killed it if I tried.

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