Should we name this guy? Everything I've used to create this aquascape (affiliate links) Tank US: amzn.to/3U4FjlV EU: bit.ly/3Nf6dVU Light US: bit.ly/3dVYmPQ EU: bit.ly/3D7RAB1 Filter minicompletetank.com/tru-nano-canister-filter/tru-stainless-steel-nano-filter/ Soil US: bit.ly/3Hopkda EU: bit.ly/3qhHDt4 Wood US: bit.ly/3E2wPWf EU: bit.ly/3TwXe4f Rocks US: bit.ly/3WTDN8z EU: bit.ly/3EqiKDe Sand US: bit.ly/3A9JKV4 Gravel US: bit.ly/3URK0QA Rotala macrandra buceplant.com/products/rotala-macrandra-red?aff=25 Juncus repens buceplant.com/products/juncus-repens-tissue-culture?aff=25 Bolbitis buceplant.com/products/african-water-fern-bolbitis-heudelotii?aff=25 Monte carlo buceplant.com/products/micranthemum-monte-carlo?aff=25 Cryptocoryne undulatus buceplant.com/products/cryptocoryne-undulata?aff=25 Equipment I like to use (affiliate links) Tank US: bit.ly/3EbkdxH EU: bit.ly/3S3y9ht Light US: bit.ly/3S2WxjC EU: bit.ly/3z6R16F Filter US: bit.ly/3yxFttR EU: bit.ly/3eoYxUn Clear Filter Pipes US: bit.ly/3RsFJkT EU: bit.ly/3AL5oyv Substrate US: bit.ly/3bux8yR EU: bit.ly/3qhHDt4 Wood (similar) US: bit.ly/3VmDUJ0 EU: bit.ly/3MwgKfm Rocks (similar) US: bit.ly/3yAO7Yk EU: bit.ly/3Tn0tLX Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula) US: bit.ly/3VsJIR5 Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara) US: bit.ly/3MpO9br Riccardia moss US: bit.ly/3SR3Zy9 Juncus repens US: bit.ly/3yyJjmo Crypt parva US: bit.ly/3Cs0APn Crypt lutea US: bit.ly/3yBGDo7 Crypt walkeri US: bit.ly/3rSxBzu

Shout out to Filipe Oliveira, who is currently going through some tough times battling a nasty disease! Amazing aquascaper and very cool guy. The betta is gorgeous!!

I think the lid is perfectly fine tbh. Bettas can jump but it’s still rare plus the odds of it jumping through any of those small gaps is low

The sense of scale you achieved with this scape is impressive. When you changed the camera shot to you beings at next to it, you realize how tiny the tank is!

Where Bettas used to live in puddles, drainage ditches and ricepaddies, they have now become the Kardashians of the tropical fishworld.

The scape is very beautiful. But I would leave some airholes on the top so oxygen could get in, for the betta to breathe. Especially with co2 in the water. I love that you got a betta too, it's a beauty

It’s great seeing Bettas in a good sized tank so it can swim around and have some room 😊

You should add an anubias plant or something with big leaves to give your betta "levels" in the water to rest at. I know they love to just perch on plants. Mine loves hanging out near the top in a clear glass cup that I use to hold a small peace lily so you can try that too :) Beautiful scape!

Your lid efforts are extremely wholesome and pure. Gorgeous build!

Watching this video immediately having seen your dark start video is funny... It seems *someone* was a bit impatient to set up this tank lol. As someone getting into fishkeeping and aquascaping, your little info cards about the plants you're using are an absolute godsend! Thank you for taking the time and effort to include them, and describing their particular growth styles :)

Beautiful tank and fish 🐟 !

Looks AMAZING! I love natural scapes like this one.

Cool Betta. Appreciate the additional info in every plants , thanks.

He's absolutely gorgeous, you got an excellent fish to accentuate your excellent scape

I just absolutely love this set up

Wow ❤! This tank is gorgeous and impressive! The Betta even more gorgeous!

OMG the tank looks great but the betta you have is stunning! ❤❤

Absolutely beautiful.

ANOTHER LOVELY TANK BY MJ AND THE BETTA IS BEAUTIFUL!

Great solution for making the lid fit nice and tight!

Can’t wait to see updates. Beautiful betta

Yay I’m so excited! Betas are my favorite! 😍

A very interesting list of plants! Can’t wait to see how it looks in an update. The betta is super cool. I’ve been thinking of one myself.

Thank you so much for sharing. This was so beautiful. I feel inspired. You really are amazing

Beautiful betta tank

Another great job. I got my small tank finished the last couple days. I loving it so far. I have learned a few things I didn't know. Thanks :)

Mr Majestic comes to mind…stunning Beta! Beautiful tank.

Simply beautiful!

Superb yet again MJ.

Wow that Betta looks amaaaazing

Thanks for mentioning adding the heater too early. Definitely will wait a few days before getting my betta

Nice scape and a beautiful betta. Top marks.

Another beautiful scape 😊

I have been driving past that fish shop so many times now. Every time I'm like: "ye, I need to visit that place sometime". After watching your video I'm definitely going to visit that place! And also a very nice scape man, I really love it.

I also have a blue alien type! I love bettas, and aliens especially are just gorgeous. Thanks for providing such a great environment for your little guy, it’s awesome. I definitely think he deserves a name! Mine is called Hadrian.

So excited. Love bettas

Gorgeous!

Your betta is so gorgeous!

Stunning fish! I've been trying to find one like that here.

the tank is beautiful.

Absolutely awesome scape! Live your word man! Keep it up

Very cool setup! Thanks.

Beautiful!

Awesome build! I really hope dennerle releases this or something similar in the North American market

I bought a 55 liters Dennerle tank on the last part of august, i love it, i find that is sad that here in Italy is not a popular brand

BEAUTIFUL

Oh, a very chilly Betta fish tank. Love.

that fish is dope! very nice scape as well!

Mooi materiaal gebruikt en goed dat je de planten met kleine foto en beschijving toont.

Nice one! Really beautiful! Love that betta and I've never seen him in 🇱🇰

Dude, I have the 70ltr scapers tank. I took the cover glass to local glass company who trimmed it to size so that I could get my Aquario neo flow (m) I still able to use the fittings but don’t need them all. They did a great job and bevelled the edge and rounded corners all for around £3.

cheers from Ukraine) The aquarium looks amazing. Your videos make me want to buy an aquarium again. Even though I haven't had one in the last 10 years and a lot of knowledge about them has been forgotten.

thats so beautiful! I a m '43 year old and since my 6 years of age I always had an aquarium, but I never managed the beautiful carpets, exept of one time, and that was when I had a halogen table lamp. Now i have a small aquarium with guppy endler, but I am planning a bigger tank for them. i want to do it better than usual. Oh my god and that sea horse in the shop that s so beautiful!!!😮❤

Amazing. Thank you for your Video.

Wow nice looking nano kit. Wish I could find something like that here in LA CA USA…😊

beautiful betta! I love the alien bettas.

Amazing. I was wondering what your new video will be about and funny thing, I was thinking of doing a betta aquascape aswell 😀

I always add dead coral to filter when using aquatic plant soil because most of these soils decrease the PH and bettas like higher PH levels so that's a good tip. Another is food, feed high protein insect lava food as this is the closest to what they eat in the wild. Fast them at least once a day once a week and you should avoid any bloat or swim bladder issues. Very good idea to get a plakat Betta, they are closer to the wild type and do better in aquariums with more higher flow. All in all a Beautiful aqua scape for a gorgeous betta. Good work mate!!!

세세한설명 너무 감사합니다 thank u for the detailed explanation

Very beautiful. I think it could be a beta smaragdina / beta splendens cross bred. Take care of Low light, high temperature and lot of tannins to keep your Beta healthy.

Very nice, thank you for this beautifull layout. The Betta could take the name: Blue Berry. All the best and enjoy your new fish.

Looks great. I doubt the betta would jump through those tiny side gaps I’ve had larger spaces with no issues. Having the air gap stops the condensation. You could use that hole in the lid to plant a peace Lilly or avocado seed etc perfect little plant holder.

zoveel geleerd en ook genoten om te zien hoe een aquascape wordt gecreëerd

Hello sir, really loved all your aquascaping tutorials. Can you make a aquascaping tutorial for angelfish ( freshwater).

Dat heb je heel mooi gedaan.

I named my Copper Alien Ripley (after the badass in the Alien movie franchise). He is definitely the best betta I've had. And also the most laid back I've had. He has Amano and Neocaridina shrimp in his tank and there is no visible hunting going on. There is a gap in the corner of my tank by the heater and mine has been good about not jumping. If you are quite worried about him jumping, increasing the floating plant ceiling to cover the whole perimeter is a good alternative. Just make a corral for the center so the light can get in to the plants below. I second the insect larvae pellets suggestion AND the fasting suggestion. I use Fluval Betta bites which is actually a crumble and very easy for mine to swallow. You can also train yours to station for food, makes clean up much easier.

merci bcp, c'est tres jolis comme toujours

Awesome.

Aqui no Brasil essa variedade de betta é um pouco mais difícil de ser encontrado!são lindos 👏

Good luck with maintaining the riccia. Grows super fast and trimmings latch on to everything else in the tank, soon it'll turn into a riccia scape if you dont constantly maintain it

Hello! It's funny, because last year, on the same date, I discovered your KZfaq channel and that of Green Aqua. I learned a lot thanks to you and in December 2021 I bought my first aquarium for a betta. A few months later, I continued in this new passion. Now I have 5 betta tanks. Three deaths in less than a year, so I understand your feelings very well. I have a few "tips". I always use iron woods, but I was advised to wash the wood well, because you can find dragonfly larvae more often than other types of wood. You did well to close the joints between the cover and the aquarium, because indeed, they always jump parallel between these joints. It's stupid sometimes a betta. 😅 For the hole in the lid, I place a nice little decorative rock on it and avoid feeding them there. So, if I forget to replace the rock, there is less risk that they will want to jump through the hole in my absence. I don't have this variety of betta so I'm not particularly familiar with it, but I would avoid the addition of Amano shrimp. I have them in 3 of my aquariums, but these bettas are more "peaceful" than my others, as they have very long sails and are a little slower. With my female Halfmoon and my 2 Crowntails, the Amanos do not survive. For the temperature, I'm at 25, because of the shrimp, but also the plants. Finally, if you notice that your betta spends its time skirting the side windows, I strongly recommend that you add plants that grow in height. This damages the aesthetics, but it will stop going back and forth and this reduces stress and therefore the risk of disease or complications. Otherwise, they also really like hiding places (under the branches among others). The addition of catappa, or oak leaves calms them and is beneficial to their health. Vary the food and be careful, because I have 1 betta who died of constipation. Finally, I confirm that the iron wood floats for a very long time when it is not glued. I lost 1.5 months the first time waiting for it to be completely soaked in water and I had to start aquascaping all over again. I wish you much happiness and long life to this betta. He is magnificent. Sincere greetings from Quebec and forgive my French accent.💁🏻‍♀️🇨🇦/🇫🇷

wish i had fish stores like that near me. every shop i've been to looks like they stopped caring about it 20 years ago. tank looks great

I love your choice for the floating plants, but adding more variety to them like duckweed and amazon frogbit would look really nice And I like the name Malachite for him :)

Amazing!

Awesome Betta fish aquascape 👍🏻

Beautiful stuff as always man ! Why not call it Ripley like from Alien?

Really pretty scape! That betta is one handsome fella too

Jaqen h'ghar be killing it with these builds

This was fun

Looks awesome!. Name it: Celestino. Hoho. Celestino is a Latin male name that refers to the sky color "celeste" (blue). Greetings from Mexico City, Mexico.

My beta sits on top of the heater lol I made beautiful aquascape but he likes the heater 🤣... love your videos man you inspire me and you have a ton of talent your videos taught me a lot...

Love Betta Scapes👍🐠👌

I had a plexiglass type lid on my Betta tank that I even cut around protruding hardscape and plants. I didnt think the gaps were going to be an issue, but one day Alpha (the Betta) just wasn't there any more 🙁 clear plastic also scratches easily and just wasn't as nice as an open top for enjoying the connection of the emersed plants with the Scape under water. I was thinking about a grid of fishing wire or something but that's a bit complex to make a customised frame to sew it into...

Damn! Just got the same tank. When I was home I wish I bought the 70 l But this setup looks great! Does Franc regulary have specials betta’s Worth a visit since spijkernisse isn’t that far off

What does the sponge and white cotton/towel trick do when cycling the water?

Beautiful. Lucky fish!

For sure wil modify the lid and use external. As this tank is aquarium view oriented tank.

Nice setup for such a beautiful fish ♡ Nice to see you join the Alien gang 😘

I'd call him Turquoise, it is blue and green and the color is relaxing and keeps an emotional balance between the active fish and the smooth aquascape. :)

Filipe Oliveira é fantástico, mas também adoro os teus vídeos, aquascapes e forma de estar no KZfaq! :) Grande abraço desde Portugal. Filipe Oliveira is fantastic, but I also love your videos, aquascapes and the way you are on KZfaq! :) Big hug from Portugal.

Great scape Mark! I love the use of Riccia, paired next to the crypt parva and Monte Carlo. It’s makes for beautiful colour transitions.

Do you have a link to get the stainless in/outflow that have skimmer, Thank you

Great work! If you give him a name I would suggest Alf.

Beautiful betta and a beautiful aquascape! 👍 I like your bookshelf. Any chance you can share info where to get one?

Beautiful scape! Nice to see the step by step process, very interesting :) What kind of device were you using for the water changes? It looks very convenient, looking to buy one myself.

I love wild bettas, but the alien one is not quite wild. To me the Hendra, Macrostoma, and Fusca are more beautiful. I love to see the less common bettas get shine tho. Your scapes are always so good!! Keep exploring, keep us informed and keep in touch with nature. You can call the betta Lagoon. For the Creature from the Blue Lagoon, a classic horror film.

They like veriety of foods especially like these round pellets

My blue alien’s name is King Neptune! Thank you for the video, so helpful!

As a newbie how do you clean the bottom of these tanks ? Cheers

Hoi leuke video kijk je video's altijd. En ben ook begonnen met aquascaping en ik had een vraag. Ik heb aquarium lijm gebruikt om me javamos op me hout telijmen maar ik zie wat lijm sporen . Trek dit weg met de tijd of groeid me javamos er gewoon overheen of ga ik met de tijd er niks meer van zijn