cole hawkins I think she wanted to get a fish that her grandma didn’t have to worry about much in terms of getting sick or dying.

Not true! I lost 15 bettas when I pick the sick one at the fish store just last year. Both male and females!

mentoswatthehell if you have 15 fish and they die, you’re doing something wrong

@@colehawkins1803 i wish, they never recover, i used over night water with filter and put plants and so on.

@@mentoswatthehell No... if you lost 15 bettas in one year, you are definitely doing something wrong.....

Ayyyy I found you on a video! Cool

Hey, you said you didn't really watch any other fish youtubers

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Same 😉👌 don’t worry we in the same boat

I have tons of regular plants doing fine but tank plants I kill I have no idea why. It’s a slow long death. One time tho. I had a beta with a Java fern and the fern lived up till the week or week after the fish died. I tried to keep it for the next fish but it died and had lived for probably 2 years. I was so confused. Because it was the only underwater plant I’ve had that lived longer than a couple months and I think it was the fish. That beta had a green thumb. I’ll also point out out of all the beta fish I’ve owned that was my favorite we had a special connection and that makes it even more special. But not I’m like oh u stupid fish why can’t u take care of this fern like my other one did? But I, getting a new tank tmro. I’m making adjustments and hopefully it works out this time!

Here’s a little tip. The Java fern you get from the tubes at pet stores, are wrapped with a black thread that kills them eventually. There are actually multiple plants with their own rhizome. So when you think your getting one plant you are getting like four

@@user-qo6il9vg3n oh wow. Thanks!

@@adriannarichman765 no problem

Either a veteran fishkeeper or a huge dork! ;)

What's a beneficial bacteria?

Love your videos and fish so much

@@jenniferperez3772 Long story short, it's bacteria that will consume amonnia from fish waste and produce less toxic substances. Look up nitrogen cycle for more information.

@@ErrdilPhalar Thank you very much for the info. Now I know the benefit of it.

I read "pleco", I was afraid.

Same here

Same, my Petco is always dirty. Thank goodness there a pet plus and supplies where I live. That place is always so neat and clean. All the fish look healthy as well.

lmao mine is so rank. Literally one of the bettas they had for sale was dead...and they only had like 10 to choose from. Some of them being small females and males.

That is pretty big.

Yeah Abigail C, 10 gallons is a small tank

@@vols24png I'll consider it medium sized? Not small but medium sized.

Abigail C still small to me.

I used to work at one. I had a guy tell me he has the "biggest tank they make". I said "I'm sorry, I still need to know the gallon size." "A 75." "Sir, I have a 125 gallon. Now, what types of fish are you thinking?" "8 oscars and I'll need 4 of them allergy eaters, then..." I still have nightmares.

Jotta H. Have you ever seen how they are delivered to the pet stores? In little tiny plastic bags that look like they have a spoonful of water in them they also send the cups with them and have everything pre labeled I work at a petco and the one I work for we try to keep all the bettas and every other animal in the store happy and healthy we do water changes every 3 days and add stress coat to the water to keep them happy

Yes it is but you would have to get a lot of tanks for each fish because males do fight sometimes and are better alone same for females but can work in groups better

@@lilveggieplant2362 Look at how aquarium co-op keeps their bettas. There's better ways to hold bettas than in a tiny cup, yes even the males.

JaydenDSin that’s is true but things do cost money and can be expensive all that stuff for one fish I mean I can’t blame them

Lil veggie Plant actually I do blame them. Aquarium co-op is hardly a conglomerate chain pet store but they manage to give their bettas good husbandry. Meanwhile petsmart with all the money and resources at their disposal, can’t be bothered to do do more than put bettas on a cupcake display.

I nearly got some wisteria, oh well. I’ll ship my mom some to put in there :)

For some reason I've never been able to keep Wisteria alive. Maybe I'll try again whenever I set up a new tank since its been years and I've learned a lot more since trying

Yeah the sword is dying back already! Thanks :)

Most stem plants lose their big leaves and grow usually smaller and different shapes leaves, once they're acclimated to their new tank. Every plant grows differently based on water parameters, temp, and food (ferts). Most plants are farmed out of water with just the roots underwater and this is why most of the original leaves will die off and the new ones look different! 😉

Ooh yeah right there right here. Thats what she said.

Tony Martin thank you cuz she was getting super judgemental, they can't keep them all in tanks. it's not rational.

@@SimplyBetta Swords are a little similar to crypts in that they melt back a bit when introduced to different water chemistry.

It is pretty cool and so alien to me!

its in the middle u bicth! gawd white people

@@princesslunakusuma8322 Jeez, calm down! You could've corrected her like a decent person and not a bitchy asshole!

princess Luna kusuma Do you even know who Creative Pet Keeping is?

princess Luna kusuma hey don’t cuss my BFF out. I think you should apologize or I’ll smash the ban hammer

Haha working on more videos :)

You’re too nice! No name for the fish yet, maybe soon she’ll decide :)

@@SimplyBetta I agree, the betta is handsome, you sure have good eyes for bettas :-) I think a manly name will fit your grandma's betta. Greetings from Malaysia, the land of bettas :-)

​@@SimplyBettaITS BEEN FIVE YEARS WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

How dare you! I like how she defends her honor.

Did the period key break?

Hey thanks! She is really liking it so far :)

Haha thank you

Glad you liked it!

Thanks! Even though I use small grow-out containers for my betta breeding setup, I always suggest bigger water volumes for petkeepers. Because the average person doesn't spend an hour each day caring for their fish!

All my rescue Bettas are now doing great in their 1 Gal habitat. I had to down size from the bigger tanks because they were not using it swimming around but just hanging around the plant only. Because they are territorial they get stressed easily pacing back and forth trying to guard the tank from predators. They now are content inside a smaller area. It's okay to try a 1 gal tank for your Betta and see how they do before deciding to get a larger habitat.

@@StarShaddow1 Absolutely! I've heard quite a few people say their fish are less stressed in a smaller aquarium. If that's what works, that's okay, what's really important is the water quality and heating (which is why I say 1 gallon bowl, because most of the time they aren't filtered, cycled, heated, etc.). As long as you tried a bigger tank and realized that a smaller one is better, I see no problem with that. Maybe you could add more hiding places and more dense plants? I'm not sure what your set-up looked like, but I'm curious to know if it would work because I usually have bettas in a 4-5 gallon and haven't experienced any problems like this.

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Anytime.

Thank you, I'm glad it was helpful

I’ll keep an eye on the plants but I like that anubias and java ferns aren’t known for dying back. Not sure about swords though

Lol #myprecious

@@SimplyBetta The sword should grow fast with the fluval stratum and really fill out the aquarium!:) I have yet to have mine propagate, but they send out a long vine like growth that starts growing a chain of little plants attached to it. :)

Lol well I asked my grandma first if she wanted a tank :)

Haha thanks I appreciate it

awwww thanks

Thanks! You’re the first to offer sword advice

Thank you!

Yeah I did a 10 gallon to make a maintenance way way easier. Last thing I would do is give my grandma a little fish tank that needs bi-weekly maintenance! Ha ha, she’s loving it thank you

Thanks for noticing my new intro :)

Thank you! :)

Is it true that if you introduce them at the same time, betta females wont fight?

Thanks for the names! Hasifolia gets huge. Too bad it takes like a decade though lol

Yep common and windolov java fern, but never stick them in the soil, their roots are not meant for it, you tie the plants to some wood or stones, Java fern take their plantfood out of the water not out the soil.

Thank you!

Thanks for noticing! ;)

Midnight King hey I noticed you like fish videos I’m trying really hard to start a channel will you pretty please give me a chance and check out my setting up a 10 gallon aquascape video ? Thank you so much ! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fbyBaMhiqLjKdI0.html

Nope Fluval Stratum is meant for plants too - it is not an inert substrate.

@@SimplyBetta yes that is true it does contain some minerals and has a good cec cation exchange capacity which means it can absorb nutrients and release them to plant roots. But you still have to dose ferts either root tabs or to the water column. ADA OR tropical soil are actual soil based substrates containing high levels of ammonia needed for good root growth. But no matter what substrate you use for good plant growth co2 and ferts are the only way to go. Without co2 and ferts you will need very very low light and get ready for algae and stunted growth.

Richard Portelli ah gotcha

A lot of money

At least $80 not including the lights and the tank stand.

There's some really affordable starter Aquarium kits like top fin from PetSmart and Walmart also sells some starter kits for like $30 where everything comes in the box. Then all you need is the substrate, decorations, cycle the tank and after it's cycled get the fish

Means a lot coming from jimmy!

Haha my thoughts exactly

Thank you!

I did it on a vacation to visit her :)

Hope you had a nice thanksgiving too! Thank you, she’s enjoying it a lot :)

That’s very kind thank you :)

That’s great! Grannies need fish tanks now and then :)

Hey that's cool! Nice random find :)