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

@rgilroy1909

Жыл бұрын

Bruce Almighty

@EscapeReality94

Жыл бұрын

Jasper

@EscapeReality94

Жыл бұрын

@@rgilroy1909 Oooo I would love for a beta to be called Bruce! So cute!

@buddkhang2183

Жыл бұрын

Since he's an alien name him ET hehe

@hafizlatef

Жыл бұрын

Don't give it a name.. The choice of rock, aquasoil and lighting will kill it in no time.. I give it 2 months max.. Trust me, I own more than 50 bettas..

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!!

@stoneysscapes7544

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!! Filipe Oliveira is a great Man who is fighting Cancer and I am praying that he will have a full recovery and get back to the beautiful world of Aquascaping!!!💚💙

@LuckAqua

Жыл бұрын

Oh. Who is Filipe Oliveira? I am sorry but I am new here.

@LuckAqua

Жыл бұрын

@Ross Thank you. I found his channel. All his tanks are just terrific. He is a talent for sure. Wish him the best.

@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor

Жыл бұрын

I did not know about his condittion...

@vinodsiba4823

Жыл бұрын

this betta's name shall be shimmer

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

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

@WigglesAndFins

Ай бұрын

They have never lived in puddles and drainage ditches. They live in streams and rice paddies in Thailand

@Elite4all

8 күн бұрын

​@@WigglesAndFinsTrue

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!

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

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

@alexandrafontaine8111

Жыл бұрын

true ✨

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!

@shayxie8318

Жыл бұрын

a cool name for your new child-- "Hiu" pronounced hee-you. It's Indonesian for shark, which are fascinating alien creatures too

that betta is so beautiful!

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.

ANOTHER LOVELY TANK BY MJ AND THE BETTA IS BEAUTIFUL!

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

Looks AMAZING! I love natural scapes like this one.

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 :)

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.

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

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 :)

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

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

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

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.

I just absolutely love this set up

Superb yet again MJ.

Beautiful tank and fish 🐟 !

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

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!!!😮❤

Great solution for making the lid fit nice and tight!

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

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.

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.

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!!!

Can’t wait to see updates. Beautiful betta

Absolutely beautiful.

Another beautiful scape 😊

Simply beautiful!

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.

Your betta is so gorgeous!

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.

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

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

Beautiful betta tank

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

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

that fish is dope! very nice scape as well!

the tank is beautiful.

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

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.

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...

Gorgeous!

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

So excited. Love bettas

Very cool setup! Thanks.

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

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

Yeah kinda afraid of that as well 😂

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.

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

세세한설명 너무 감사합니다 thank u for the detailed explanation

BEAUTIFUL

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

beautiful betta! I love the alien bettas.

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

Beautiful!

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. Thank you for your Video.

Really pretty scape! That betta is one handsome fella too

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

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

Hello! It's funny, because last year, on the same date, I discovered your KZread 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.💁🏻‍♀️🇨🇦/🇫🇷

@jamesnguyen5603

Жыл бұрын

Cool

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

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

Dat heb je heel mooi gedaan.

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

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

Veja se você pode importar um via bettas do Franks

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...

@PaulZyCZ

Жыл бұрын

One option is a polymer sheet from a hardware store / hobby market. It's possible to cut it with scissors or a utility knife, it's cheaper and looks better than plexi. Some KZreadrs actually use it on their tanks.

merci bcp, c'est tres jolis comme toujours

Oh, a very chilly Betta fish tank. Love.

This was fun

Awesome Betta fish aquascape 👍🏻

Jaqen h'ghar be killing it with these builds

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

😅

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

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.

Awesome.

Amazing!

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

❤❤❤ maybe name him Roswell since he is an alien betta!!! ❤❤❤ very nicely done!!!

Beautiful. Lucky fish!

I think you have better od of winning the lottery than the betta jumping outta those tiny gaps haha

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

Thats a beautiful scape! I would give him a name. We always do that with special fish. How about Elvis?

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

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.

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. :)

@deskjockie4948

6 ай бұрын

"Turquoise" with "Turk" for short.

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

I'm inspired by your work but im hesitant to start my own betta scape..I dont know where to begin!

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

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

If the lid doesn't fit with the filter of choice, change the lid. I used Eckfilter in few nano tanks, it doesn't look bad with black background, but it's filtration media are meh... Better use the external filter and different lid (or cut the corner, that works too). Consider replacing that glass lid with a polymer sheet or plexiglass.

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.

Frank would be a great name 😁