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the lack of aggression may suggest that these animals are very comfortable.. your art is outstanding, educational, and inspirational. thanks

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

He just doesn't care about anything that happens around him. I would say he is chill...

@jenpink4298

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua 😂

Go big or go home. If the betta is aggressive, it will eat all those fish, otherwise you will have a very lively aquarium, it's great to see them getting along :)

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thats you always need a backup plan in case they don't get along. Thanks for watching.

This is an exceptional tank. I love the corydoras swimming among the botanicals. Nice addition with the rasboras. Something very magical about blackwater, and I'm so pleased to see them displayed so well on your channel. Keep up the great work.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil.

You made such a wonderfully beautiful environment for them. Thank you for sharing it with us 🙏🏽💗

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching.

Such a beautiful tank…no wonder they are all happy together!

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharon.

That's pretty interesting. My guy went full RAGE when I added Chillis. Never seen such anger. I thought it would calm down after a while but he tried to murder them for 2 hours straight. So I took them out and put them in a different tank.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

I mean I don't understand them haha... It is stupid to say each Betta has different character but I guess it is true. Either they are mellow or they are full of rage.

@jenpink4298

Жыл бұрын

😳 He tried to kill them for two hours?

You can really tell the passion you put into your work! Beautiful Aquarium! Thanks for sharing!

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

Awesome aquarium 😍, color contrast between blue alien and the red of Boraras brigittae is magic 😍.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Dark blue and chili red, the best.

My betta used to be this chill. Now he just kills everything that moves. I guess he got more territorial as he aged.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

I have a Betta like yours. I never tried adding any fish with him because I know that would be a big disaster.

@anoobis_

Жыл бұрын

​@IM aqua I was planning to get some ember tetras after watching one of your video, so I tried with some of the endlers I had first, but he kept chasing them around. 😪

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

You should try with bottom feeders first; it would be best if you add them first to the aquarium and after that you add Betta fish. I guess it is too late now because your Betta already established his territory.

Mr. ice cube! He is so handsome! This was exactly the very beautiful and soothing video that I needed. And I love the addition of the tiny chilies! Thank you so much for everything that you share with us!❤

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Jen.

Props to you man... By seeing your cool vids... Thought of shooting my fish tank for KZread vid... Then after seeing the footages.. I was sure no one was gonna watch bcz of my mobile video quality and all hahaha... You're really pitting the work man👌👌 keep going 💯

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

I recorded my first 30 something videos with my mobile and people still watched them. Just go ahead....

Awesome topic fun to watch

@IMaqua

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Very Nice :)

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot.

You take good care of your fish, with full bellies and a good environment to get away from each other this is the result :)

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

I try to do my best. Thanks for watching.

one of the rare instances where a betta doesn't beat the living daylight out of everything around him straight away. nice!

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Let's give him some time...

@chris1190steelers

6 ай бұрын

I’ve found Betta temperaments vary drastically between individuals when it comes to nonconspicific aggression (aggression towards fish outside of their species and/or do not look anything like them). I’ve had some that would attack anything else in the tank including snails and have had others get along well fine with other species as long as their needs of food and security were met. Right now I have a betta with 10 harliquin rasbora, a small clown loach, 2 mystery snails and dozens of ramshorn snails and they’ve all been happy for 2 years without incident. Water parameters are 0-0-10 at the time I do a biweekly water change, and it is a heavily planted tank with floating plants, rooted plants, rhyzome plants, spiderwood, rocks and leaf litter. This is in a 10 gallon column tank which most people would say that’s too many individuals in this tank but with the heavy planting, over filtration (while baffling flow for the betta and floating plants) and abundant clean up crew parameters have been perfect for 2 years and everyone is happy. I’ve had two similar tanks over the years with a betta with Pygmy corys and neon tetra, and one with a betta, tons of shrimp and ottos. Give the fish what they need and then it’s a roll of the dice on their personality. I’ve also had a betta try kill a bristlenose pleco twice his size and a gourami and had to split them up.

@IMaqua

6 ай бұрын

Wild form Bettas can be generally kept at the lower temperatures.

Amazing😍

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Wow, beautiful ❣️

@IMaqua

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

I have a betta fish with 27 chili and phoenix rasboras in about 23.5 gallon aquarium (60cm x 40cm x 40cm) with absolutely no problems at all. I also have another one, the same size, where a betta fish peacefully coexist with 16 amber tetras. Again... no problems at all.

@IMaqua

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience. Cheers

Beautiful scape. Do you have a build video? Regards Duzzy🇦🇺

@IMaqua

12 күн бұрын

@@DuzzyDobbin thanks for watching. The build video and all the videos of that series are here kzread.info/head/PLEivb5yRHXHchSUNnixZ0qXgXNc4uHcCW&si=K0NDJhhOqE8DRIzV

This system is so utterly beautiful. Love the new additions. People over-fear beta aggression.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Regarding Betta aggression; I have a feeling it's like roulette. You never know what kind of Betta character you will get.

Wow gorgeous. What kinds of leaves do you use in the tank?

@IMaqua

Ай бұрын

A mix of catappa, jackfruit and pear leaves.

I ❤ this! Can you please share what you used and how you made the substrate? Also, how many gallons is this tank? Maker of tank? And most importantly, which HOB filter are you using? Thank you if you're able to provide these answers. I was trying to decide what tank mates I would choose for my first Betta in a 14 gallon Aqueon rimless cube, and after running across this video I'm now decided on Chili Raspboras.😂🎉

@IMaqua

6 ай бұрын

There is a playlist of this aquarium and the whole series. I recommend you watch EP1 of how the aquarium was created. All the info is in the video description. HOB filter is Tidal 35. Aquarium is a custom made (optiwhite glass).

What does the Rooibos tea do? Never seen that before 🤔

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

I add it get darker colour after all it is black-water aquarium. Rooibos itself has low levels of tannins but I mostly use it for the colour effect. Even with all the leaves and pods on the bottom I cant get that dark look that I want.

@lessharkboy

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua that's really interesting, thanks for the reply. Aquarium looks fantastic too 😊

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers

@tanjasanders6058

2 ай бұрын

Rooibos tea is also very healing and good for Bettas.... Any fin rot or injuries, sickness... It's good for them all around. 1 of the bettas 1 rescued was at death's door and I kept a Rooibos tea bag in the hang on back filter on his tank until he healed. Great stuff 👍🏼😊

I've had a Betta that killed 5 out of my 15 Chili Rasbora that I've added. :O How much is a Chili Rasbora in your country? :-? Btw, that Betta looks awesome!

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Chili rasbora are 1.5 to 3 € in Croatia (depends where you buy). Thanks for watching.

@uhasp

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua haha, here in Romania is like € 1.5 :D Keep up the good work and thank you for your videos. They are very cool. :D

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

That is acceptable price. Cheers Simion

@philcarlino6942

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua Here where I am a chili is about $5-6 per fish. That's why I've never had them. Too expensive for a good size school

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

That's a lot of money for such a small fish. And to get a really big school (because they are so tiny) you need at least 20.

How big is your tank i might have missed it

@IMaqua

8 ай бұрын

All the info is in the video description. Cheers

@imaqua I have a 10 gallon tank with a male betta is a planted tank I what to at 10 chili Rasbora you think it will overstock? Beautiful tank bro

@IMaqua

11 ай бұрын

It will be OK. Chili rasbora are tiny.

What size tank? I have a 6g ..have 5 chili raspboras, want to add five more..and maybe a plakat betta

@IMaqua

9 ай бұрын

The dimensions and volume are in the video description. 6g is too small for that many fish. Can you add them....yes. Would I do it....no. Cheers

I typically keeo Bettas with other fish & never really have issues at all.. unless I'm trying to do multiple Betta in one tank.. Even then, just takes time to recognize and remove the few who like to fight everything.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience Mike.

Od kuda Brigite?

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

E to je vec tesko pitanje...ima ih od svuda. Iz Splita (ZOO City), Zagreba (Zoo Vili), itd...

@zvekycom9808

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua fala ti. 😁

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Nije ih bas lako naci, ove sta sam uzeo u Splitu su bile samo jednom tamo. Sigurno sam bio tamo jos 10ak puta nakon toga i nikad ih vise nisam nasao.

@zvekycom9808

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua ma naći ću u ZG bez problema samo sam hoću što crvenije

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Sta god sam uzimao nisu bile bas crvene jer su bile male. Ali za par mjeseci narastu i bas pocrvene. Evo ja sam zadnju turu uzeo iz Vilija prije 2-3 mjeseca i tek su sada pocele boju dobivati.