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Hi ! Platy eat faster so they eat all the flakes, then when the betta is up to look for food, I drop his pallets in his face. He was not a big fan of the flakes so I had no real issue with feeding. If he missed some pallet, the platy ate them. It was really fun ! I didn't introduce other fish with my new betta because it is stressful in such a small tank to have that many fish in his territory. I didn't want him to stress and risk to lower his life expentancy. Plus, he was a lil bit more aggressive in his attitude overall. Hope it helps !

The called it "dragon tail" at the petshop but I never saw dragon type fin in official tail types chart. The feather tail was the closest one to what Mizu looked like so I think you are right.

There are many people with more qualification than me that could answer that question. I have no experience with ghost shrimp. I would say that it could be ok, if you have a very peaceful betta (like Mizu was). My new one, I don't think he would like them haha XD Plus even if he doesn't attack them, the betta will likely ate the babies.

His fin grew back slowly after some time. My new betta is alone in this tank now (with 2 snails). Mizu died at nearly 3 yo.

I hope you didn’t 😬

@@fbi847 I didn’t lol I upgraded too

@@fbi847 this tank is also overstocked btw

@@oliviaphipps865 ok gud

I have a Betta and 3 platies in my 10 gallon. He chased them pretty aggressively for 2 days and now I think he gave up

Thank you. This video is getting old, this tank is now a betta only tank. Mizu rested in peace last year at almost 3 yo and it's my new boy Kazan who live in his old tank with 2 snails. :)

@@alicha1716 I'm glad you've learned more abour fishkeeping over the years. Your new betta will thank you with years of companionship. :)

He was almost 3 and he had à really good behaviour. :) I now have a new bettafish and he is alone with two snails. I am very aware of the cares needed for a bettafish. ;) The new one is a real fighting fish haha not like Mizu who didnt get the information he was a betta ahahah

Yes of course, that's why I named him Mizu. ;)

My platies died for unknown reasons, probably constipation.. ? My betta never ever did any harm to them. Mizu sadly died last week from old age. He had this tank for himself (and a tiny baby guppy), I switched the filtration system for a smoother flow and the water level what half so it was easier for him to get to his food, he was getting tired more easily with age. He left very quickly. The morning he was acting odd, I tested all the water parameters and everything was fine. I found him dead just before supper time. Couldn't do anything. I'm still sad. :( He was almost 3 yo. Not sure if I'll get an other betta soon, I'll take care of the guppy gang I have in an other tank and see.

@@alicha1716 Bettas can live up to 8 years in proper conditions. 5 gallon tank is fine for a betta and a snail - that's it. If you want tank mates for your betta, please invest in a much larger tank. All your fish will live longer, happier lives. You can boost filtration, do monthly or bi-weekly water changes (messy fish like platies need frequent tank vacs). And please do not cycle a tank using live fish. You take months off their short little lives doing that.

Jordan T No ferts, no special substrat. Just fish poop XD

shelly la tortuga The betta's temperament is important. Mine always chased them a little bit but never enough to hurt them. Close your lights when you add new fish to your tank. I cant tell you for your fish in particular, give them places to hide and good luck !

Alisson well my Betta Gilbert is now calmed down with his tankmates thanks for Your recommendation!

Mmmm, no. I dont understand why people think that you must have 5 gallons for every one fish. Bettas are shoved in gallon tanks and do well. Im sure the platies will be fine overtime.

My advice is a sponge filter do weekly water changes to keep nitrates at a safe level.

Go get a 10g atleast

@@jadetheborb9204 Since then I experimented and learned a lot. Right now I'm settled with a 6g with one betta only, and I no longer think that platies would even look good with a betta. It would look too busy.

Not sure on this video, but most of the time he's behind the heater or the sponge. Or hiding in the plants. XD He's still pretty small, around 2.5 inches.

ngs kenneth I wouldnt recommend it, the original plan was to attach microsorium to it, thats why they are so small. I didnt have any issue myself but I refommend a softer rock for delicate betta fins.

Thanks for advice! I think I may cover the rock with moss since you don't have issue on it ;D

It's a great idea to put some moss ! :)

Gracii Lacii wow that's awesome just keep in mind that if your betta is aggressive than its not best to have it in a community tank as they can get quite territorial, but it all depends on the betta I wish you luck!

He was probably nipping them in the jar he was before I put him in this tank (it was his first days). See my lastest footage from a few weeks ago, his fins are perfectly fine now (1 year later). ua-cam.com/video/FyqUfGCiOrM/v-deo.html

sebssavagery exactly

Bossray Twotiimes my filtration is a Marina filter. The plants are Anubias sp golden. The one in the back i cant remember but it died after a while. I now have a cryptochorine and a microsorium narrow and they are growing very well!

Alisson how are your fish doing do u still have this setup tank or no and what type of media is good to you and how do u keep your water so clear

This tank is still running ! There's absolutely no algea and the water is 100% clear. Two platies died last summer from a food problem (it took me time to understand what happened to the first one and after the second one, I realised I gave them too much dried bloodworms). As the tank was a little bit crowded, I didn't replace them. The white/black and the orange are still with the betta and the ancistrus. They know their territory. The betta is sometime agressive with the orange one as it's the most colorful but it's bigger than him and it swims faster so the platy doesn't care and just go away and wait for the betta to calm down hahaha ! It's really not a problem, the orange is eating like a pig and 100% healthy. For the media, my filter is working with two cartridges so I change it every month (one every two weeks). Vaccum cleaning at least once a month (sometime twice if the gravel is really dirty) and I make a 30% water change every week with Aqua+, Cycle and Waste control (Nutrafin's products). I never clean the glass, with two snails and an ancistrus there're not algea at all, never haha ;) The betta is doing well, it's actually the one on my profile picture and as you can see, its fins are stunning !

Hi Brianna. This tank is doing really fine, these footages were taken last year just 24h after my betta was added to the community. There's now only 2 platies with Mizu. The fins were nipped by HIMSELF in the little container he was before I put him in the tank. Now they grew back and he looks stunning. ;) I think you should look at my update video. I should make a new one with new footages because a few things changed after my update. 2 platies died by my fault (not Mizu's fault because he was very nice with them) so the tank is less crowded. They have their territory and they are doing fine.

you should go on aqadvisor.com/ and see for yourself. A 5 gallon holding a betta without platies is ideal. and no i havent watched your update. if you've done this or something like this, ignore this comment.

You can follow a book line by line or try something and see if it's working. They have a lot of place to hide and I know my betta would be bored as hell if he was alone. After one whole year without problem, I think it's not likely that something terrible will happen. See my profile picture, it's my betta right now and its fins are a lot better than what you see in this video ;)

and my other comment abt the stocking???

Brianna Underwood I told you there's now only two platies with the betta. I think that if the fishes are peaceful, I dont see the problem here. My water parameters are fine (NO2, NO3, PO4, ammonia).

Thats not overcrowded- the 1 inch per gallon rule is bullshit. It depends on how often you clean the tank and how good the filter is

Ashley-Rose Saccamando Nope its just the japanese word for strawberry and I thought she had the color of a strawberry xD

Thanks ! I loved them too ! At first I wanted to set up a betta only tank but I couldn't get rid of my platies after the tank was fully cycled. So I kept them and they are so nice :)

alicha1716 your welcome :)

Hi ! I suspect that he was nipping his fins or he got stuck somewhere in the fish jar (without filtration) he was before I put him in the community tank. The footage start to be a little old, I should do a new one. You can see him in this picture from a few days ago : pbs.twimg.com/media/C_QhEstXYAA2n84.jpg:large :D As you can see, his fins are now amazing !

So you are sure it's not fin rot? It looks like his finnage had shrunk or had been rotted off more and more as the video progressed. Maybe due to water quality or stress in his small temporary "tank". If he is healed now then that is good just don't want it to stay around.

Yeah maybe it was fin rot, juste not as bad as I'm used to see (I work in a petshop and I see some horrible case of fin rot). Not sure how but he recently damaged his fins AGAIN but now I'm pretty sure he nipped his own fins, nothing changed in his tank, no new tank mates, same food, same water changes and it's only the longest part of his fins that are damaged... It's slowly growing back :(

Its an ancistrus ;)

Hi ! Thanks for watching :) Yes, they are still alive and doing well. This video was in the first week of introduction. Now, he is a lot more peaceful. The betta has is own *territory* in the lower left part of the tank (under the root) and he's there most of the time but I see him swimming around quite often.

These are all very nice fish but the tank is is far too crowded. Rule of fishkeeping: 1 gallon of water to 1" of adult fish. Bettas grow to at least three inches and the platies to at least two. So not counting the snail, you should have these 5 fish in no less than a 15 gallon tank (or 10 with heavy filtration and weekly tank cleaning. Platies are very poopy fish). A crowded betta will "thin the herd". I hope you upsized the tank before the betta killed everybody...

@@pkendlers that gallon rule is retarded I mean come on now think about it a 30 inch fish in a 30 gallon doesnt make sense do your research but yes that tank is over crowded

@@pkendlers The 1 inch per gallon rule can be inaccurate.

@@pkendlers that rule is a myth …it depends … I mean with that rule you would have a 15incch goldfish in a 15 gallon which is far too small …. For smaller fish like plattys you can definitely have more