My ten gallon planted betta tank w/ botanicals

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I pretty much only use forums to ask questions, so I thought Iā€™d actually share my aquarium this time! first set this up in the middle of February, and got Gilbert the betta fish about a month ago. This is my first aquarium and the journey of watching this ecosystem grow has been (and iā€™m sure will continue to be) incredibly rewarding. I recently got nilocg thrive fertilizer, and since then my plants (especially floating plants) have been flourishing. plants are: crypt wendtii, multiple anubias barteri, anubias nana, java ferns, trident java ferns, dwarf sag, ludwigia, brazilian pennywort, frogbit, salvinia minima, and red root floaters. Gilbertā€™s colors have come out so much since I got him, and his fins grew twice their size! I love coming home to see new growth on the plants, feeding gilbert, and watching the little copepods/detritivores swimming around the decaying almond leaves
 

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I pretty much only use forums to ask questions, so I thought Iā€™d actually share my aquarium this time! first set this up in the middle of February, and got Gilbert the betta fish about a month ago. This is my first aquarium and the journey of watching this ecosystem grow has been (and iā€™m sure will continue to be) incredibly rewarding. I recently got nilocg thrive fertilizer, and since then my plants (especially floating plants) have been flourishing. plants are: crypt wendtii, multiple anubias barteri, anubias nana, java ferns, trident java ferns, dwarf sag, ludwigia, brazilian pennywort, frogbit, salvinia minima, and red root floaters. Gilbertā€™s colors have come out so much since I got him, and his fins grew twice their size! I love coming home to see new growth on the plants, feeding gilbert, and watching the little copepods/detritivores swimming around the decaying almond leaves
i hope to re-make my sort of neglected betta tank...
oh yeah remember to not get duckweed, it will swallow your red root floaters
had like a huge chunk before, now it is 3 baby leaves in a bag in the tank
 

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