Looking for a zen theme for my betta

[Princebetta]

Anyone have some good links online for cheap tank decor?

[ShyDog]

Originally Posted by Princebetta

Anyone have some good links online for cheap tank decor?

as far as fake plants go, I looked at my local craft store (hobby lobby is having 50% off all fake plants) the plastic ones tend to look good and I think you could find some "zeny" ones. Just make sure you pull out all the wire, and make sure they wont release dye/toxins

[valleyankee]

How about this?

[freeflow246]

^ I have that in my tank. Jalen likes it a lot, and it has a 'zen' theme to me lol.

[Kytkattin]

Are you interested in live plants? If so, lucky bamboo would be perfect in a wide, low tank. The leaves need to stay above water, but it would be a lovely set up. Here are some video examples. The first one uses dead/dried bamboo. It eventually rots and can affect water quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbycO1pr_8

The second tank is not heated, but you can get the idea of what the real bamboo would look like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQwUS...eature=related

Again, fake plants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHPB...eature=related

Personally I would go with real bamboo and maybe duckweed or frogbit on the surface. Otherwise the videos give example of fake plants well enough. :)

[Princebetta]

Originally Posted by valleyankee

How about this?

i like that but i see to many people with it. SO far I ordered black pebbels, lake rocks, and this

I was thinking of some bamboo to finish it up, maybe one more decoration. I also have a marimo moss ball

[Princebetta]

Originally Posted by Kytkattin

Are you interested in live plants? If so, lucky bamboo would be perfect in a wide, low tank. The leaves need to stay above water, but it would be a lovely set up. Here are some video examples. The first one uses dead/dried bamboo. It eventually rots and can affect water quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbycO1pr_8

The second tank is not heated, but you can get the idea of what the real bamboo would look like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQwUS...eature=related

Again, fake plants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHPB...eature=related

Personally I would go with real bamboo and maybe duckweed or frogbit on the surface. Otherwise the videos give example of fake plants well enough. :)

i really like the look of those bamboo sticks. I also like that dragon.

[Kytkattin]

The dragon is available at Petsmart. It is kind of large... My guess is you would need a 5 gallon tank minimum to fit it. Depends on height, it is a tall decoration.

Like I said about the bamboo sticks (no the live), they will eventually rot. You have to be careful with them.

[Princebetta]

Originally Posted by Kytkattin

Are you interested in live plants? If so, lucky bamboo would be perfect in a wide, low tank. The leaves need to stay above water, but it would be a lovely set up. Here are some video examples. The first one uses dead/dried bamboo. It eventually rots and can affect water quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbycO1pr_8

The second tank is not heated, but you can get the idea of what the real bamboo would look like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQwUS...eature=related

Again, fake plants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHPB...eature=related

Personally I would go with real bamboo and maybe duckweed or frogbit on the surface. Otherwise the videos give example of fake plants well enough. :)

I have a question. That last video, what are the tall plants? I really like those.

[Princebetta]

Originally Posted by Kytkattin

The dragon is available at Petsmart. It is kind of large... My guess is you would need a 5 gallon tank minimum to fit it. Depends on height, it is a tall decoration.

Like I said about the bamboo sticks (no the live), they will eventually rot. You have to be careful with them.

Where do they sell fake bamboo?