I started a planted tank exactly one week ago. I am getting varied answers on when to start dosing fertilizer/CO2 and how much. Any sugestions? Some people say to let it cycle with out any thing. Some say do a half dose of fertilizer after a week or two. Is there anything I should be looking for...

Does anyone know anything about these? I was thinking of putting them under my sand substrate since they seem like theyd be easier to separate from it, i dont know how much of a mess they make and i kind of want to keep my sand looking clean. Also, should I use a fertilizer water additive along...

Firstly thank you for reading this and please are with me if I don’t make sense. this might sound stupid but is it possible I will never know if my tank is cycled because of the plants I have in there. For instance plants are basically filtration right especially if it’s heavily planted. So I...

Hi everyone! I'm building up a new tank and I want to use sand but with root-feeding plants. I know I can use root tabs for this purpose but it is practically impossible for me to find any locally (I live in Mexico) so I would have to either order them online (if they even get shipped here) or...

Hi, I'm new to this forum, but not to fish or bettas. I am returning to the hobby after a 10 year break, and am delighted to find a betta forum. :) Here are my 3 questions in case you want to skip the detailed background that follows: 1) Can I use both Atison's Betta Spa and Seachem's Flourish...

hi there! so, i'm trying to incorporate live plants into my bettas tank but i don't think i'm doing something right. i only have water wisteria and anacharis in the tank, but i feel like both are dying faster than they are growing. what i want to know is: 1. am i doing something wrong? the...

Hey people! :-D Ok, so the idea is that you post your favourite aquatic plant, why it's your favourite/why it's good, what conditions it likes, any requirements such as fertilizers and possibly a pic! I'm doing this because I'd like some ideas of good plants for my tanks that I could add and...

I have a 2 gallon KK for Beau. It has a rock with an anubias plant tied to it. I had wisteria, but those rotted due to the wrong lighting (I recently got the correct lighting). Beau loved weaving in and out of the plants, so I want to get some more for him. I know the tank its small, so I can't...

Tank is cycled, 5G Hawkeye. 2x Java Fern. Wisteria. Bacopa. One betta which is fed pellets and bloodworms. Do I need fertilizer? If yes... What is the best kind of fertilizer to use? How often?

My 5G Hawkeye is nearly cycled (fishless, nitrites and nitrates, but no ammonia.) Gravel substrate, not sure of light numbers (need to check what it is/came with tank), 78*, Prime and filtered. I've got wisteria, bacopa and java fern which have some brown spots on them. Plants are probably...