Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. The lettuce started out strong, then ended up withering away. I can only guess that it’s probably b/c of from lack of nutrients. I added regular duckweed, and it also would not grow. I think adding the pearl grass made other plants not grow very well. It probably sucks up too much nutrients from the tank.

The bumblebee nerite didn’t make it through the cyano phase of this tank. It wasn’t the slime stain remover’s fault. I was going to add another nerite, but I didn’t want it to get harassed by Kartoffel either. The bumblebee rarely came out because of Kartoffel the entire time.

A snail egg must have been in one of the duckweed that I added from Dante’s tank. That same type of snail has spread like wildfire in there. Interestingly, Kartoffel never messes with it.

Peppermint is doing great for now. Only time will tell if they’ll end up like the lettuce.

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Episode 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxCQL559skU
Episode 12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN8vo3dOfus
Episode 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDG6uEbcE8Y
Episode 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM522-JRJYY
Episode 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLy9svjiIu4
Episode 8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAt1w3Y-ACE
Episode 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpU8Mwvb-FQ
Episode 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ047sn5bFs
Episode 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYHmSM87dno
Episode 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkuFdnurFHM
Episode 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7LEkEBvR68
Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUp2-DqEfOE
SETUP video of this tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZWMGdKxJo


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Clay pebbles (hydroton) https://amzn.to/2XfxEU3
Live one-eyed water fleas(Daphnia) https://amzn.to/2OmfgX8


Making Brine Shrimp: https://youtu.be/qpU8Mwvb-FQ?t=239

Brine shrimp eggs: https://amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
100% deep sea salt https://amzn.to/2YVeiFd
(I use deep sea salt, but I think other salts will work, too. Something like aquarium salt, or regular sea salt.)
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60ml syringe: https://amzn.to/2W9iWm5
Neodymium Magnet: https://amzn.to/2QkFABu

(*The most important part is the salinity and temperature. At room temperature, it might take 48 hours to hatch. At Higher the temps, they might hatch in less than 24 hours.

(*For salinity, I’m going by the 1 table spoon per liter rule. However, depending on the salt, you might want to try up to 2 table spoons.)


Favorite Kartoffel food:
Freeze dried blood worms https://amzn.to/2ISrbek
Frozen blood worms
Frozen brine shrimp
Frozen mysis shrimp
Live brine shrimp (eggs) https://amzn.to/2L0Y4rG

Other easy to find pellets for betta:

Hikari Betta Bio-Gold https://amzn.to/2ByRG3h
New Life Spectrum Betta Formula https://amzn.to/2R36fWA
Ocean Nutrition Atison's Betta Food https://amzn.to/2RZBYF8
Fluval Bug Bites Betta https://amzn.to/2S0sBoJ




How I made the auto top off: https://youtu.be/Im9lDTRTAOk?t=269



Light : Osram 14W CFL 6500K – duration 11 hours a day.
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)


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Gravel VAC:
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This video was shot with:
Camera:
LG V10 and LG V50
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Edited with Premiere pro



Music:

Francisco Tárrega - Gran Vals - played by Christophers787
Erik Satie – Gymnopedie No.1 played by jercarrier on vibraphone