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chrishasaclue - 6 years ago

Where do you get this aquarium and does he ever get back up?

AyanTheMaster 101 - 6 years ago

IMPRESSIVE!!!!

George Pappas - 7 years ago

Awesome

SUBIE4estr XT - 7 years ago

Thats one amazing tank!!! Did you build it yourself or buy it?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 7 years ago

SUBIE4estr XT Sure :) We were using fishnet to bring him back up :)

SUBIE4estr XT - 7 years ago

DefiniteAquascapeTV can he get back to the top somehow once hes at the bottom?

SUBIE4estr XT - 7 years ago

DefiniteAquascapeTV nice looks great

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 7 years ago

SUBIE4estr XT We build it ourselves :)

SUBIE4estr XT - 7 years ago

Whaaaaat bettas can do that?!? I didn’t know. Im covering every crack in the hood of the tank

Jaxxon the Healer - 7 years ago

Awesome video thanks!!!!

Menma XP - 7 years ago

Betta fish didn't live in moving water. That why betta fish followed the water to get away from moving water. If u take another fish in this tank, like guppy maybe they will jump go to the top... Bc they leave in moving water.

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

Menma XP you're half right. They live in water that moves very slowly. That is why people who own bettas have the filter turned on very slowly. This is also why they do not swim very fast.

Etrip - 7 years ago

ta daaam!!!

Jennie Sutton - 7 years ago

I have a betta fish

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Joshua Fuhrman - 7 years ago

how do they get back up

Forever and ever I swear! - 7 years ago

Think he figured out if there is a flow of water there must be a pool down there..

Theresia Wennerberg - 7 years ago

My betta has starting to jump in the aquarium to, but no where to jump likte this amazing aquarium. And the funny part is that my betta looks very very simular to yourse :D apologies for my english gramar :P

IT'S JUST A PRANK, BRO! CHILL! CHILL!!! - 7 years ago

How dare you keep him in such a tiny tank! That's animal cruelty.

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

IT'S JUST A PRANK, BRO! CHILL! CHILL!!! That tank is bigger than most bettas "owners" would put them in. Bowls are like hell compared to this habitat

s_ r - 7 years ago

that took some time to build didnt it

Dagh - 7 years ago

Is the best betta habitat I've ever seen!!!!

Forever and ever I swear! - 7 years ago

So cute. Wonder how it knew there is a pond below..

Rosi Galinova - 7 years ago

that was awesome:D

Joel Weidenfeld - 7 years ago

looks like that last jump knocked him out for a minute or he was resting and taking stock,,,definitely should have a way for him to get back to the top , mostly make it a easy up hill swim, if he swims up hill that will mean he wants to go and make the areas contains different things of interest, see what a mate, another male and WHAT HAPPENS with babies, out in a area perfectly planted with surface floating leaves for nest building and make it so the jumps can't hurt them, also lose the gravel or put it over a planting medium,, it's really good because you have the whole top to view not just a side so maybe lower it s bit

Joel Weidenfeld - 7 years ago

I wonder if 2 males would move to isolate themselves and steak out and defend areas?

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Joel Weidenfeld - 7 years ago

it's like he purposely avoided the break in the wall even as he could clearly tell it was a water outlet, looks like he wanted to get on the top of the wall to use that height to make the big jump, if he did it differently it would have been more a swim through shallow sharp rocks,, that was quite a leap, be like a PERSON jumping 20 to 30 feet from a stand still

Joel Weidenfeld - 7 years ago

does he KNOW his way around?? did you think of that or copy it?? does he have a mate, you should put a female in that he has to find them follow them,,, I hope it's a closed loop so he won't get stuck and so he can map the whole area and avoid incorrect paths,,, he really flings himself, it looked like he knew where he was going as he didn't take the little water call and flung himself way down to where he needed to be.

Da Frontyardigans - 7 years ago

Nice tank setup

Black Shark - 7 years ago

you could have 3 betta fishes if you block the jumping spot

SolidGoldShows - 7 years ago

Remote controlled Betta fish! Lol

Potato Durp - 7 years ago

Very cool! Such a nice and natural looking setup!

GearzMC - 7 years ago

I think you just took a huge rock and placed it in that room.

Rizky Ananta - 7 years ago

So thats why my betta missing..hahahaha..oh my god..

niraj d - 7 years ago

wo0ow...

alien_invation :3 - 7 years ago

THIS IS AMAZING

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Riky Aji - 7 years ago

awesome jumping fish

Tyler aka turkey D - 7 years ago

U did a great job on this tank

cathunkadunk - 7 years ago

Omg this is the best tank ever

Luculencia - 7 years ago

My betta never jumped and the lid on her tank was always off.I did accidentally suck her up in the siphon once though... she got stuck in there alive and I had to cut the siphon tube to get her out (luckily it was transparent so I could see where she was). She got a bit squished and what looked like eggs were squeezed out of her while in the tube. She survived a further year after that so I guess it didn't do her any lasting harm?

cWeeks1992 - 7 years ago

anyone else getting anxious by the guy with the camera and the red light?

peace smile love - 7 years ago

the tank looks great it replecates their natrual habitat

The Rex life - 7 years ago

Gtfo does he jump back to the top too??

Luculencia - 7 years ago

nope he's put there by the humans that own him and the tank.

Lauren Mcintyre - 8 years ago

Well done in your tank again! By the way, where do you fit the heaters?

Luculencia - 7 years ago

Probably in the sump tank if it has one.

Lauren Mcintyre - 8 years ago

That 'little' environment you've built for him is incredible! It's so nice to see someone that really cares about their life quality and making their tank so like their natural environment!)

Angela Pro - 8 years ago

How did you make such an elaborate tank? Or did you buy it?

Katie Medland - 8 years ago

Wow this tank is absolutely amazing!! It's so similar to what he would actually live in in the wild! Great job!

Jackson Stewart - 8 years ago

i had a jumping betta fish but it died ;-;

I'm Tired - 8 years ago

What color pattern is this fish? I think my fish may be a related to my fish, because I can't find any description for an "albino" betta with a more vivid color on their fins. There are pictures here: https://sites.google.com/site/knowyourbetta/home/meet-the-fish

dragoninnight - 8 years ago

The fish in video is a cambodian.

I'm Tired - 8 years ago

Also, I am inspired by the level of devotion you show to your fish :)

M Arriaza - 8 years ago

That tank set up is AMAZING. I <3 you

Ang Pearlyn - 8 years ago

wtf dont shine the light onto its EYEEZZZZZ

kenneth lim - 8 years ago

amazing!!! thanks for that video

Indra Yudha Kusuma - 8 years ago

omg im screaming

Jerry hughes69fdg - 8 years ago

That tank is fliping amazing

Jerry hughes69fdg - 8 years ago

That tanks to small for only one fish

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

:Facepalm: You are stupid... It is not a tank AND he does have a natural set pond along oth enough room for it to play. Did you not see the size of it's fountain?

raniku rai - 8 years ago

hey ur tank is so cool can u make a video of " how u made it"

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Erwin Belleza - 8 years ago

but could that betta go up?

GDeathGod TDFL - 8 years ago

how does it get back up?

PunkSkaful - 8 years ago

THAT IS THE BEST AQUARIUM ACTION EVER!!!! I LOVE IT!! I WISH I COULD HAVE THAT FISH AND AQUASCAPE!! SO AMAZING!!

Ivan Ramos - 8 years ago

This is one of the sickest tanks I have ever seen. Air betta.

Varalidaine - 8 years ago

Do you document the construction of this setup anywhere or does anyone know anything about setups like this, like what they might be called or forums that do similar things? This is incredible!

BLACK CAT - 8 years ago

Wow!

WinterSoulz Aj-Vlogs - 8 years ago

all Betta fish do that unless they are stupid like not stupid but unable. when there a baby you teach them

Roghib Asfahani - 8 years ago

even betta captive-breed still have the ancient instinct

brax likes - 8 years ago

That's too small he needs at least 10 gallons

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

It could be 10 gallons, but the minium should be 2.5 gallons

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

You are now the number one dumbass of the day

Jae_ DN - 8 years ago

are you serious...do you not see how big that damn tank is...second of all a minimum size tank for a betta is 2.5 gallons that's way bigger than that

Cedric Quesada - 8 years ago

plz do you research lol

brax likes - 8 years ago

+Susie Valdez what's so funny asshole

Susie Valdez - 8 years ago

Lmaooo

Feather Fanatics - 8 years ago

At dams, they have salmon ladders so salmon can jump up to get past the dams. You should put one in the betta tank.

Feather Fanatics - 8 years ago

At dams, they have salmon ladders so salmon can jump up to get past the dams. You should put one in the betta tank.

Blue Flame Wolf - 8 years ago

I want that fish ;)

Blue Hawk - 8 years ago

This is crule. In the wild when this happens it is the most stressful and overall worst time of they're life. They are scared of how low the water level is and how they think they will run out of food.please don't keep them in this.

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

Blue Hawk because it's to MUCH like the wild? The internet shouldn't be accesed to people like this. You sound like an idiot!

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

are you an idiot??? Before you go out and accuse someone of animal abuse, actually reasearch. In the wild, the water is like 5 to 9 inches.

star and fox - 8 years ago

actually it won't.bettas get stressed in deep tanks cause they aren't strong swimmers and can drown cause they need to breath air.also they naturally fear deeper waters cause that's where the animals that eats small fish like them live.plus most bugs and fry in the wild live in shallow pools not deep pools which is what bettas eat.

it's not stressful at all.

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Fire Panda What the hell? That is really stupid...... Its too shallow? Well bettas live in shallow water and they aren't stressed at all! They could find food easily because many bugs would come to rice paddies to eat and then some times the betta eats the bugs instead. Espically mosquito larvae, the mosquitos lay their eggs in shallow water, once they eggs hatch, there a baby mosquitos, then the betta has a feast! Stop saying stupid things!

Blue Hawk - 8 years ago

+Jason Guan Yeah but he would be stressed because it's too much like the wild, the shallowness makes him stressed that he will not find food

Jason Guan - 8 years ago

Fire Panda Are you retarded? Well you are.... This is cruel? That betta has the whole tank to himself and also betta fish live in shallow water in the wild. They live in rice paddies where the water is shallow but extends for miles and miles. You are so fucking stupid.

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

Plus it looked shallow because of the camera angle... :I

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

.... :Sigh:.... I can't even... That tank is very natural looking and seems way better then a tank or bowl. The water wasn't that shallow, it was deep in the most part... It is also very big and he is lucky to have it all to himself. The owner said if it wasnt good for him he would never even put him in that in the first place :I

Silly Bettas - 8 years ago

I want that

Kim Den - 8 years ago

Cool

Sre_ Rich - 8 years ago

did you setup the tank? omg I am sitting with my mouth open that tank is beautiful

Salem Ross - 8 years ago

This is awesome

Romain Renault - 8 years ago

perfect biotope !!

Alisa Rain - 8 years ago

Wow it is true that they live in rice fields and likes to jump water whenever their water territory is going down

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

Yup! People also think rice patties are very small but they actually are many miles long!

Annie Stein - 8 years ago

Well this morning I get to the tank and he's jumped into a glass of water next to the tank. Lol.

Luculencia - 7 years ago

Yuck >_<

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

What if someone drank it and didn't notice the fish O.O

40345 Aj - 8 years ago

Did anyone find the red flashing annoying... I did...

Sixtwozero Seveneightsixfive - 8 years ago

That fish is a total jerk. Who or what does he think he is?

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

huh?

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

Stupid... :Facepalm:

Jae_ DN - 8 years ago

jeanineflynn - 8 years ago

What an awesome home for this lucky betta !

Michal Wubs - 8 years ago

Thumbnail looks edited
Just sayin

shim - 8 years ago

i feed dried anchovy to my betta. and some day the tank was empty and i found dried anchovy under my desk. ㅠㅅㅠ

Luculencia - 7 years ago

lol sorry for your loss but the way you wrote that was funny xD

Amy Curtis - 8 years ago

do you use the laser pointer to make him jump?

Sky Watcher - 8 years ago

+Angelina C
See the guy with the camera @ 0:40? It's the camera light.

ziouxpioux - 8 years ago

Fantastic set up and letting us see. Please ignore some of the ignorant comments. But, then there are people who think meat comes from a plastic container at the super market not originally from a live animal. So sad! And they are so ignorant. You did a beautiful job. My hat is off to you!!!!!

betta boy - 8 years ago

dat was really cool freakin boss tank

Kaitlyn Maddux - 8 years ago

how did u get such a big tank or whatever it is it's amazing he must be very happy

Imee Fajardo - 8 years ago

guys bettas are air breathers they can breath air in only 1min

Queencool45 AJ - 7 years ago

+Luculencia I was 10 :I I was scared XD I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO X3

Luculencia - 7 years ago

You could have scooped him up with a card and put him back without touching him >_>

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

I had a Betta when I was 10 and he jumped out and I was to scared to pick him up. About 5 hours later my mom came home and I told her, so we my him back into his tank to bury him the next day, but when we put him in his tank 30 seconds later he started swimming around!

Patrick Olar - 8 years ago

my betta fish is scared to jump your is talented

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

It is usually in their nature to jump

OfficialRomeo - 8 years ago

That betta is crazy AF!!

DeveenaPlays - 8 years ago

How many gallons is that? Lucky fish

Anthony Mojica - 8 years ago

wow

Matthew S Fassett - 8 years ago

Betta's; natures perfect little fish. :)

Toast AJ - 8 years ago

Wow that is a rich fish lol

????????????? - 8 years ago

lebron james fish

kroakie4 - 8 years ago

Lol that's too cute! Now how does he get back to the top level? I'd love to see the little jumping bean leap up there! Jk. Super nice aquarium btw!! How did you build it?

Kristian Juarez - 8 years ago

This is how Betta Fish live as the 0,0001%

Magid Zaafran - 8 years ago

Awesome

Phone gaming - 8 years ago

????

John lintag - 8 years ago

Have he ever jumped and did not make it to the water??? Please tell me?

Heather Gentry - 8 years ago

pretty cool.

Muhammad Hanzhalah - 8 years ago

a happy betta!!

Mariah Gajadhar - 8 years ago

Does he ever get injured

CTFishing 4579 - 7 years ago

you could make a outdoor pond, but only if you live in a warm place like florida.

Andy Suryantoro van Ruzzette - 8 years ago

I would suggest a paludarium if you would like a natural environment for your bettas

Mariah Gajadhar - 8 years ago

so do you think its possible to give me an idea on how to make this because I have two beautiful betas I would like to have in a natural enviorment

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 8 years ago

+Mariah Gajadhar Of course not :) If he would we would never place him in a setup like this :)

janet Alingod - 9 years ago

Nice how to get my fish jump too? My fish tank is small I only want my fish jump up only

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

You actually don't need to train them, it is in their nature to do it. But they can't in a small tank

ahmed - 9 years ago

is He still alive?

Andrew LeForce - 9 years ago

lol when u wake up and find it suffocated on a rock

Luculencia - 7 years ago

They can't live out of water forever, they need to excrete ammonia from their gills or they'll die from blood toxicity. They can probably get enough oxygen from their labyrinth organ but they still need water flow over their gills for ammonia excretion.

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

If a Betta jumped out it would be alive for at least 10 hours (unless the sun or any light hits it)

Manny Jackson - 8 years ago

Not quite sure, I shall turn to the wisdom of google

Andrew LeForce - 8 years ago

Oh really? That's cool.. How long tho

Manny Jackson - 8 years ago

Betta fish can actually breathe out of water you know :)

Andrew LeForce - 9 years ago

thats a cool tank xD

Ayesha J - 9 years ago

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

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Edwin Jz - 9 years ago

how those he get to the top

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

The owners use a fishnet to get back up

KirstyVengeance - 9 years ago

What a beautiful set up! I didn't realise they could do this until I found my boy out of his breeding box the other day!

Claire Rosa Pets - 9 years ago

Awesome habitat!! That's so cool!! How did you make it?

nicki u. - 9 years ago

Amazing!

Farzad JM - 9 years ago

How does he get to the top?

CrestFallenMoon - 9 years ago

This is super cool nice work man

kittykuipo - 9 years ago

Wow. Simply amazing! The enclosure is astounding and of course your little Betta is the Evel Knievel of the fish world!

Puking on NY street - 9 years ago

No one can bullshit about his tank. Damn! that's a one big ass tank.

Arex Productions - 7 years ago

Puking on NY street FOR ONE FUCKING BETA

Melissa Parker - 8 years ago

I know right?!!

Mary Tuyetnhi Tran - 8 years ago

+Melissa Parker As a human I'm also jealous

Melissa Parker - 8 years ago

I know Most bettas would be jealous!

KARA - 9 years ago

Clever little Betta

Sophie Furness - 9 years ago

Wow... What a beautiful tank to go with a beautiful fish! You're very lucky :)

iFrosty 拍有可源 - 9 years ago

wow that's very amazing

suzanna - 9 years ago

O.O
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adrian gonzalez - 9 years ago

Maybe he do that cause you scare him with that red light hmm also because the depth of the water is very low he try to find the more depth water

TashaBasha - 7 years ago

Crazy fish but the streams do run for miles and miles, keep that it mind.

Crazy fish - 9 years ago

Remember bettas live in the rice patties of Thailand (not puddles) but the water is only like 8-9 inches deep

Priti Khetan - 9 years ago

I too have and had 2 bettas and one day (I only kept one at that time) it jumped out of its fish bowl and was found dead next day. So I bought a new one. I love

Olivia M - 9 years ago

That's cool

AQUAPASS - 9 years ago

Very good :)

T-Zay - 9 years ago

I love how betta turn their heads and look around. Very perceptive fish.

SilkySounds - 9 years ago

What other types of fish or animals could go in a tank like that with the betta?

Pedro Ramos - 9 years ago

Its wet soil ..its like a huge sponge to him (:

Eshaan Solshe - 9 years ago

einstein of betta

Karey Smith - 9 years ago

thats crazy

Kitsukoh - 9 years ago

Im sure since the fish seems to be doing it on his own it doesn't harm or hurt him. but seeing him crawl/flop on the edges made me cringe a little. :c hoping that the material is softer than it looks.

YellowRz - 9 years ago

Dw this is bettas natural habitat in the rice fields

Olive aka Olivia the lupus girl! - 9 years ago

HE needs a FB page! =D

Justins Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

Very skilled, on the fish's part and your setup. I subscribed, I have a new channel please when you get a chance like my rock scaped betta tank and subscribe back. Awesome betta!!

justme - 9 years ago

How does he get back to the top ?

jaradipra - 8 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV

haha ... I thought it will jump back to the top platform. And your fish tank ... Damn! It looks like a disney world for the fish ...

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 9 years ago

By means of net-scalator ;)

Gymnastics4eva - 9 years ago

That's a cool tank and I'm sure your Betta loves it

EthanRDoesMC - 9 years ago

aww!!

r - 9 years ago

Its not supposed to jump..

r - 9 years ago

+TheCrazyturtle01 I'm saying captive ones aren't supposed to be encouraged to jump. I have 4 bettas, 1 female, 3 males. Al halfmoons and crowntails. They jump, but I put a thin lid so they don't try to jump OUT of the tank.

Unrated Account - 9 years ago

Wow this is the closest betta enclosure to their actual habitat. That is one lucky betta!!

fluffy butter - 9 years ago

2:18 was my fav part

Tony Collova - 9 years ago

SAMe!

fluffy butter - 9 years ago

thats a really cool habitat.

GamerGirlMia - 10 years ago

He's so cool!

Patti Ready - 9 years ago

Hi lol

ryantrench - 10 years ago

That is so cool and cute at the same time, haha!

Dave Cruz - 10 years ago

Dude I think that's ganna hurt his fins

IMUNNORMALXD - 10 years ago

Is that tank just for one betta

Hamish - 10 years ago

can they jump back up the other way? :P

Electric Water - 10 years ago

Holly shit haha that's crazy haha did u teach it or do they all jump like that I know ther3 native water is about 8" but this is amazing

Raysway._ - 10 years ago

It seemed a bit shallow,at the two tops! ;) hehe!

Raysway._ - 10 years ago

It seemed a bit too shallow,But I'm not trying to judge,you are by means much smarter than me with aqua scaling,but it looked a bit shallow from cameras point of view.I have a betta myself,and he loves to swim to the top and go back down,just saying,he loves deep water! ;) But this is great!I read in some other comments as when you said it was too cold for them,You could add a heater at every level.(Quite expensive for large tanks)Hehe!But anyways,this was amazing,you always seem to have the most amazing tanks!They are great!Thank you so much!But great tank!

Raysway._ - 9 years ago

+Tah Chee Chiam I have already said that.

Tah Chee Chiam - 9 years ago

It's the camera angle

Samuel Juegos - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV It's awesome! How did you train your Fish?

Witty Cruise - 10 years ago

Wow very cool set up! My betta jumps too for food lol

B Taylor - 10 years ago

First off congratulations on the amazing set up. Wow. And what a great video. My only distraction was the continuous red light. Do u think u may have been able to shoot the video separate from the photo shoot? Cool set up!

kayleigh an justice - 10 years ago

mine dont jump well i dont know bout one cause hes a baby hes bout a year old

kayleigh an justice - 9 years ago

They live up to 5 or 10 years depends on how you take care of
them

sebastian salazar - 9 years ago

+Animals! ......I can't believe you actually said they live only a year.... Sup ravioli

kayleigh an justice - 10 years ago

They live 5 years

Raysway._ - 10 years ago

He's actually quite old for a betta,they don't live long.

RightWingReefer - 10 years ago

Where did u buy tht from?? Plz answer.

Ilyas Farhan - 10 years ago

song???

TheGoldenDilophosaurus TGD - 10 years ago

Lol cute

Andy Western - 10 years ago

Yes, my friend!

Gloria M - 10 years ago

Would the rocky cliffs that she jumps on scrape off the outer layer of slimy protection stuff?

Queencool45 AJ - 8 years ago

They used styrofoam for the waterfall parts

aye_påpi. - 10 years ago

long flowing tails are male bettas this one is too

Qi Zhang - 10 years ago

wow!!! One BIG question: how does he get back to the top level again??

Raysway._ - 10 years ago

Haha!Lol!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Hitchhiking ;) Using fishnet ;)

liseetsa mann - 10 years ago

What a happy little guy! Wish we had your tank set up. I would need two--one for each betta. Wonder how you clean the tank and what kind of plants you use. You should do another video on diy betta tank design and maintenance. THANKS!!!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

This tank doesn't exist anymore - we disassembled it after the exhibition, so it was not cleaned at all. Too short of a lifespan ;) Besides, actually it was not a perfect tank fo Bettas - the air in the exhibition hall was probably slightly too cold for Bettas, and it wasn't possible to put a glass cover over the tank.

AlexandrasPets - 10 years ago

OMG!! this must be the most PERFECT and most suitable habitat-tank for a betta fish! i wish i could have it :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+AlexandrasPets
That's right :)

AlexandrasPets - 10 years ago

well, except for that, it must look more like the risefields in the wild than a ordinary aquarium- dont you think?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

This tank was not a perfect tank for bettas - as long as you're not living in the tropics, so the air above the tank has proper temperature and humidity.

Alyce Yang - 10 years ago

This is freaking awesome!

Lillysworld - 10 years ago

He is so cute! where did you get your aquatic set up? please let me know

Lillysworld - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV one question do you make these setups and sell them? Let me know!

Lillysworld - 10 years ago

Oh right ok

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Liliana Hassiotis
One day, maybe... :) This tank doesn't exist anymore, and I don't know if we would ever do sth similar...

Lillysworld - 10 years ago

ITS AMAZING! I love it!! would you be able to do some kind of video maybe a D.I.Y? thanks!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

We made this setupe ourselves :) Took three persons, a week of work, and lots of styrofoam :)

RightWingReefer - 10 years ago

Where did u get the rice field tanks from

Jonathan G. - 10 years ago

Nice land/aquascaping! might try ths technique. though, I find it hard just by watching the footage.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

It was not very hard, just a bit time-consuming :)

Blenny Boy - 10 years ago

This guy should be sponsored by redbull

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Betta Gamer
Hehe, I can only hope that one day some large company would like to sponsor my trips... :) But, who knows?

Blenny Boy - 10 years ago

You can too.. :P

Blenny Boy - 10 years ago

Haha that's what I meant..

Gehirn Tot - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV
no the fish must be sponsered by RedBull !!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

I wouldn't mind if I would be sponsered by RedBull... ;)

Blenny Boy - 10 years ago

This shows that fish are smart, of course in the way of jumping of a waterfall.. :3 haha

RANDOMFIFAGAMER - 10 years ago

I was cleaning out my betas nano tank once and I had to take the lid off the tank and my beta jumped out and landed in my drawer luckily he landed on a baseball card so I just picked that up and put him back in:)

Dave Pitt - 10 years ago

wow lucky betta to have such a lovely set up, when there are so many sat in jars on coffee tables! one question how does he get back up again?

RightWingReefer - 10 years ago

How dose he get back up to the top

Enso LLC - 10 years ago

Betta and scartlet badis fish are just like puppies in water.

tealizard - 10 years ago

I love the setup, but I wish the pools were deeper for the fish! Bettas live in deeper pools than that in the wild! But all in all he looks healthy and happy, so it's more of a preference thing! what a cutie!

Mandar Loke - 10 years ago

awesooooooooooomeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Lovefish - 10 years ago

That tank thing is amazing

Илья Шереметов - 10 years ago

Dzień dobry! Bardzo ciekawy budynek! Powiedz mi, to ryby mogą pokonać pripyatstviya back - up?

Kailey Francis - 10 years ago

Thats freakin awesome!!!!

Elfie De Souza - 10 years ago

How much does it cost to own this awesome betta splendens tank?

bboyxx17 - 10 years ago

what is that red light

Harry creasian - 10 years ago

focusing assist light from a camera

amused09 - 10 years ago

Wow amazing.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Thanks :)

Jeremy Nguyen - 10 years ago

magnificent

SZYMCIO BERBEĆ - 10 years ago

cool fishy in beta phase, and what happens then? xD

SZYMCIO BERBEĆ - 10 years ago

xD HE HE

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+SZYMCIO BERBEĆ Hehe, "w fazie beta"? Dobre :)

SZYMCIO BERBEĆ - 10 years ago

fajna ryba w fazie beta ! ciekawe co będzie później :}

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Hehe, pisz lepiej po polsku, bo nie bardzo kumam o co chodzi... :)

Mary-Beth Sirry - 10 years ago

That's what I love about Betta's. You can see their little brains working.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

True, they are clever fish for sure! :)

Nicole Perez - 10 years ago

wow how do I teach my betta how to do that it incredible

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

You don't teach it at all, they can do it by themselves. But don't try it at home - this is actually stressful for the fish.

Za Orange Frog - 10 years ago

Cool

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

True :)

hammu rabi - 10 years ago

betta long jump athlete hahahaha

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Hehe, maybe someone could think about Betta olympics... ;)

watchara tai - 10 years ago

http://www.bettanetwork.com/forum/?fromuid=87920
http://www.bettanetwork.com/forum/?fromuser=naomi22226

Shubham Mondal - 10 years ago

bravo! but watch out your fish might get hurt in this. so please take care of him. he is really a very special ^_^

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

He's is already sold, I think... :)

Tina Rowland - 10 years ago

And still idiots put them in tiny jars, look how miuch space they can cover!!

Tina Rowland - 10 years ago

I agree totally :(

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Tina Rowland
Well, not only people do not read - lotsof clerks in shops also don't know what they are selling, unfortunately... :/

Tina Rowland - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV I agree sadly fish shops do not fully inform people what fish need and also people do not read up on fish before the purchase, great video clip by the way :-)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

That's true... :// It's because people don't think about getting some informations about an animal which they want to keep at home... :/

Kit Wood - 10 years ago

Wow this is great! Good to see someone who really loves their Betta fish! Subscribing for sure! :)

79mrecuador - 10 years ago

Kapitalny filmik :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Dzięki :) Fajna sprytna ryba, to dlatego :)

tqn1972 - 10 years ago

He's a mastabetta. haha

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Hehe, true! :)

David Cohen - 10 years ago

Very nice, I have 4 Bettas

Razor FX - 9 years ago

+David Cohen good (Y)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Great! :) All males, or a harem? Where do you keep them?

Orlando Andino - 10 years ago

I love the setup

Nowie H. - 10 years ago

I love you tank!

Darren Chew - 10 years ago

Bettas are very smart fish and this video clearly illustrates that.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

That't true, I didn't realize they are so smart :)

Laura Moser - 10 years ago

cool fish "tank"

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Easy - pet shop owner is a member of our fishkeepers association :)

Laura Moser - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV how do you borrow a betta from a pet shop? :/ and awe :(

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

It's not my betta, it was borrowed from a pet shop. After the show it returned to the shop, and was bought by a client soon after the show. And this tank was constructed by members of Association of Fishkeepers from Wrocław - you can't buy such tanks on the market, it was original, one and only, and hand-made :)

Laura Moser - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV do you still have your betta? how is he? and where did you find such a cool tank

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Hehe, indeed :)

Bryce Hayes - 11 years ago

that's so funny and cool

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks! :)

Leah Klingelheber - 11 years ago

thats pretty awesome! and a very cool set up too :)

thekernowranger - 11 years ago

what a lovely little video of an awesome little fish, they are such a clever species.
that tank would grace any front room,very nice. :-)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

It could be also used as a decoration of a pet shop :) Would attract lots of clients, I guess :)

Gothic Romance - 11 years ago

Skubany! :D

Gothic Romance - 11 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV Ja mojego smyrałem po brzuchu ;)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Hehe, no nie? :)

omgharajuku - 11 years ago

What I'm wondering is how did you guys make this? Is there an instruction video? Or at least what materials did you guys use? I would love to make an adaption of this to house some of my bettas :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

This setup is not suitable for keeping bettas for longer time - bettas need warm air over the water surface, so their tank must be covered (as long as you don't live in a tropical country, or in a greenhouse ;) ). Anyways, we used styrofoam plates, thickness 10 and 15 cm, glued with silicone and carved to a decired shape. Then we smeared brown silicone all over the carved styrofoam, and glued lots of dry peat to it, and also some sand.

Charles Dennison - 11 years ago

Do you have any links for "how -to" build a similar exhibit at home (granting a scaled down version)?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Charles Dennison Good luck with your project. It's actually very easy to build such terraces - it looks more difficult than it was ;)

Charles Dennison - 11 years ago

thanks, will do. I've been doing reef aquariums for 13+ years, and my kids have bettas. Thought I might try building a scaled down version of this with the spare tanks I have.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Unfortunately not... :( Read my answer to "omgharajuku" comment - I describe what materials were used in the construction :)

lorelome - 11 years ago

This is a gorgeous tank! My betta lives alone in a live-planted 10g - covered, of course!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Yeah, I also like low and long and wide tanks :)

lorelome - 11 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV Possibly, but on the other hand, they do love shallow water and big footprints, which this tank has. What I'd really like is a breeder, with a huge footprint and not a ton of depth. But they're not as easy to aquascape and display attractively, so...

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

I think 10g planted is better for bettas than this "ricefield" setup. It looks original, but bettas feel better having lots of plants around them, and warm and humid air over the water surface.

mookiespunk - 11 years ago

Dat water clarity.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Well, there was nothing special in the filtration system... In fact, there was filtration media whatsoever :) Only a pump which pumped the water up, to the outflow on the top terrace :)

mookiespunk - 11 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV looks like hes swimming through air.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

What about the water clarity?

Dem0nz890 - 11 years ago

all you betta owners out there....ALWAYS put a cover on the container your betta is in......I had one jump out through the small hole in a petco CUP...yes that TINY one youre thinking about....it was a good size female too....didnt like finding her under my closet door hours later

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Sorry for your betta :/

GamingMom2004 - 11 years ago

Great video!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks! :)

TheVeganWolf - 11 years ago

Now how does he get back up?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

We were constantly netting him up :)

Team Herbie - 11 years ago

they can tell by the water depth and flow that it will dry up (they don't know about pumps). He would rather move down stream to deeper waters because it's safer from preds and he can find more food at the end of the line.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

You're rigth, land predators are also dangerous :) Thanks for you input! :)

Team Herbie - 11 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV true as to aquatic predators, but a flashy fish in a landlocked pool is a quick meal for a whole myriad of potential predators from land or air. I'd imagine they'd rather take their chances on fair footing (as it were) than pinned in a drying pool by instinct. BTW, i love the set-up. Reminds me of courses i used to build for crawfish as a kid. They do the same thing.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Well, it seems reasonable to instinctically follow the current to reach deeper waters, to avoid drying up... But as for predators, there is more of them in deeper water, not in the shallow water. For example, this is one of the reasons why amphibians in Europe breed in very shallow water, and avoid depths - to avoid predators preying on larvae / tadpoles.

Piotr C - 11 years ago

This is great. I am sharing it on Radom forum. Remember? You have been invited. akwarium.radomskie

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Właśnie się zarejestrowałem :) Dzięki za przypomnienie, i sorrki że to tak długo trwało, miałem urwanie głowy ostatnio... :)

Beverly Fincannon - 11 years ago

I love this! Yes wild betta splendens do have shorter fins. Do you have a build on this? Would be interested in doing similiar for a set of imbellis.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Unfortunately, no build video... :/ We used styrofoam plates, thickness 10 and 15 cm, glued with silicone and carved to a decired shape. Then we smeared brown silicone all over the carved styrofoam, and glued lots of dry peat to it, and also some sand. But generally, this setup wouldn't be good for keeping bettas for a longer time. First, you can't cover such setup, second, bettas need warm humid air overthe water surface (so, two reasons for covering the tank).

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Magma master, I can't answer your comment because of this ridiculous new "user friendly" Google+ comments system. So how would you call it? I'm not a native English speaker, so "jumping" seemed all right to me...

Joseph 123 - 7 years ago

Where Can I get this tank

Lightning Breyers - 8 years ago

DefiniteAquascapeTV lol that comment is ancient I have 2 now

emdoesit :p - 8 years ago

Troll MC just buy yourself one, that's what I did

Lightning Breyers - 8 years ago

+Maggie moo I'm trying to get my parents to get me one, my mom isn't sure about it since I used to be a LOT less responsible T_T I love betas

Maggie moo - 8 years ago

so cool i have a Betta fish and he can not do anything

Chloe da creeper - 8 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV wow did you build that tank it is amazing thanks for sharing if you did not build it where did you get it?

DMAN D - 9 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV What are the plants and how does he ''climb''

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Haha Nala
OK, thanks for all explanations! :)

Haha Nala - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV then its because jumping is usually refers to when something physically pushes itself against gravity. So if the fish was jumping with that definition he would leap from the water through the air directly above him, but this is techniquely jumping. People just dont understand anything other than what they see and hear. Falling purposefully, is also referred to as "jumping" which is why this counts.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Haha Nala No, I was really interested why he thinks it shouldn't be called "jumping" :) It's always good to learn something new :)

Haha Nala - 10 years ago

ignore him, this IS jumping his poor understanding of his own language and fish capabilities is the problem.

magma master - 11 years ago

That is not called jumping

Andy Nguyen - 11 years ago

omg I love this!! They made is just like the betta's natural habitat!

Andy Nguyen - 11 years ago

well whatever it is, I love it :) Reminds me of the rice patty fields in Vietnam

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Well, not entirely... ;) But we tried to imitate it as close as possible :)

akwabiotop - 11 years ago

test comment

Darktoad Darktoad - 11 years ago

Cool. All it needs is a water filled elevator to take it back up to the top level. :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Hehe, exactly :)

Andrei Popescu - 11 years ago

To be honest, it's the first time I see this kind of behaviour from a Betta fish. I''ve heard of it before but I have never seen it with my Bettas. I keep mine in a 12 liters tanks and the water level is quite high, about 1 cm maximum from the top of the aquarium.He is very calm and never jumped since i bought it (6months). Anyway, great aquarium and lovely fish! Thanks for uploading:)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

What is surprising for me is that he started to look the way out in the same time when we released him into the terrace for the first time. He didn't know that there is any deeper water down there. He just looked for some current, and was very consequent in following it. This is clearly some sort of adaptative behaviour, and I wonder how does it help Bettas in the wild... :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

We were constantly netting him up :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Exactly :)

Alex Lyon - 11 years ago

with human help ;)

Alex Lyon - 11 years ago

I totally agree :) i have a 60 litres tank for my betta, he looks so happy :)

almcloud - 11 years ago

It looks like he didn't like the shallow waters and was finding his way to deeper water :) Very cool vid !

carterafishera - 11 years ago

How does he get back up?

Er Dong Chuah - 11 years ago

What a brilliant idea!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Yeah, they are cool - if provided with the right conditions. Betta in a fishbowl would never behave like that.

Alex Lyon - 11 years ago

Love Betta <3

KacpiSH - 11 years ago

Świetne heh :D

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks! :) And the setup was made by the team of members of Wroclawskie Towarzystwo Akwarystyczne :) I'm one of them :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

So it probably has shorter fins...?

Craig Smart - 11 years ago

Oh ok, was just wondering :) Very cool video mate, love this setup it's so unique.

hetaliafanserviceplz - 11 years ago

That's the same color of my betta, except mines a female

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

The link is provided both in the description below the video, and at the end of the video. Didn't you notice it?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Well, I'm affraid it returned to the shop after the exhibition...

Whathe Fuqge - 11 years ago

That betta must be happy to have a great owner

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Yeah, an open top tank is not a good idea in case of Bettas... We chose the long fin ornamental variety because we thought that it won't be able to jump - but obviously we were terribly wrong :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Byt he means of "human-elevator" ;) We were constantly netting him up, back to the terrace where he was supposed to stay :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Get yourself a good cover over the tank ;)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks! :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

I think they can jump equally well... (but I don't know for sure :) )

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Exactly :) And cover it tight. During the exhibition we've lost female of Betta coccina (or was it B. strohi...?) who find her way throgug a small crevice in the otherwise wery tightly fitting hood - crevice used for passing filter hoses to and from the aquarium. The female was able to pinpoing this crevice, jumped out of the water, cravled through this crevice, and... we have found her on the floor of the exhibition hall, about 5 meters from the tank... Unfortunately, it was already too late :(

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

In fact, I had a lot of problems with finding informations about fish species which live in rice paddies. The species you mentioned live rather in black water habitat, not in rice paddies themselves (but I might be wrong). If you know any website with some more detailed infos about Bettas (except IBC) please let me know. And we chose the "designer strain" for a reason - we thought that long fins will prevent the male to jump. Apparently, we were wrong :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

He would be very glad to stay, but we were netting him back up :) (and after severl minutes, he was down again :) :) )

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Exactly! :) He was like Ginger from "Chicken Run" ;)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

"Always cover tight your Betta tank" :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks! :) It was a lot of fun to create it, together with other team members :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Hehe, I can imagine :) I was astonished myself :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

This layout was made by members of Association of Fishkeepers from Wrocław - it was a teamwork. We had a lot of brainstorming, and I doubt anyone of us (I'm a member, too :) ) could "invent" something like this just by himself.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks! This setup is work of a team, not of one single brain :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Well, he doesn't... :) At least not without the help of humans :) We were just watching him, and when ended his journey down in the lowest aquarium compartment - we were just taking the net and netting him back to the terrace where he was supposed to stay :) Didn't last for long, anyway... ;)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Definitely yes! Probably their environment is more "demanding" - I mean, Bettas probably have to be "creative" to survive...

k9feces - 11 years ago

Bettas seem smarter than Tetras

Craig Smart - 11 years ago

how does he get back up to the top?

kolob ibiri - 11 years ago

What a nice set up!!! Well done!

danturbo316 - 11 years ago

this blew me away...the jumping part that is.

PaNdeM0niuM - 11 years ago

LOVE the setup!

Rico Suave - 11 years ago

I lost a lot of bettas because of there jumping skills

Play4Fun187 - 11 years ago

never give up :D

pleure retroish - 11 years ago

so how would the betta go back up? or does it just stay there on the bottom?

Максим Смирнов - 11 years ago

nice

SimonNgoable - 11 years ago

The design is quite creative, but it's not actually accurate to where bettas come from haha. The betta shown in the the vid is a designer strain, if they used a wild splendens strain ie: imbellis, mahachai or smaragdina it would look more authentic. Wild species bettas can jump really high. Nonetheless, great vid, shows how bettas migrate from their black water ponds/rivers to rice patties during dry seasons.