Puffer Tank LEAK! Modded for a New Betta Fish 101 1

Betta 7 years ago 7,029 views

My amazon puffer tank leaked so I took it apart, scraped off all of the silicone, and cut the glass to make it a lower profile tank for a betta. It's a low iron glass tank and it's already heavily modded, so I didn't want to throw it away. He is a fancy plakat betta. According to the breeder, he is around 3 months old. The plant is Whorled Pennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata). I bought a pot full of it for a very cheap price at a gardening store. If you buy it through an aquarium plant seller, it might cost more. The plant soil is amazon plant soil capped with sand. This is a low co2 plant, and it is very hardy so it shouldn't die. So far, a couple of leaves yellowed and melted, but at the same time new growth are emerging. There are more new growths than the few that yellowed. This is expected b/c the plants are going through an adaptation to a fully submerged state. My betta Geronimo uses the plants as his sleeping bed.

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Mark Cena - 7 years ago

What are those bio pellet looking things in your filter? Also, is that plant easy to grow?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

the ceramic balls are eheim substrat pro. yea, that plant was super easy to grow.

Numan Gomleksiz - 7 years ago

How much gallon is this tank?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

it's 9 gallons.

Katia Lopez - 7 years ago

Could you perhaps do a video on this sump? And what type of acrylic back did you utilize for his setup?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

the tank is already setup and the sump is against the wall, so it's really difficult to film it. sorry. I used 5mm black acrylic panel for the back.

Something Fishy Juno - 7 years ago

this is too cute!!!

Katia Lopez - 7 years ago

What's lfs?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

local fish store

Bayonetta - 7 years ago

awww you never got diddy back from the lfs? =o

bruizes - 7 years ago

where did you get the centerpiece container to house the plants?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

local gardening store where they've got glass vase and containers section. it's just a square glass container with no holes.

Jim Vang - 7 years ago

What kind of plant is that?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

the name is in the description.

Wendy Wirawan - 7 years ago

That is one gorgeous betta.

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Gregory Marrero - 7 years ago

Why do I feel sad now?

imifumei - 7 years ago

Nice! What are your tank dimensions now?

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

puffer tank was around 15gal. now it's around 9 gal. 30cmX24cmX50cm or 11in X 9.4in X 20inches - WxHxL

Aquatic Variation - 7 years ago

Long time no see foo! You've made it a long way!

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

yea, thanks. Happy new year!

Tiliquatics - 7 years ago

absolutely stunning video, so relaxing to watch and it is sO refreshing to see how much effort you put into the lil fishie. i subscribed, great job!!!

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

thanks.

Red Dragon Flower Horn - 7 years ago

Nice! But I will prefer a dumbo instead.

Shidah Izumi - 7 years ago

Dumbo is hard to swim around fast. So you need to make sure the water flow out from filter is gentle and not disturb so much around the top area. After all, betta prefer to hanging around at the top. If the water current to strong they might just laying low at the bottom. Other than that, its pretty much like other betta.

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

no, I was just asking. I've never kept a dumbo before either. it seems like bettas use their pectoral fin the most to swim around and only use their back fin when they want a boost. so I wondered since dumbo's pectoral fin gets very big, if they have harder time swimming around than a betta with a regular sized pectoral fin. maybe they swim fine, I don't know. my plakat definitely swims faster than my last betta.

Red Dragon Flower Horn - 7 years ago

Foo the Flowerhorn if you have kept before then you may be right. I have not kept before, sew on YouTube as I thought they might have more movement. Enjoy n happy fish keeping.

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

dumbos are cool looking, but I kinda wondered if they can swim ok. have you kept one before? I always wanted to get a plakat b/c I thought they swim faster than other big finned bettas.

Bruce lee the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

what about foo?soon make video of him

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

I might in the future, but not sure when.

unbreakable the guy - 7 years ago

can u also give an update of your flowerhorn

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

I might in the future, but I don't know when.

DebTim A CANADIAN Girl - 7 years ago

Very Well done!! Love the entire video!

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

thanks.

Koushik Bullet - 7 years ago

oh great Mr foo

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

please tell me the component you use at the time of 1.23 in ur video,in sump actually,,,,,,,only LHS of sump is required....

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

THANKSif you don't mind can i have ur email id???

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

no, it's the heater.

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

o i see have you use uv??

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

it's called Aquarium Float Valve

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

what is the white color thing you used????cylindrical type

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

the left side of the sump is automatic top off. It's diy.

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All About Hobby - 7 years ago

ah man where is ur FH?????? long time man !!!!!! is he ok?????? please tell ..............

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

no not yet .as it's my first time and it's an experiment for me!!!

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

you have an awesome looking fh! I'm guessing you're trying to breed him? any success yet?

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

as a viewer i don't care about the looking. i love ur FH so i request u for his video that's it . by the way have you seen my FH/???

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

maybe in the future, but not sure. it's not nice looking as the previous tank, but it's much bigger.

All About Hobby - 7 years ago

any chance of up coming video of his coming soon?????

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

yea, he's doing fine. he's been moved to a much bigger tank a while back.

movingWater - 7 years ago

great video. sorry for what have happened to you. it was probably pretty stressful. i like your bare bottom style, i have also rejected the gravel paradigm and have all my tanks bare bottom. also, great looking betta, plakats are my favorite. especially koi plakat.

Foo the Flowerhorn - 7 years ago

thanks. It was the first tank leak I've ever experienced. yea, this is my first plakat, he's quite different than regular bettas. He's pretty cool. yea, gravel always gave me more trouble than bare bottom. bare bottom is much easier to deal with.