The sound was a little low for me. It's funny I found this though- I'm learning all I can about Ember tetras now because I also have a plakat koi betta in a 10 gallon that looks a lot like yours and wanted some companions for them- and chose these tetras. Good to see them all get along! (My 7 are currently still in Quarantine, I'm hoping all goes well).
@@WrenGoYeet Lol, not so well. The instant they were through quarantine and I added them to my betta's tank, she immediately started trying to eat them. Would not stop chasing them around the 10 gallon. Poor embers were already stressed, so I ended up putting her in a time out for a bit to let them chill (she jumped and got back in the tank anyway, lil' bugger) and the next morning I transferred all 7 ember tetras to another tank (where they are quite happy now). The betta now has only ghost shrimp and snails for friends, alas.
Nice aquascaping; your aquarium looks great! I have a Fluval Flex 15 with a glofish male betta, a mystery snail and two Endler livebearers. I picked the glofish male, not because he was a glo, but because he was light-coloured, and active but not flaring at other bettas when you put their containers together. He occasionally chases the Endlers but he can't come close to catching them and he doesn't seem to be stressed by their being there. I'm thinking of adding 6 ember tetras; your video gives me hope that this will work. If it doesn't, I can put them in my 29 gallon community tank. I'm sorry to hear that your plakat betta died; he was a beauty and I'm sure he gave you a lot of pleasure.
Nice tank, fish seem happy but I don't think rams could go with bettas especially with the tank size. Its's good for the stocking but the ram and betta are generally semi agressive.
I like Embers. Their colour really pops against a lush green planted background. Against most backgrounds really... wood, rock of any colour. Darker substrate colours work best.. Not a fan of German Blue Rams. Too delicate .. and they really need a higher water temperature that most tropical fish
your tank looks bigger than a 10 gallon for some reason, haha... great video. it's giving me ideas for my new betta's tank mates... my tank is half silk plants right now & i'm jealous of all your live plants
Check on Petco. They have 20 pounds of black sand for $17.99 but I highly recommend caribisea eco planted substrate ($20 for 20 pounds) under the sand. Plants grow amazing this way! Plus some osmocoat root tabs. No C02. Needed 🤩
Great video. I'm going to get a 10 gallon and move the more docile of my two bettas into it with red ember tetras soon. Hopefully he doesn't murder them.
It's a low-tech planted tank without fertilizers, only a cheap NICREW LED light. Everything in this tank is extremely easy to grow with a decent light, and how shallow the tank is helps more light to reach the plants.
I have a dumbo male Betta in a community tank, and he does just fine. Even with my snails! I had a male white opal Betta who done amazing in a community setting to. The longer finned Bettas tend to do better in this type of setting because they can't move as fast. So that ultimately leaves it up to the owner to make sure they don't add in any fin nippers!
I feel like pygmy cories would be a very likely target for a beta fish, considering how hyper-active they are and how much they swim up the water column. I've also never kept them, though, so you should definitely consult with people on a forum who have.
The heater is a 100 watt aqueon pro heater and the light is a 20" NICREW LED fixture, you've probably already decided on equipment though considering this was a month ago lol
It's entirely dependent on the personalities of the individual fish. If you have a ton of plants like I do in the video they will rarely see each other and it's less likely that they'll fight, but the chance will always be there so I wouldn't do this unless there's some other tank to move the ram to if it doesn't work out. No good source would tell you that bettas are compatible with German rams because if just left together in an empty tank, there's a very good chance that they will fight a lot.
Do you find Plakats tend to be more aggressive? Reason I ask is because they are closer to the ancestor of the original siamese fighting fish. How's the Betta holding up so far?
My betta fish passed away roughly three weeks ago. For several weeks he slowly started eating less and less food and eventually ran out of energy and would sit near the surface on a plant leaf. I had him for two years since spring 2018, a much shorter time period than I expected to. I really wanted to make an update video after seeing how many people liked the tank, but without the betta I decided to rehome the ember tetras and moved the german blue ram into the 29 I used to quarantine my discus. To answer your first question, after a few weeks of some slight aggression towards the german blue ram, there wasn't much aggression in the tank. He was very active and I'd definitely recommend getting a plakat over any other tail type. They make so much more use of the space available to them than longer tail types. I don't think they are more "aggressive" just that they are much more capable of attacking other fish in the tank because of their more practical tail and fins. Probably not the reply you were hoping for, so sorry about that.
They are the only fish I have except for one tank. I love them dearly but they are ALL sooooo naughty and not just Plakats! I think in a 7 to 10 gal tank some not so mean bettas (it's up to the individual fish's mood levels and aggressionP can live with a fish bigger than them and also if they are not fin nippers or aggressive......Do a lot of research. It's a pain in the rear to find tank mates for bettas and nerve wracking to try a specie out. Also, it's been recommended to me to have a Plan B.
Hey I know it’s been a while but how is this tank doing? I’m thinking about stocking my 10 gallon with a koi female betta, 6-8 ember tetras, then 3 oto cats. How does that sound?
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The sound was a little low for me. It's funny I found this though- I'm learning all I can about Ember tetras now because I also have a plakat koi betta in a 10 gallon that looks a lot like yours and wanted some companions for them- and chose these tetras. Good to see them all get along! (My 7 are currently still in Quarantine, I'm hoping all goes well).
Oh same, but my betta is a white veiltail I believe
hey could I ask how adding the Embers went? I'm anxious about adding mine
@@WrenGoYeet Lol, not so well. The instant they were through quarantine and I added them to my betta's tank, she immediately started trying to eat them. Would not stop chasing them around the 10 gallon. Poor embers were already stressed, so I ended up putting her in a time out for a bit to let them chill (she jumped and got back in the tank anyway, lil' bugger) and the next morning I transferred all 7 ember tetras to another tank (where they are quite happy now). The betta now has only ghost shrimp and snails for friends, alas.
You stock your tanks super heavy but atleast you plant heavily as well which helps with bioload
Your narration sounds fine to me
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Nice aquascaping; your aquarium looks great! I have a Fluval Flex 15 with a glofish male betta, a mystery snail and two Endler livebearers. I picked the glofish male, not because he was a glo, but because he was light-coloured, and active but not flaring at other bettas when you put their containers together. He occasionally chases the Endlers but he can't come close to catching them and he doesn't seem to be stressed by their being there. I'm thinking of adding 6 ember tetras; your video gives me hope that this will work. If it doesn't, I can put them in my 29 gallon community tank. I'm sorry to hear that your plakat betta died; he was a beauty and I'm sure he gave you a lot of pleasure.
Nice tank, fish seem happy but I don't think rams could go with bettas especially with the tank size. Its's good for the stocking but the ram and betta are generally semi agressive.
I love your narration and you're videos in general I'm a new sub :)
I like Embers. Their colour really pops against a lush green planted background. Against most backgrounds really... wood, rock of any colour. Darker substrate colours work best..
Not a fan of German Blue Rams. Too delicate .. and they really need a higher water temperature that most tropical fish
your tank looks bigger than a 10 gallon for some reason, haha... great video. it's giving me ideas for my new betta's tank mates... my tank is half silk plants right now & i'm jealous of all your live plants
I added ember tetras and pygmy corydoras to my beta tank. I truly enjoy it.
im planning on doing that, do they work out well
@@fearlessmemes6678 actually no, my amber tetras bullied the betta. I hear some will and some won't, just have a backup tank for just in case.
@@brendanelson1592 how many tetras
@@dakshgoswami518 5 tetras as I didn't want to shock my 20 gallon back up tank, it was near full of fish at that point.
@@brendanelson1592 I have 10 gallon and want to get a betta community setup any help pls?
I have two Galaxy koi plakats and I prefer them to any other Betta. Yours is beautiful!
what kind of substrate do you have
Narration is good. What kind of black sand did you buy? Looking to get a a betta community tank
Check on Petco. They have 20 pounds of black sand for $17.99 but I highly recommend caribisea eco planted substrate ($20 for 20 pounds) under the sand. Plants grow amazing this way! Plus some osmocoat root tabs. No C02. Needed 🤩
Great video. I'm going to get a 10 gallon and move the more docile of my two bettas into it with red ember tetras soon. Hopefully he doesn't murder them.
doing the sammme thing this week. good luck lol
Nice tank , beautiful plants , how do your anacharis look so vibrant green ? What’s the secret haha
It's a low-tech planted tank without fertilizers, only a cheap NICREW LED light. Everything in this tank is extremely easy to grow with a decent light, and how shallow the tank is helps more light to reach the plants.
Haha cool vid with the beat
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I'm getting a 20 gallon for my Betta and I'm also adding ember tetras. I'm gonna add 15 maybe 20 if I have room .
Such a good UA-camr so sad he doesn’t have 2 mill subs u earned a sub today
Your Betta is beautiful!
Nice tank I just got my betta fish in my community tank
Can you update on what has happened so far with the Betta and how he is holding up in the tank?
I have a dumbo male Betta in a community tank, and he does just fine. Even with my snails! I had a male white opal Betta who done amazing in a community setting to. The longer finned Bettas tend to do better in this type of setting because they can't move as fast. So that ultimately leaves it up to the owner to make sure they don't add in any fin nippers!
I really want to try this but with a few Pygmy cories instead of a snail in a 11 gallon, is it worth it or too risky?
I feel like pygmy cories would be a very likely target for a beta fish, considering how hyper-active they are and how much they swim up the water column. I've also never kept them, though, so you should definitely consult with people on a forum who have.
Every Betta I have ever owned has done fine with Cory's, and Otos. I don't see why they couldn't live with the pygmy cories!
this is a great video! im starting to setup my 10 gallon, what heater and light do you have?
The heater is a 100 watt aqueon pro heater and the light is a 20" NICREW LED fixture, you've probably already decided on equipment though considering this was a month ago lol
You got cute fish. Great video. 😊
What substrate do you use
Your narration sounds fine to me
thanks :)
This tank looks amazing
I want to get a German ram for my betta too but I see online that they’re not compatible.
It's entirely dependent on the personalities of the individual fish. If you have a ton of plants like I do in the video they will rarely see each other and it's less likely that they'll fight, but the chance will always be there so I wouldn't do this unless there's some other tank to move the ram to if it doesn't work out. No good source would tell you that bettas are compatible with German rams because if just left together in an empty tank, there's a very good chance that they will fight a lot.
Do you find Plakats tend to be more aggressive? Reason I ask is because they are closer to the ancestor of the original siamese fighting fish. How's the Betta holding up so far?
My betta fish passed away roughly three weeks ago. For several weeks he slowly started eating less and less food and eventually ran out of energy and would sit near the surface on a plant leaf. I had him for two years since spring 2018, a much shorter time period than I expected to. I really wanted to make an update video after seeing how many people liked the tank, but without the betta I decided to rehome the ember tetras and moved the german blue ram into the 29 I used to quarantine my discus.
To answer your first question, after a few weeks of some slight aggression towards the german blue ram, there wasn't much aggression in the tank. He was very active and I'd definitely recommend getting a plakat over any other tail type. They make so much more use of the space available to them than longer tail types. I don't think they are more "aggressive" just that they are much more capable of attacking other fish in the tank because of their more practical tail and fins.
Probably not the reply you were hoping for, so sorry about that.
They are the only fish I have except for one tank. I love them dearly but they are ALL sooooo naughty and not just Plakats! I think in a 7 to 10 gal tank some not so mean bettas (it's up to the individual fish's mood levels and aggressionP can live with a fish bigger than them and also if they are not fin nippers or aggressive......Do a lot of research. It's a pain in the rear to find tank mates for bettas and nerve wracking to try a specie out. Also, it's been recommended to me to have a Plan B.
bad idea
Hey I know it’s been a while but how is this tank doing? I’m thinking about stocking my 10 gallon with a koi female betta, 6-8 ember tetras, then 3 oto cats. How does that sound?
The otto cats will run out of food fast, I would try a borneo loach instead. It is similar to a hillstream loach but smaller.