Planted Hex5 Betta Tank

[bassbonediva]

So, I had my Marineland Hex5 tank set up for my male crowntail betta, Al. It had a large plastic Amazon sword and a set of Grecian columns with Fiji gravel from Petco as the substrate (it's kinda blue-green). Al passed away yesterday morning, so I thought I'd redo the Hex5 since it looked like crap and put Emmett, my little male feathertail betta in it.

I decided to go completely planted this time. I put in a 15W CFL bulb that has 6500K. I used cabomba caroliniana, asian ambulia, anacharis, Argentine sword, hygo. corymbosa stricta, dwarf sag, and anubias nana (I think it's nana...got it at Petco and it was only marked "Anubias"). The substrate is mostly sand with a layer of Fiji gravel on the top of half of it. There are river rocks and the Grecian columns from before. I also have a piece of DW soaking that will hopefully be used.

So, what do you think? (Sorry about the quality of the pics...I had to use my cell phone...I'll try to get my dad's camera tomorrow and take some more pics)

Emmett exploring his new home:

"Wow, Ma! Look at all the space for meeeeeeee!!"

Daytime shots before I added the anacharis, ambulia and anubias...oh, and Emmett . I also moved that piece of hygro in the very front to a different spot and replaced it with the dwarf sag.
FTS:

Left side FTS:

Right side FTS:

 

[Newman]

I like it!

 

[bassbonediva]

Emmett loves it! I think he still can't believe he's got the whole thing to himself.

 

[Newman]

lol throw 2 cherry shrimp in there when you get them.

 

[bassbonediva]

Ha! He's already trying to eat/attack the MTS that are in there to tidy-up the sand! When I tossed them in there, he went straight up and flared at them, then came and flared at me with this look like "WTF, Mom?! This was supposed to be MY tank! Who are these losers?!"

 

[no.1chuy]

the tanks looks cool! nice looking plants

 

[thealexisstrain]

Wow I'm sure there's plenty of room for your betta! What size is the tank?

 

[Newman]

I'm gonna say it's a 5 gallon...

 

[bassbonediva]

Yeah, it's a 5gal (Marineland Hex5).

Thanks, chuy! I LOVE live plants now. I don't have any fake plants in any of my tanks (except for my new 10gal temporary betta sorority which is going to have a few fake plants temporarily until I get the live plants another forum member is sending me).