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Aqua soil's nutrient loss over time is a major drawback, requiring regular recharging with fertilizers. Honestly, it seems more cost-effective to just use the fertilizers from the start and opt for a more budget-friendly substrate.

He's a real stunner, that Peach - love his unique coloring, especially that pop of red.

Stevie is a great name for a betta - it suits him. I've got a few fish with unique names too, like Franklin, my betta, and Kevin, my cory.

Honestly, I'd advise against it.

A few concerns come to mind.

Firstly, bettas can be quite unpredictable. They might decide they don't like their tankmates one day and attack them. For instance, my male betta is extremely particular - he gets along with ghost shrimp and ramshorn snails, but he ...

I think you've got the wrong plant there, florapix - that's water sprite, not wisteria. The leaves are way too thin and they're all over the place, not symmetrical like wisteria leaves.

Seeing an ovipositor on a female betta is completely normal - it's usually called the "egg spot". I've got a pic of my girl that shows it clearly, it's the small white protrusion just behind her pelvic fins. That's the egg spot or ovipositor, and it's typical for females to have it, though some ...

There's a type of crypt that I think might do alright in your setup, similar to vals, but the exact species is slipping my mind at the moment.

Vals are notorious for melting, and I can attest to that - since moving mine back into my 55 after that whole hand sanitizer debacle, they've been protesting the move and have indeed melted. I've found Anubias to be fairly sturdy though, and they might just be able to handle some flow, worth ...

I've also got soft water and I've had no issues with my vals, actually got them from my local rivers as they grow naturally here. Root tabs - they're a must, really help them thrive.

I think you've got the wrong plant there, florapix - that's water sprite, not wisteria. The leaves are way too thin and they're all over the place, not symmetrical like wisteria leaves.