10 Things To Consider BEFORE Aquascaping an Aquarium

I think fake plastic plants aren't good for Bettas with long flowing fins. I think their fins get scratched and they get fin rot from it. I am on the reddit Betta forum a lot and people always post Bettas with fin rot and you look in the background and 90% of the time there is a plastic plants with pointy leaves in the background.

Great information guy's. Thank you 🎉

shame you have such a terrible beard LOL jk its awesome

Great tips. Planning to rescape my tank. Over 5yrs old some of my plants looking a little ragged, and frankly board of how it looks.

So I am going for fancy goldfish. Any plant recommendations

where can you buy pieces of wood that are root-like and awesome without spending a ton? just small pieces of mopani are really expensive but are SO COOL i want it in my tank!

Number 11. If your house is dirty and you can't keep that clean then you probably wont keep an aquarium clean.

so beautiful

It was years before I started using live plants.

As others have said below, your #10 tip, which you feel is really #1, is why I LOVE your channel. Tanks guys :) This type of advice is worth more than money. You two are the best. Be well and again, thank you!

I love this! Do what makes you happy

This is a wonderful video. My first tank was the basic 55g which is very difficult to aquascape due to the narrow dimensions front to back. (The next one was a 40 breeder—great for aquascaping!!) The 55 didn’t offer a lot of space to move things around, particularly when I fell in love with a larger piece of driftwood. I also learned to look at the tank from the side to see how much space the fish had to swim and room for the plants.

Corydoras make a fine mess of aquascape. They push all the substrate to the front and make it level. Even when I put big rocks in the back.

I really like the vibe with you guys.. lots of info and zero pressure.. Love the “Do what you like” tip at the end❤️

I love your scapes. I am not much of an aqua scape. I have 16 nano size tanks. Keeping them clean is easy for me. I only use aquarium coop easy planters and plastic plants abs a few rocks and decorations. It’s easier for me to manage algae and vac the tanks. I clean all my tanks twice a week and do water changes twice a week. Filters are cleaned every 4 weeks. Most of my tanks have one betta with a snail or so in them. My 3 10 gallon tanks have each a betts and one has runny nose tetras and the other one fold white clouds with honey gouramis.
The other has 1 betta 3 panda catfish and 1 glo tetra. I keep populations down in 10 gallons but have catfish in each. It takes me about 4-5 hours a week to clean my tanks. I would love to try a tank with aquascaping next. But maybe just one so I can take care of it properly. You both are amazing and I thank you for all the great videos and advice you give everyone. Keep up your great work. We all appreciate you both ❤️❤️

Thank you for this video. I've learned a lot. I really appreciate the last one. 🥰🥰🥰

You guys rock! My wife just recently decided she wanted into the hobby as well and i got her her first 10g. she’s definitely team bright neon gravel 😅 I see the way you two bond over your hobby and it’s very much the same with her and I(ok I’m way more of a fish nut than her but she’s getting there lol), and it really warms my heart. Keep up the good work!

Great video. Learned a lot about preparing an aquascape. Especially the information about the fishes fins can be a factor.

As I do agree with this video in regards to fish keeping, in my opinion, aquascaping has more to do with the scape itself. I think that is the main focus of a true aquascape, then once that is complete you pick your fish based on what you built. That is unless you are designing a particular scape for a specific type of fish like most chiclids for instance. I see true aquascapes having the tank itself be prioritized vs picking fish first. Just depends though in all honesty whom you are and such. I am one to design first then pick what fish or shrimp I want to go in afterwards based on my composition or layout. Me personally...I also find the word aquascape used when (if we are being honest with ourselves lol) it really just a boosted up fish tank. Aquascaping imo is were the scape is the focus of the tank, wether it's a nature style, black water, or whatever...throwing some plants rocks &/or wood in a tank shouldn't be considered aquascaping imo...again, this is all just personal opinion. Your channel is great for all kinds of fish keeping advice and such and I have watched a ton of videos from your channel, but what I consider aquascaping is something like Green Aqua or George Farmer.

Iv heard and read some plants can have hitchhikers like snails, eggs, worms, etc or plants that can contain parasites,disease, etc thag can be found at petstores and online. Where can i get safe plants??

I had a terra die trapped in aponogeton leaf hole 😂

I would say the first thing you need to know is if your water is toxic. Took me 3 years to figure out what was killing my fish and plants

I didn't do real plants for my African cichlid tank. I feed them plants for a balanced diet. But did not keep real plants. I like the rock display. Next time I want to do Texas holy rock.

You guys are so cute together🥰

I love that. Thank you.

I've watched so many fish videos trying to plan my first tank and somehow #2 blew my mind. I knew I wanted a betta and they like big leaves for hiding and resting against? but what kind of gravel or sand do they like? I remember this rumor that they eat certain roots is that true? I'm not actually looking for a response. I'm just saying I'm happy to have more to look into!

It seems obvious now but I just needed someone to say it for me to realize.

Wow... Thank you both. I am an old hobbiest from back in the 90's when things were much simpler. I have grand ambitions, however, I may not have the time or space for my dream set up. I appreciate you bringing up many of these points. Have a wonderful new year.

They are knowledgeable and get to the point

Good review prior to the next build....

You guys are so down to earth, it makes it easier for new fish keepers to get educated and feel comfortable while doing so. When I was first starting out, I binged your channel and learned a TON of new stuff about certain species, aquascaping, tank set ups, etc.. just wanted to say I appreciate all you do, and I hope to see a lot more from both of you! 💜

Can I use my Acrylic paint while the fish tank is already set up? I liked having the clear back but now I would like to have a black background lol. Thanks!

🤣 "as well as in the description below " silly, I'm trying to take notes

So jealous of that glossy beard. My work requires me to shave, i have not complied lately.

My plan because i'm in a wheelchair is to do mostly artificial but add some moss balls and live floating plants to help with water quality. I guess though if you do a biotope with the right fish you are guaranteed to have success as it would suit the fish better. I wonder what you think about 10 Espei rasboras, 6 albino Cory cats and 3 Nerite snails.

Thank you for telling people that artificial plants and even the fun decor is okay. I would love to see u guys do some aquascapes like this. The internet is greatly lacking that basic content.

Wonderful video! So it's okay if I place small river rocks in my tank with loaches as long as I don't stack them?

So true on the time it takes. I always say oh yeah it will only take an hour. Hahaha. 5 hours later...

I’m working on my tank for future Axolotls, some say to keep good lighting for the plants, but my Axolotl’s health comes first so I’m searching for plants who can grow well in dim lights.
I already have a ton of Java moss

I love that you're nerds first and fish people second

Is beach sand good for aquarium aquascaping.

Why are they keep looking at each other

I am learning so much binging your vids. Great job.

Love betas!!

When it comes to fertilizing planted aquariums the dosing requirements are they based on minimal plant stocking or how does that work. Each one has its own measurements but I feel like if the plant stock is larger you could dose a little more than the amounts suggested in bottles. Like seachems. Or corys ?

In Germany we also say Dragon Stone to :)