👇👇MD MERCH CLICK HERE👇👇: FULL SHOP: md-fish-tanks.creator-spring.com Me and @FishShopMatt put a huge amount of effort into this one and it's my first proper co2 injected tank. We've had it planned for months! We went crazy on the planting and over stocked the number of betta fish. The idea of this is that it gives each fish places to hide if they want but there are too many Betta fish for them to get their own territories. Having territories is what creates aggression. Kind of the same thing with a Cichlid tank. Any aggression is dispersed between all of them. The tank is now a week old and I've seen very little aggression between any fish but will obviously keep monitoring as we go. Find @Fish Shop Matt here: RUclips: ruclips.net/user/FishShopMatt Insta: instagram.com/matt_swfishkeeper/ Equipment (all links affiliate): LED FLOODLIGHTS: US amzn.to/3m3cEz9 UK amzn.to/3orIdRv GOOD BUDGET LIGHT:: US amzn.to/2MDfjk1 UK amzn.to/3iYlfQQ SMALL HANG ON BACK FILTER: US amzn.to/2Mw63OO UK amzn.to/39rx3b5 NANO INTERNAL FILTER: US amzn.to/3oxGBWm UK CANISTER FILTER: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a GOOSENECK CLIP ON LAMP: (similar as product is now discontinued) US amzn.to/2IlwLVA UK amzn.to/2LNat13 MINI WATER PUMP: US amzn.to/2oAmf5y UK amzn.to/2mjHDez TANKS: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i STRIP LED LIGHT: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1 ASTA LED LIGHT: US amzn.to/3k9EmpY UK amzn.to/3p5XUPY AQUARIUM RACKING: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2 AIRPUMP (FILTER SYSTEM): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa FILTER SPONGES: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K MEDIA BAGS: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1 STAINLESS LILY PIPES: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC BOWL AQUARIUMS: US amzn.to/2M4FwFO UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL API® products Subscribe to API on RUclips: ruclips.net/user/apifishcare USA consumers purchase API products on Amazon: www.amazon.com/stores/page/2193F555-CE5F-4A6B-BDC4-F315CB7F175D?channel=MDTanks UK consumers purchase API products on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/25663644-6C8C-432C-9E6A-0A85082C3E3C AQUARIAN® products Follow AQUARIAN on RUclips: ruclips.net/channel/UCNxaNWKoWr_ztSgXgPj9r8A Purchase AQUARIAN products here: aquarian.co.uk/where-to-buy/ AWESOME MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY ruclips.net/channel/UC3uQXzXSPspf2LoGdtYGiHwjoin FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/md_fishtanks/ FOR BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: admin@mdfishtanks.com #plantedtank #aquascape #mdfishtanks
1 tip, keep a good eye on your solenoid valve. they can get stuck which make it stop or keep running when you do not want this. when this happens, all you can do is open en clean it.
Love the new studio. Love the technicolour over planted betta tank. You should definitely stick a male in with the harem, Maybe not Hellboy though. A young 'alien' metallic betta would be better. A younger fish would grow up and get used to the environment and tankmates before breeding behaviour begins. Also an Alien better would look awesome and produce metallic babies!
I think one male Betta would be OK but if they breed and he makes a bubble nest, he may kill the other females because you’re very protective over their babies, and only the male stays with the babies
This is INSANE. I can't over state how much I love this. This IS my dream tank. Please setup a HD live cam feed on this tank. I want to watch it all day everyday. Thank you for this channel.
That could be a good idea, but if you use all fast-growing plant it won't look that great Afaik the majority of carpet, foreground and midground plans are slow grow, so it'll take weeks to see the big grow
I kept x15 in a sorority in a 40g tank for a year - only had to take out one for safety, and it was maybe 3 months in. She went from fine to shredded overnight though, and I'm extremely grateful I saw her limping along in the morning and got her out safely. I had a 20+ school of neon tetras for dithers, corys along the bottom, and a million shrimp. It was a really pretty and active tank, excessively planted so that there were plenty of safe spaces to run away to. I did start with them all very small. Maybe half the age of the ones you put in. Ohhhh and I did end up with two that were not actually female...largely because they were all so small, and my main selection criteria was that they needed to be similar sized, which ended up having them too small to be sexed easily. In retrospect, I wished I'd also kept a look-out for variety in color and finstyle as well. I ended up with mostly white bodies+red fins, which were beautiful butttttttt very similar to each other :) I can't remember his name but there's a youtuber who goes into a lot of the really interesting science behind fish set ups, and he keeps multiple males and females in his massive betta tank. He was well aware that aggression ramped up during feeding and breeding, and kept a very careful eye on them. Any time the girls start looking plump and maybe broody, he takes them + whichever male they've been kinda flirting with out and keeps them in a holding tank until they've bred or changed their minds. He also puts the female back into the main tank once she's laid, as it's dads job then. I think you could get away with a male, as your tank is big and there is enough activity going on to spread out the aggression...but I know you love baby fish, and I think it might stress dad out to be trying to protect his babies from all the hungry neighbors. And it might be a stupid amount of work for him to be diving down so deep to rescue his babies and keep them at the surface. Not too mention it might be too deep of a tank for betta fry to have successful hiding places and also enough surface access. This last bit is pure theory though, and I'll be very interested to see if you give it a go.
do keep an eye on those stress stripes though...my babies took a bit to get used to my giant face watching them constantly and it took a couple weeks for my magical appearance to stop being stressful for them...but eventually they dgaf and thankfully stopped showing stress stripes at me.
Many years ago I bred Siamese fighting fish in North Queensland Australia. I kept the babies together and moved them into a 3ft tank to continue growing. All fry, male and female, grew to adults in that tank and it looked fabulous. That was in the 1970's. Love learning so much from you guys. Have started loving fish keeping again.
It makes me smile whenever that delighted little boy giggle pops out when you're doing something that you're extra excited about! It shows your genuine enthusiasm for what you're doing 🙂
I have watched hundreds of md’s aquascaping videos and this aquascape is the masterpiece among all. Absolutely stunning. No words to describe the beauty of this aquatic garden. The red plants in the middle with green plants looks fantastic.❤❤
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The females look pretty stressed still. Those stripes usually indicate stress and their clamped tails. They will take a while to settle in, regardless. The tank is gorgeous 🤩 I'd be interested to see how the females are doing in s few weeks. I had planted sorority tank with 12 females for years. A bit fiddley at first but once they established themselves they did great.
Wow!! This aquarium almost looks endless because of the vegetation. Especially when you look towards the back. It's like it disappears to a vast lake filled with vegetation where all the fish can swim. Amazing!!
You should buy a little utility cart on wheels so you have everything you need at arms length. Will let you walk around without tripping over things and will help without bending down so much. Love your videos and I can’t wait for the rest of the new studio!
For sure, this is your most beautiful tank so far. I’ve been watching you for years now and am constantly impressed. Keep up the great work and never lose that level of curiosity. Thank you so much.
Hi, nic from Oz here, enjoying ur videos... I had 8 female bettas with 2 males in a 4ft tank, planted not quite as fully as ur sorority tank... twas a community amazon based set up, the males established territories & clashed infrequently & half heartedly... the girls roamed the tank, no trouble 2 anyone else. I separated them 4 selective & successful breeding, coz in community tank bubble nest was being broken & robbed. B well y’all!
I started aqua scraping after seeming one of your videos and since have watched many. This is by far my favorite tank on RUclips. I really like Berta fish and I have 13 betta fish all in planted tanks. You have made my dream tank, great job!
Really love the look of this tank. Would like to see how the sorority works long term. I appreciate when someone like yourself pushes the boundary as you have the ability to change course if something goes south. Also, consider a simple inline CO2 reactor if you don't like the fizzy sprite look.
This might be your most beautiful tank yet, the vibrant red really pops with the deep dark greens. The cardinals give a nice pop of added colour as well.
This tank is absolutely gorgeous! Those pops of red really make it, and the little shoaling fish’ colors really compliment the colors of the tank. I love it!
Been new to breeding Betta's I am so jealous of your new tank. Love the content and great to see Matt. I do enjoy the mix of you doing tanks on your own with the added times you and Matt work together. You are the person who got me into the whole aquatic scene. I wanted to make 1 Aquarium for my wife as a memorial to her parent's, I watched 1 of your videos, done her tank and that was the start of my obsession.
I think I've watched the majority of your videos and this tank has to be your masterpiece. Just the volume of plants alone is stunning, let alone the fish! Damn fine work, sir!
I used to have a sorority, and people would lose their minds over it. Apparently since THEY didn't manage to make it work, mine was destined for failure. I just didn't give any unique/single decorations for them to get territorial over, and kept my stocking numbers relatively high, much like many people do with cichlids. Then they didn't have a pecking order, and nobody was targeted. Worked fine for years, until I moved, and sold them all. :)
This tank turned our so amazing. I know betta sororities can be ~controversial~ but nice seeing one planted so wonderfully lush. Hopefully the girls will be happy and thrive.
This is the second fish scaping video ive seen of yours. I absolutely love that you use a proper nutrient bottom for the plants. I love the way you scape, i love how you use natural plants, proper eco system for fish tanks, great environment for your fish which are beautiful. Last of all i love the energy and giggles, my favourite channel by far now ❤❤❤❤
This tank is absolutely gorgeous, been loving your videos lately and always look forward to your uploads! Each time I watch any one of your videos it leaves me itching to achieve a tank with even a fraction of the planting action you've got going on, I love the look! I've also learned so much information about the hobby from your videos and I appreciate it immensely!
This looks amazing and I love the new studio. You are the reason that I have gone from one Cichlid tank to 10 Planted tanks. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Kevin Davies. The new studio is looking amazing and the female Siamese fighter fish and the Plants are looking amazing. I've managed to find the CO'2 kit you are using on Amazon so i will buying one for my new tank. The Plants with that C0'2 kit you're using the Plants look fabulous 👌. You have encourage me to try this myself.
"You need a salt shaker" xD So enjoyable watching you 2 doing tanks! Looks like you have the most of fun when you are doing it! and it is so interesting listening how you do your scapes! Keep it going!
I have a 350 litre sorority tank, 60% planted with ditherfirsh and around 11 female bettas AND A SINGLE MALE from the same hatch as the females, i got them quite young and the male looked exactly like a female and had lived with the girls the whole time, only about two weeks ago did his veil develop fully and i could see it wasn't a female! so far it's gone very well, no injuries or deaths and plenty of spaces for the girls to hide! i worry the females will eventually grow tired of him and gang up on him as i've experienced that in the past, but it's been running smooth for 2 months with no issues!
I love the look of the little small school just hangin out right up front, so pretty! I mean the entire thing is fabulous, but that little cloud of color just does it for me.
I have a betta sorority! They are very intelligent fish with an advanced social order. Im going to start my first large Harem tank very soon! Ive heard that the actual have better success rates than all female betta sororities. My fish are very happy and do well living together. They have actually grown bonded to each other and I have even caught my two most dominant girls cuddling together. I love bettas so much! I cant go into ANY fish store without leaving with at least one betta that has been there the longest. It makes me so happy to see you doing a sorority. It's sad that the common misconception is that they are solitary, but my girls actually are so happy to have each other. They really are social, theyre just very socially advanced, so naturally, like humans, they have different personalities and occasional spats.
Stunning scape as usual, also a great start in this new supernice studio. 👌On top of all this we have the amazing chemistry between you and Matt, love it! 😂👍
I’ve looked at those CO2 reactors before. I haven’t had a co2 tank yet and I’m looking forward to your thoughts on that kit when it’s time for an update on this beautiful tank. Amazing job!
Those blue and red thin fish match the tank sooo well!! they are the star of the show even tho you dont think so ^^ love the light green and red!! Just WOW
Neons. I think there are too many of them, they dominate the tank. There's two ways to run your tank, 1) the fish are primarily decorations, like wallpaper or 2) the fish are pets, like animals in a zoo. The latter way is surprisingly more enjoyable once you try it. You'll watch an empty space and suddenly oe of them will comne into view doing something interesting.
I've wondered the same thing about what the male to female betta ratio would be. I'd imagine with dense stocking of plants and maybe 10-15 females for every male with plenty of dither fish shooooould be doable. Absolutely LOVE this tank by the way!
All the jokes and side comments are hilarious! It always looks like you truly enjoy what you do. And that is one of the reasons why I keep coming back to your vid. Great stuff, keep up the great work and thank you for great contents!
You should do a lo-fi of this tank. It’s amazing to watch, put on some chill music - it introduces the concept of betta sororities to people the right way, while also appealing to a different audience that may also like this sort of thing, I dunno, just seems like a cool idea :D
Love the tank! It’s an inspiration for my next project! I breed bettas and wanted to let you know to be careful with your females, they seem to have stress stripes (horizontal stripes) if they stay stressed too long, they may end up with dropsy. The tank looks great though! Love it!
Everyone thinks bettas are easy to keep but they are sensitive fish with big and different personalities, miss my betta 😔 I hope to get another one day. I keep learning
I had to go back and double check, but I saw 2 rogue rummynose tetra in there. They are so pretty. Such an amazing tank build. I wish I had alllll the plants. 🤩💚
Hi, this is an amazing tank!!! qq, I was reading that tetras are not advised to go with Bettas because they tend to be fin snippers? also normally Bettas jumped no? I can see its an open tank which I love, but how you avoid them jumping? Thank you!!!
I'm wondering if, now you have more space, having a rolling trolly might help so you don't need to leave everything on the floor to trip over? I'm only part way through but it's looking absolutely stunning!
That's really a beautiful tank, I just don't think putting bettas in such a big community doesn't work good for them. Alot of them are stressed, you can notice it thru the strips on their body, knowing that's 6 days since you put them and alot of them can't still adjust in the environment. I just hope they can survive.
Holy crap, this tank looks amazing! You have always gotten really good color in your plants, but I am blown away by the colors in this tank! That CO2 reactor seems like a really good idea. I have always been the same way, I just don’t want to fuss with refilling the tanks etc. Now I’m really rethinking my no CO2 stance. I haven’t paid much attention but I think that there is also some kind of in-line CO2 set up so you don’t see all those bubbles. Also I think you should get a couple of really cushy armchairs with wheels. Beautiful beautiful tank!
No such thing as too many plants! 😂 I really enjoyed this. Thanks. It makes me wish I had a friend that enjoys it too, to decorate tanks together, it looks fun.
First time stumbling upon your chanel but im loving the way you guys are interacting with each other and i absolutely love the tank! Thanks for the great content.
how did this go over time? Ive had a few relatively successful sororities over the years and have only had success with siblings ive raised, or in tanks that were absolutely choked with guppy grass.
Congratulations from the bottom of my heart, any person that evolved a pasión into something larger than expected has My admiration... In an upside down world youre an example to us all, way to go lad, way to go... 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
I really enjoyed your video guys! Excellent tank! So beautiful! I have had tanks for 47 years! Getting to the age I can't reach down into the big tanks as well, so I have small planted tanks, which I still can make beautiful as well! Love your sense of humors! :)
i have been breeding betta;s for many years as a hobby and also for sale. i can tell you that most likely the females will in the end be fine with him, but their may be some females that you will need to remove due to aggression
thanks for the feedback James. It's great to hear from someone who has them in high numbers. I'll definitely be watching everything closely. So far so good though...
Be nice to see regular updates on this tank... Always been interested in the Betta sorority so seeing this is amazing... Love their different colours and characteristics, we deffo need an update on the white Betta. Are you going to name them all? I think they deserve some names 😉
Mate, I've not been on RUclips watching aquascaping in such a long time!! I remember when your next big move was making a fish room/shed in the back garden!! Now look!!
Horizontal band running along the betta's sides is known as a fear stripe. This display is most often observed during times of severe and rapidly occurring stress.
Wow wow and WOW!!! It’s been a delight to see you come so far and I’m sure the journey will keep evolving It’s also been great seeing your friendship develop with Matthew Shout out to the Wifey too 🥂🍾🥂 Cheers from Oz ❤🇦🇺🐟🇬🇧❤️
If you don’t like the bubbly look, you can get an inline CO2 reactor to pre-dissolve the bubbles before they reach the tank. It’s confusing because the word “reactor” usually just describes a container that you hook up to your canister filter output line that mixes water with CO2. It will fully dissolve the bubbles and you won’t see them anymore!
betta sororities are very unethical, bettas have been bred for literally fighting, they are very territorial and aggressive. Even if you don't see the aggression, the females can be forced into submissiveness by another female. That leads them to being constantly under stress, even if you can't see stress stripes don't assume all is well, It's harder to see stress stripes on certain colors. After being under excessive stress for long periods of time it leads their immune system to weaken, making them more prone to diseases. Then there's fighting, the females will attack each other leading to death at times. There is no need to put fish in danger to have a beautiful tank with flashy fish...
@@finsrus5807yet they work constantly… the only time I’ve never seen a female betta sorority work is when it’s done wrong.. but think what you want. I’m guessing you are one of those people that have something bad to say about every tank you see that isn’t yours. But to each their own
i had two females and a male together, they were cool together. they didn't breed while i had a filter going, as there was no surface tension. But our power went out for a few days, and then they made babies... and i got to learn how to rear fry! tiny male betas are the cutest things, they look like the big ones, just the size of a dime
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Me and @FishShopMatt put a huge amount of effort into this one and it's my first proper co2 injected tank. We've had it planned for months! We went crazy on the planting and over stocked the number of betta fish. The idea of this is that it gives each fish places to hide if they want but there are too many Betta fish for them to get their own territories. Having territories is what creates aggression. Kind of the same thing with a Cichlid tank. Any aggression is dispersed between all of them. The tank is now a week old and I've seen very little aggression between any fish but will obviously keep monitoring as we go.
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1 tip, keep a good eye on your solenoid valve. they can get stuck which make it stop or keep running when you do not want this. when this happens, all you can do is open en clean it.
Love it! it's really a beautiful tank, @MDFishTanks! You've got a great friend in @FishShopMatt there MD!
Love the new studio. Love the technicolour over planted betta tank.
You should definitely stick a male in with the harem, Maybe not Hellboy though. A young 'alien' metallic betta would be better. A younger fish would grow up and get used to the environment and tankmates before breeding behaviour begins. Also an Alien better would look awesome and produce metallic babies!
I think one male Betta would be OK but if they breed and he makes a bubble nest, he may kill the other females because you’re very protective over their babies, and only the male stays with the babies
That is my favourite aquarium we have built so far!!! Excited to do more!
Next week.....we start!!
We love you two together, can’t wait for the future vids!!
@@MDFishTanks When's Matt coming onboard full-time then? :D
Please Indian themed tank 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
Agreed
This is INSANE. I can't over state how much I love this. This IS my dream tank. Please setup a HD live cam feed on this tank. I want to watch it all day everyday. Thank you for this channel.
the new studio really deserves a live cam 🤞
I agree...you need to make a 8 hour video that I can watch and sleep too.
Came here to say the same thing. I could watch this tank for hours - or forever lol. It’s a zen, anxiety taming, water heaven.
Can we get an update 👉👈
GREAT idea! Wouldn't that be lovely! Sure beats a fireplace video! lol
It'd be cool to see a 5 day time-lapse of the plants growing in
takes a lot longer for them to grow than 5 days
@@michaelhill1708 you’d be surprised ahaha
@@michaelhill1708except in this video he said it was about a week and you can already see growth, so nah, that timelapse would work
@@michaelhill1708 I have to trim my plants every 5-10 days even without c02 so you for sure could
That could be a good idea, but if you use all fast-growing plant it won't look that great
Afaik the majority of carpet, foreground and midground plans are slow grow, so it'll take weeks to see the big grow
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I kept x15 in a sorority in a 40g tank for a year - only had to take out one for safety, and it was maybe 3 months in. She went from fine to shredded overnight though, and I'm extremely grateful I saw her limping along in the morning and got her out safely. I had a 20+ school of neon tetras for dithers, corys along the bottom, and a million shrimp. It was a really pretty and active tank, excessively planted so that there were plenty of safe spaces to run away to. I did start with them all very small. Maybe half the age of the ones you put in. Ohhhh and I did end up with two that were not actually female...largely because they were all so small, and my main selection criteria was that they needed to be similar sized, which ended up having them too small to be sexed easily. In retrospect, I wished I'd also kept a look-out for variety in color and finstyle as well. I ended up with mostly white bodies+red fins, which were beautiful butttttttt very similar to each other :)
I can't remember his name but there's a youtuber who goes into a lot of the really interesting science behind fish set ups, and he keeps multiple males and females in his massive betta tank. He was well aware that aggression ramped up during feeding and breeding, and kept a very careful eye on them. Any time the girls start looking plump and maybe broody, he takes them + whichever male they've been kinda flirting with out and keeps them in a holding tank until they've bred or changed their minds. He also puts the female back into the main tank once she's laid, as it's dads job then.
I think you could get away with a male, as your tank is big and there is enough activity going on to spread out the aggression...but I know you love baby fish, and I think it might stress dad out to be trying to protect his babies from all the hungry neighbors. And it might be a stupid amount of work for him to be diving down so deep to rescue his babies and keep them at the surface. Not too mention it might be too deep of a tank for betta fry to have successful hiding places and also enough surface access. This last bit is pure theory though, and I'll be very interested to see if you give it a go.
do keep an eye on those stress stripes though...my babies took a bit to get used to my giant face watching them constantly and it took a couple weeks for my magical appearance to stop being stressful for them...but eventually they dgaf and thankfully stopped showing stress stripes at me.
That was Alex over on the "The Secret History Living in Your Aquarium" channel. Excellent video!
you're kidding?
Many years ago I bred Siamese fighting fish in North Queensland Australia. I kept the babies together and moved them into a 3ft tank to continue growing. All fry, male and female, grew to adults in that tank and it looked fabulous. That was in the 1970's. Love learning so much from you guys. Have started loving fish keeping again.
Thanks for all the info Shay. Your bettas sound so nice. White body and red fins!
It makes me smile whenever that delighted little boy giggle pops out when you're doing something that you're extra excited about! It shows your genuine enthusiasm for what you're doing 🙂
I have watched hundreds of md’s aquascaping videos and this aquascape is the masterpiece among all. Absolutely stunning. No words to describe the beauty of this aquatic garden. The red plants in the middle with green plants looks fantastic.❤❤
A massive amount of mature plants under a Chihiros was always going to look good. It's basically a messy Dutch scape.
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The females look pretty stressed still. Those stripes usually indicate stress and their clamped tails. They will take a while to settle in, regardless. The tank is gorgeous 🤩 I'd be interested to see how the females are doing in s few weeks. I had planted sorority tank with 12 females for years. A bit fiddley at first but once they established themselves they did great.
Wow!! This aquarium almost looks endless because of the vegetation. Especially when you look towards the back. It's like it disappears to a vast lake filled with vegetation where all the fish can swim. Amazing!!
You should buy a little utility cart on wheels so you have everything you need at arms length. Will let you walk around without tripping over things and will help without bending down so much. Love your videos and I can’t wait for the rest of the new studio!
got it :) all in the new studio now.
For sure, this is your most beautiful tank so far. I’ve been watching you for years now and am constantly impressed. Keep up the great work and never lose that level of curiosity. Thank you so much.
Hi, nic from Oz here, enjoying ur videos... I had 8 female bettas with 2 males in a 4ft tank, planted not quite as fully as ur sorority tank... twas a community amazon based set up, the males established territories & clashed infrequently & half heartedly... the girls roamed the tank, no trouble 2 anyone else.
I separated them 4 selective & successful breeding, coz in community tank bubble nest was being broken & robbed.
B well y’all!
I started aqua scraping after seeming one of your videos and since have watched many. This is by far my favorite tank on RUclips. I really like Berta fish and I have 13 betta fish all in planted tanks. You have made my dream tank, great job!
Really love the look of this tank. Would like to see how the sorority works long term. I appreciate when someone like yourself pushes the boundary as you have the ability to change course if something goes south. Also, consider a simple inline CO2 reactor if you don't like the fizzy sprite look.
A whole 50mins of elite vibes & great scapes - what more could anyone want after finishing work! Another banger guys!
I didn't even notice it being 50minutes, felt like 20 :0
It's amazing to see how the studio has gone from practically empty to what what it is in your most recent video. Your builds are art... living art.
In my opinion, this is the best 4 feet tank you've ever built
I love this so much I would pay to even see it
Same
Its amazing how all of your plants are so vibrant and full of colour! That magenta plant surprised me!
This might be your most beautiful tank yet, the vibrant red really pops with the deep dark greens. The cardinals give a nice pop of added colour as well.
This tank is absolutely gorgeous! Those pops of red really make it, and the little shoaling fish’ colors really compliment the colors of the tank. I love it!
Been new to breeding Betta's I am so jealous of your new tank. Love the content and great to see Matt. I do enjoy the mix of you doing tanks on your own with the added times you and Matt work together. You are the person who got me into the whole aquatic scene. I wanted to make 1 Aquarium for my wife as a memorial to her parent's, I watched 1 of your videos, done her tank and that was the start of my obsession.
I think I've watched the majority of your videos and this tank has to be your masterpiece. Just the volume of plants alone is stunning, let alone the fish! Damn fine work, sir!
I have a betta sorority tank, I will be adding 1,678,965 more plants 😂 You guys did an amazing job, and it turned out gorge! Well done!!!!
I am loving the natural plant movement in fish keeping. Its just gorgeous! It appeals to the gardner and fish keeper. ❤
I used to have a sorority, and people would lose their minds over it. Apparently since THEY didn't manage to make it work, mine was destined for failure. I just didn't give any unique/single decorations for them to get territorial over, and kept my stocking numbers relatively high, much like many people do with cichlids. Then they didn't have a pecking order, and nobody was targeted. Worked fine for years, until I moved, and sold them all. :)
This tank turned our so amazing. I know betta sororities can be ~controversial~ but nice seeing one planted so wonderfully lush. Hopefully the girls will be happy and thrive.
Perfect ratio of red and green, and they blend together so nicely! Best scape of all time! Well done MD!
This is the second fish scaping video ive seen of yours. I absolutely love that you use a proper nutrient bottom for the plants. I love the way you scape, i love how you use natural plants, proper eco system for fish tanks, great environment for your fish which are beautiful. Last of all i love the energy and giggles, my favourite channel by far now ❤❤❤❤
This tank is absolutely gorgeous, been loving your videos lately and always look forward to your uploads! Each time I watch any one of your videos it leaves me itching to achieve a tank with even a fraction of the planting action you've got going on, I love the look! I've also learned so much information about the hobby from your videos and I appreciate it immensely!
I love Matt lol. A minute in and BOOM there's the man. MD is loved too ofc! Can't leave out OG.
This looks amazing and I love the new studio. You are the reason that I have gone from one Cichlid tank to 10 Planted tanks. Thank you and keep up the great work.
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Kevin Davies.
The new studio is looking amazing and the female Siamese fighter fish and the Plants are looking amazing. I've managed to find the CO'2 kit you are using on Amazon so i will buying one for my new tank. The Plants with that C0'2 kit you're using the Plants look fabulous 👌. You have encourage me to try this myself.
I think that that is your best tank yet. The occasional flashes of red are so striking.
"You need a salt shaker" xD So enjoyable watching you 2 doing tanks! Looks like you have the most of fun when you are doing it! and it is so interesting listening how you do your scapes! Keep it going!
This video is so wholesome and good vibes. You two having so much fun just giggling and joking around. Thanks
That the most IMPRESSIVE,NATURAL PLANTED TANK I HAVE EVER SEEN AND IVE SEEN QUITE A FEW.
GREAT JOB BRITS!!!!!
If you see this comment, I wish you a good day
Don't tell me what to do.
You too
Thanks
Like wise
U too boss
I have a 350 litre sorority tank, 60% planted with ditherfirsh and around 11 female bettas AND A SINGLE MALE from the same hatch as the females, i got them quite young and the male looked exactly like a female and had lived with the girls the whole time, only about two weeks ago did his veil develop fully and i could see it wasn't a female! so far it's gone very well, no injuries or deaths and plenty of spaces for the girls to hide! i worry the females will eventually grow tired of him and gang up on him as i've experienced that in the past, but it's been running smooth for 2 months with no issues!
It's definitely an experiment tank. Fingers crossed. Scape and planting looks awesome.
like watching dog or rooster fights.
I love the look of the little small school just hangin out right up front, so pretty! I mean the entire thing is fabulous, but that little cloud of color just does it for me.
That’s an absolute amazing scape you guys have made! Great combo, Matt with the fish knowledge etc and MD with the vision etc.
This is without a doubt my favorite tank you have EVER done! Color is what I like in the plants and in the fish!!!
The friendship that has blossomed between him and Matt has been so lovely to watch
I have a betta sorority! They are very intelligent fish with an advanced social order. Im going to start my first large Harem tank very soon! Ive heard that the actual have better success rates than all female betta sororities. My fish are very happy and do well living together. They have actually grown bonded to each other and I have even caught my two most dominant girls cuddling together. I love bettas so much! I cant go into ANY fish store without leaving with at least one betta that has been there the longest. It makes me so happy to see you doing a sorority. It's sad that the common misconception is that they are solitary, but my girls actually are so happy to have each other. They really are social, theyre just very socially advanced, so naturally, like humans, they have different personalities and occasional spats.
Stunning scape as usual, also a great start in this new supernice studio. 👌On top of all this we have the amazing chemistry between you and Matt, love it! 😂👍
I could sit and watch a tank like that all day, and nothing would get done. LOL Very pretty.
The new studio is basically like a nuclear bomb of new content! Loving it mate. Hoping that one day I can come and visit the studio.
That tank is stunning… the colours in the plants works so well! That added with the Beta’s wow!!!! Beta are my fav fish, so I’m all over it
I’ve looked at those CO2 reactors before. I haven’t had a co2 tank yet and I’m looking forward to your thoughts on that kit when it’s time for an update on this beautiful tank. Amazing job!
Same 👍
Are they a need for a tank with plants?.sorry I’m new to it.
@@slrjona6755 not all plants varity but yeah some of them needs eat
Hi, not sure if you have mentioned this before in any uploads. Where do you get the Rio Xingo ( not sure if correct😂) gravel from?!
Seriously Matt is exactly right if other people don't like it, "Back off!" 🤣🤣🤣
Love seeing you two talk tanks together. Wow, that's a lot of alliteration! Beautiful set-up. 👍
That tank is beautiful, one of my favourites, really enjoying the new studio and looking forward to all the new builds
Those blue and red thin fish match the tank sooo well!! they are the star of the show even tho you dont think so ^^ love the light green and red!! Just WOW
Neons. I think there are too many of them, they dominate the tank. There's two ways to run your tank, 1) the fish are primarily decorations, like wallpaper or 2) the fish are pets, like animals in a zoo. The latter way is surprisingly more enjoyable once you try it. You'll watch an empty space and suddenly oe of them will comne into view doing something interesting.
Beautifully done... really love how you developed this tank. I hope it works out well.
I've wondered the same thing about what the male to female betta ratio would be. I'd imagine with dense stocking of plants and maybe 10-15 females for every male with plenty of dither fish shooooould be doable.
Absolutely LOVE this tank by the way!
After the morning I've had, i really appreciate the length of this. De-stressing Time 😊☕
All the jokes and side comments are hilarious! It always looks like you truly enjoy what you do. And that is one of the reasons why I keep coming back to your vid. Great stuff, keep up the great work and thank you for great contents!
22mins in and it looks AMAZING MD and FishShopMatt 😍😍😍
You should do a lo-fi of this tank. It’s amazing to watch, put on some chill music - it introduces the concept of betta sororities to people the right way, while also appealing to a different audience that may also like this sort of thing, I dunno, just seems like a cool idea :D
Love the tank! It’s an inspiration for my next project! I breed bettas and wanted to let you know to be careful with your females, they seem to have stress stripes (horizontal stripes) if they stay stressed too long, they may end up with dropsy. The tank looks great though! Love it!
Everyone thinks bettas are easy to keep but they are sensitive fish with big and different personalities, miss my betta 😔 I hope to get another one day. I keep learning
@@snapdragon2441bettas are not sensitive.. lol If you can’t keep a betta alive then you need to start doing more research on how to keep fish
I agree with Matt. I think this is my favorite aquascape I've seen you make. Great work! Love watching your videos for inspiration.
Absolutely beautiful, I could sit and watch this aquarium for hours. Huge congratulations 🎊 👏🏻
I had to go back and double check, but I saw 2 rogue rummynose tetra in there. They are so pretty. Such an amazing tank build. I wish I had alllll the plants. 🤩💚
you guys should make tanks together more often... its good fun to watch.... also nice to see how you also re use your soils :D
Hi, this is an amazing tank!!! qq, I was reading that tetras are not advised to go with Bettas because they tend to be fin snippers? also normally Bettas jumped no? I can see its an open tank which I love, but how you avoid them jumping? Thank you!!!
AMAZING! This is one of the best scapes you've ever done. Of course all your scapes are great. This one though🤯🤩
I'm wondering if, now you have more space, having a rolling trolly might help so you don't need to leave everything on the floor to trip over? I'm only part way through but it's looking absolutely stunning!
I was thinking the same thing😂
That's really a beautiful tank, I just don't think putting bettas in such a big community doesn't work good for them. Alot of them are stressed, you can notice it thru the strips on their body, knowing that's 6 days since you put them and alot of them can't still adjust in the environment. I just hope they can survive.
This is definitely one of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL tanks I've ever seen. And I regularly watch tropictank & greenaqua.
What a way to start my day...with MD and Matt!! Amazing work guys👏👏👏
Holy crap, this tank looks amazing! You have always gotten really good color in your plants, but I am blown away by the colors in this tank! That CO2 reactor seems like a really good idea. I have always been the same way, I just don’t want to fuss with refilling the tanks etc. Now I’m really rethinking my no CO2 stance. I haven’t paid much attention but I think that there is also some kind of in-line CO2 set up so you don’t see all those bubbles. Also I think you should get a couple of really cushy armchairs with wheels. Beautiful beautiful tank!
No such thing as too many plants! 😂 I really enjoyed this. Thanks. It makes me wish I had a friend that enjoys it too, to decorate tanks together, it looks fun.
Glad to see you aquascaping with Matt, hope to see more collaborations in the future.
You can use a co2 reactor instead of diffuser if you don’t like the tiny bubbles floating everywhere.
First time stumbling upon your chanel but im loving the way you guys are interacting with each other and i absolutely love the tank! Thanks for the great content.
Looks like lots of stressed female bettas in that tank. If love to see an update once they've all settled 🙂
Definitely concerned that there's still so many showing obvious signs of stress
It's not stress, they are younge females and just showing their baby colors
@@404EncrytedError that is definitely stress
how did this go over time? Ive had a few relatively successful sororities over the years and have only had success with siblings ive raised, or in tanks that were absolutely choked with guppy grass.
A quality video MD. Really enjoyed it and what a beautiful tank setup . Very interested to see how you rate that CO2 system also.
That is an amazing set up! Didn’t realise female Betta fish were so nice. Well done guys
I haven’t clicked this fast for a video in a hot second. Beta sorority’s just fascinate me so much!
Congratulations from the bottom of my heart, any person that evolved a pasión into something larger than expected has My admiration... In an upside down world youre an example to us all, way to go lad, way to go... 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Great video MD! Does anyone know about the convenient hose nozzle MD uses to fill the tanks? Is it something one could buy somewhere? Or is it DIY?
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Beta tank is stunning. Your collaboration with Matt is great MD. The new studio is amazing!!! 👍👍👍
LOVE these multi-natural-toned sands and gravels. Beautiful!
Absolutely in love with your builds. Huge fan. would love to do some great aquascapes one day!
You have for some stunning set ups in the past but THAT beats them all by far…..I’m gob smacked. Amazing 😻
My anxiety as you stood there chatting with fish just sat in the net (!)
I really enjoyed your video guys! Excellent tank! So beautiful! I have had tanks for 47 years! Getting to the age I can't reach down into the big tanks as well, so I have small planted tanks, which I still can make beautiful as well! Love your sense of humors! :)
i have been breeding betta;s for many years as a hobby and also for sale. i can tell you that most likely the females will in the end be fine with him, but their may be some females that you will need to remove due to aggression
thanks for the feedback James. It's great to hear from someone who has them in high numbers. I'll definitely be watching everything closely. So far so good though...
what a stunning tank! great job MD and Fish Shop Matt!
Be nice to see regular updates on this tank... Always been interested in the Betta sorority so seeing this is amazing... Love their different colours and characteristics, we deffo need an update on the white Betta. Are you going to name them all? I think they deserve some names 😉
Mate, I've not been on RUclips watching aquascaping in such a long time!!
I remember when your next big move was making a fish room/shed in the back garden!! Now look!!
Horizontal band running along the betta's sides is known as a fear stripe. This display is most often observed during times of severe and rapidly occurring stress.
You should see how there shipped
only in adult Bettas. these are juvenile and it is completely normal to have stripes.
Wow wow and WOW!!!
It’s been a delight to see you come so far and I’m sure the journey will keep evolving
It’s also been great seeing your friendship develop with Matthew
Shout out to the Wifey too 🥂🍾🥂
Cheers from Oz
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If you don’t like the bubbly look, you can get an inline CO2 reactor to pre-dissolve the bubbles before they reach the tank. It’s confusing because the word “reactor” usually just describes a container that you hook up to your canister filter output line that mixes water with CO2. It will fully dissolve the bubbles and you won’t see them anymore!
Thanks for this info as I also don’t like the “bubbly” look in tanks with it & is why I’ve never tried CO2. Will look into this now, thanks!!
I absolutely love your videos! Super knowledgeable but what keeps me is the bromance between you two! I love the way you guys bounce off each other.
I’ve been wanting a betta sorority tank, you and Matt gave me great ideas on how to achieve it … thank you 🙏🙏🙏
betta sororities are very unethical, bettas have been bred for literally fighting, they are very territorial and aggressive. Even if you don't see the aggression, the females can be forced into submissiveness by another female. That leads them to being constantly under stress, even if you can't see stress stripes don't assume all is well, It's harder to see stress stripes on certain colors. After being under excessive stress for long periods of time it leads their immune system to weaken, making them more prone to diseases. Then there's fighting, the females will attack each other leading to death at times. There is no need to put fish in danger to have a beautiful tank with flashy fish...
@@finsrus5807yet they work constantly… the only time I’ve never seen a female betta sorority work is when it’s done wrong.. but think what you want. I’m guessing you are one of those people that have something bad to say about every tank you see that isn’t yours. But to each their own
Oh My Lady sorority of 60 bettas living together in harmony in a community. Wow!!!!
"Am i a professional aquascaper?" " I'm not tranna do some professional aquascaping job" Wut? Thats why im watching...?
🤣 wrong channel
@@MDFishTanks Na mate you work magic, my tanks just always look so fake and i just can't get the gist of it.
i had two females and a male together, they were cool together. they didn't breed while i had a filter going, as there was no surface tension. But our power went out for a few days, and then they made babies... and i got to learn how to rear fry! tiny male betas are the cutest things, they look like the big ones, just the size of a dime