Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. The strawberry plants produced so many strawberries this month. I’m not sure how long the plants can keep this up b/c some of the leaves started to die. I think the plants are using up the nutrients from the older leaves to help grow the strawberries. Maybe it’s time to start thinking about another plant to use when the strawberry plants finally give out. I like the strawberry plants b/c the roots don’t overgrow like the sweet potatoes, so I never had to trim them.
The strawberry tasted like what I would imagine a natural strawberry would taste like. Straight out of nature I did rinse it in running water first, though.
The nerite didn’t come out much this month. I think it’s b/c Kartoffel keeps chasing it.
Curry was annoyed when I gave her the strawberry, b/c earlier, I wouldn’t let her sleep in the closet full of freshly laundered clothes.
These days, I do monthly vacuuming of the gravel b/c when I did it too often, like once a week, the tank was too clean and there weren’t enough nutrients for the plants.
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Live one-eyed water fleas(Daphnia) amzn.to/2OmfgX8
I bought the strawberry plants from a local gardening store. If you want to try it and can’t find it locally, you can get live roots here:
Live Strawberry (20 bare root plants) amzn.to/2MO6va5
Clay pebbles (hydroton) amzn.to/2XfxEU3
Making Brine Shrimp: youtu.be/qpU8Mwvb-FQ?t=239
Brine shrimp eggs: amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
100% deep sea salt amzn.to/2YVeiFd
(I use deep sea salt, but I think other salts will work, too. Something like aquarium salt.)
Brine shrimp net: amzn.to/30Gkrqg
60ml syringe: amzn.to/2W9iWm5
Neodymium Magnet: amzn.to/2QkFABu
(*The most important part is the salinity and temperature. At room temperature, it might take 48 hours to hatch. At Higher the temps, they might hatch in less than 24 hours.
(*For salinity, I’m going by the 1 table spoon per liter rule. However, depending on the salt, you might want to try up to 2 table spoons.)
Favorite Kartoffel food:
Freeze dried blood worms amzn.to/2ISrbek
Frozen blood worms
Frozen brine shrimp
Frozen mysis shrimp
Live brine shrimp (eggs) amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
Other easy to find pellets for betta:
Hikari Betta Bio-Gold amzn.to/2ByRG3h
New Life Spectrum Betta Formula amzn.to/2R36fWA
Ocean Nutrition Atison's Betta Food amzn.to/2RZBYF8
Fluval Bug Bites Betta amzn.to/2S0sBoJ
How I made the auto top off: youtu.be/Im9lDTRTAOk?t=269
Episode 11 youtube.com/watch?v=QDG6uEbcE8Y
Episode 10 youtube.com/watch?v=JM522-JRJYY
Episode 9 youtube.com/watch?v=RLy9svjiIu4
Episode 8 youtube.com/watch?v=iAt1w3Y-ACE
Episode 7 youtube.com/watch?v=qpU8Mwvb-FQ
Episode 6 youtube.com/watch?v=OZ047sn5bFs
Episode 5 youtube.com/watch?v=HYHmSM87dno
Episode 4 youtube.com/watch?v=OkuFdnurFHM
Episode 3: youtube.com/watch?v=o7LEkEBvR68
Episode 2: youtube.com/watch?v=LUp2-DqEfOE
SETUP video of this tank: youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZWMGdKxJo
Light : Osram 14W CFL 6500K – duration 11 hours a day.
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)
Aquarium Siphon: amzn.to/2Hya9Ct
Gravel VAC:
amzn.to/2qjQgaY
Desk lamp (I used the clamps to mount it) amzn.to/2svkS9s
GE CFL light bulb (14w 6500K) amzn.to/2tAPVQo
Philips CFL 13W T2 Daylight 6500K, 4-Pack amzn.to/2H67BrI
Almond leaves amzn.to/2S3B8Hn
Hornwort amzn.to/2srT6HY
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag amzn.to/2y3e3ih
15pcs diamond hole saw amzn.to/2DGGXqL
Magnetic thermometer amzn.to/2LRCrXd
Mini Algae scrubber amzn.to/2MHbOHJ
amzn.to/2PrgIXZ
Aquarium lid clips (gotta know the thickness or your aquarium) amzn.to/2qW9S1T
seiryu stone amzn.to/2K5rVuX
Inline Switch (I use them for pumps and heaters during water changes) amzn.to/2L05ozT
Music:
Franz Schubert - Serenade
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Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. The strawberry plants produced so many strawberries this month. I’m not sure how long the plants can keep this up b/c some of the leaves started to die. I think the plants are using up the nutrients from the older leaves to help grow the strawberries. Maybe it’s time to start thinking about another plant to use when the strawberry plants finally give out. I like the strawberry plants b/c the roots don’t overgrow like the sweet potatoes, so I never had to trim them.
The strawberry tasted like what I would imagine a natural strawberry would taste like. Straight out of nature I did rinse it in running water first, though.
The nerite didn’t come out much this month. I think it’s b/c Kartoffel keeps chasing it.
Curry was annoyed when I gave her the strawberry, b/c earlier, I wouldn’t let her sleep in the closet full of freshly laundered clothes.
These days, I do monthly vacuuming of the gravel b/c when I did it too often, like once a week, the tank was too clean and there weren’t enough nutrients for the plants.
Patreon: patreon.com/footheflowerhorn
Youtube Member: youtube.com/channel/UC3Kk8tvhHkWMMfKBb0q0X9g/join
Paypal: paypal.me/footheflowerhorn
Merch: teespring.com/stores/foo-store
Live one-eyed water fleas(Daphnia) amzn.to/2OmfgX8
I bought the strawberry plants from a local gardening store. If you want to try it and can’t find it locally, you can get live roots here:
Live Strawberry (20 bare root plants) amzn.to/2MO6va5
Clay pebbles (hydroton) amzn.to/2XfxEU3
Making Brine Shrimp: youtu.be/qpU8Mwvb-FQ?t=239
Brine shrimp eggs: amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
100% deep sea salt amzn.to/2YVeiFd
(I use deep sea salt, but I think other salts will work, too. Something like aquarium salt.)
Brine shrimp net: amzn.to/30Gkrqg
60ml syringe: amzn.to/2W9iWm5
Neodymium Magnet: amzn.to/2QkFABu
(*The most important part is the salinity and temperature. At room temperature, it might take 48 hours to hatch. At Higher the temps, they might hatch in less than 24 hours.
(*For salinity, I’m going by the 1 table spoon per liter rule. However, depending on the salt, you might want to try up to 2 table spoons.)
Favorite Kartoffel food:
Freeze dried blood worms amzn.to/2ISrbek
Frozen blood worms
Frozen brine shrimp
Frozen mysis shrimp
Live brine shrimp (eggs) amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
Other easy to find pellets for betta:
Hikari Betta Bio-Gold amzn.to/2ByRG3h
New Life Spectrum Betta Formula amzn.to/2R36fWA
Ocean Nutrition Atison's Betta Food amzn.to/2RZBYF8
Fluval Bug Bites Betta amzn.to/2S0sBoJ
How I made the auto top off: youtu.be/Im9lDTRTAOk?t=269
Episode 11 youtube.com/watch?v=QDG6uEbcE8Y
Episode 10 youtube.com/watch?v=JM522-JRJYY
Episode 9 youtube.com/watch?v=RLy9svjiIu4
Episode 8 youtube.com/watch?v=iAt1w3Y-ACE
Episode 7 youtube.com/watch?v=qpU8Mwvb-FQ
Episode 6 youtube.com/watch?v=OZ047sn5bFs
Episode 5 youtube.com/watch?v=HYHmSM87dno
Episode 4 youtube.com/watch?v=OkuFdnurFHM
Episode 3: youtube.com/watch?v=o7LEkEBvR68
Episode 2: youtube.com/watch?v=LUp2-DqEfOE
SETUP video of this tank: youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZWMGdKxJo
Light : Osram 14W CFL 6500K – duration 11 hours a day.
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)
Aquarium Siphon: amzn.to/2Hya9Ct
Gravel VAC:
amzn.to/2qjQgaY
Desk lamp (I used the clamps to mount it) amzn.to/2svkS9s
GE CFL light bulb (14w 6500K) amzn.to/2tAPVQo
Philips CFL 13W T2 Daylight 6500K, 4-Pack amzn.to/2H67BrI
Almond leaves amzn.to/2S3B8Hn
Hornwort amzn.to/2srT6HY
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag amzn.to/2y3e3ih
15pcs diamond hole saw amzn.to/2DGGXqL
Magnetic thermometer amzn.to/2LRCrXd
Mini Algae scrubber amzn.to/2MHbOHJ
amzn.to/2PrgIXZ
Aquarium lid clips (gotta know the thickness or your aquarium) amzn.to/2qW9S1T
seiryu stone amzn.to/2K5rVuX
Inline Switch (I use them for pumps and heaters during water changes) amzn.to/2L05ozT
Music:
Franz Schubert - Serenade
Played by
