Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. These are his favorite foods.
Undoubtedly, the over trimming caused the sweet potatoes to not do well.
B/c there’re no more sweet potatoes, I’m gonna do more frequent water changes.
Around 2 times a week. 25~50% with 3 day old water. I didn’t trim the hornwort b/c I wanted it to grow big and help filter the water.
I’m not sure how the spinach will turn out.
I’ll keep you posted.
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3 day old water:
1. Tap water in a bucket
2. Add water conditioner and stir vigorously, kinda like making a lemonade.
3. Leave the water 2~3 days alone. You can cover it with something, too, if you want to avoid dust.
4. 1~2 hours before the water change, I add a heater in the bucket and match the temperature to the tank’s temperature. Kartoffel’s tank is 26°C or 79°F.
5. Optional almond leaf water: Boil dechlorinated water; I use the bucket water. Pour the boiling water in a glass container. Add crushed almond leaf in the container. Stir. Leave it alone for an hour or two. I add just a little bit of this almond water during the water change.
You don’t have to do water changes like this. However, this is the safest way I know for a betta.
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
INDOBETTA Pellet Monster #2 – This might be difficult to find. Very few stores import this I think. I bought this at a LFS. Every betta is a little different with different pellets. I feed Kartoffel with several different kinds of pellets and this is his favorite.
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
How I made brine shrimp youtu.be/dU5izzyxqeA?t=169
(If your house is warm enough, you don’t have to put the container in the aquarium. You can just leave it out and the brine shrimp will hatch fine.)
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/2U0RZuY
amzn.to/2W4KcOI
amzn.to/2sFpt6O
amzn.to/2RJinx7
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:
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat
Played by Anthony Slater
youtube.com/watch?v=8-29bHqsKXg
Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. These are his favorite foods.
Undoubtedly, the over trimming caused the sweet potatoes to not do well.
B/c there’re no more sweet potatoes, I’m gonna do more frequent water changes.
Around 2 times a week. 25~50% with 3 day old water. I didn’t trim the hornwort b/c I wanted it to grow big and help filter the water.
I’m not sure how the spinach will turn out.
I’ll keep you posted.
Patreon: patreon.com/footheflowerhorn
Youtube Member: youtube.com/channel/UC3Kk8tvhHkWMMfKBb0q0X9g/join
Paypal: paypal.me/footheflowerhorn
Merch: teespring.com/stores/foo-store
3 day old water:
1. Tap water in a bucket
2. Add water conditioner and stir vigorously, kinda like making a lemonade.
3. Leave the water 2~3 days alone. You can cover it with something, too, if you want to avoid dust.
4. 1~2 hours before the water change, I add a heater in the bucket and match the temperature to the tank’s temperature. Kartoffel’s tank is 26°C or 79°F.
5. Optional almond leaf water: Boil dechlorinated water; I use the bucket water. Pour the boiling water in a glass container. Add crushed almond leaf in the container. Stir. Leave it alone for an hour or two. I add just a little bit of this almond water during the water change.
You don’t have to do water changes like this. However, this is the safest way I know for a betta.
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
INDOBETTA Pellet Monster #2 – This might be difficult to find. Very few stores import this I think. I bought this at a LFS. Every betta is a little different with different pellets. I feed Kartoffel with several different kinds of pellets and this is his favorite.
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
How I made brine shrimp youtu.be/dU5izzyxqeA?t=169
(If your house is warm enough, you don’t have to put the container in the aquarium. You can just leave it out and the brine shrimp will hatch fine.)
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/2U0RZuY
amzn.to/2W4KcOI
amzn.to/2sFpt6O
amzn.to/2RJinx7
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:
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in E Flat
Played by Anthony Slater
youtube.com/watch?v=8-29bHqsKXg
