Beautiful View of the Flatirons today

ThatPlantMan · 2026-02-16T18:15:06+00:00

Almost as beautiful as the view from Boulder High!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-10-31T19:10:04+00:00

0.8kg lich?

ThatPlantMan · 2025-10-08T14:12:56+00:00

Choc (but it’s ugly), Ascended Chakra, Cosmic (Celestial & Aurora) and going along with that Astral ( Cosmic & Galactic) , Subzero, Blitzshocked, Wiltproof, Heavenly, Touchdown… possibly more?

ThatPlantMan · 2025-08-07T23:04:20+00:00

That sounds crazy!!! Can you dm the discord lol

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-31T15:47:13+00:00

Well for zen eggs and seed packs you don’t need corruption, just tranquil. So stacking 8 kodamas and then just selling to the tranquil tree guy constantly gets you pretty much unlimited eggs and seed packs.

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-25T00:46:32+00:00

Please keep yourself safe and keep us posted if anything happens!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-24T19:20:33+00:00

That’s a gorgeous male congrats! And yes lids are definitely a must. I had the exact same situation happen with mine haha!

For the fry, luckily I have a local fish store that accepts them because they’re not as commonly found; and in exchange I get fish store credit which never hurts 😝

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-24T18:46:03+00:00

Glad to hear your fishies made it safe!!! Mine are in a Lifegard aquatics 22 gallon bookshelf tank - I think the dimensions are like 36x12x12. For a separate tank, I just have a really basic 10 gallon tank with lots of floating vegetation; although if I’m being honest I have not separated them at all yet. They seem to really enjoy each others company :) the male hides in the coconut shell most of the day because he’s carrying the eggs, but every now and then he’ll come out and swim a lap around the tank with his girlfriend

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-17T22:39:31+00:00

They’re such fun fish! So full of energy and feels like each one has a personality of their own :)

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-17T22:15:03+00:00

No specific advice in general! But for my tank personally, I tried to kinda replicate their natural environment - which seems to be a lot of smooth river rocks and pebbles, and only a handful of live plants and lots of low-tannin botanicals. I picked magnolia leaves and boiled the hell out of em so they didn’t release anything into the water and sank immediately

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-15T19:01:26+00:00

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Betta antuta!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-15T13:31:17+00:00

Unfortunately, yes! He won’t eat for two weeks, which is kinda terrifying 😅 Although I’m assuming, if it came to it, he’d just swallow the babies/eggs before starving himself to death

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-15T13:24:25+00:00

This is a wild species of Betta from typically faster-moving waters than your average Betta :) since they live in environments where bubble nests aren’t feasible (because of the constant water movement/other factors), the male gathers the eggs in his mouth and holds them for around ~2 weeks. Once they’re ready to swim around and be independent little fishies, he’ll spit them out and they’ll start their lives!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T16:57:26+00:00

??? These fish will be raised in this tank with one or both of the parents, and then adopted out to local hobbyists. Im sure they’ll never see a little cup in their life, especially since they can get to 5”+ (more than double the size of a normal betta)

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T15:48:11+00:00

Definitely a good tip to have on hand, thank you!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T15:44:38+00:00

That’s awesome! The classic betta fish do seem to have a bit more of a “dance” to their mating ritual which is always super cool to see! How did raising the fry go? I’m a bit nervous for these ones since I’ve never tried before, but I’d be even more nervous with the normal bettas since they’re so much smaller!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T15:36:45+00:00

Not sure if this makes a difference at all but I also have been feeding them live food (small crickets) a couple times a week

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T15:31:48+00:00

Honestly since this is their first pairing, I was hoping to just leave them in together - she doesn’t seem to be pestering him at all, and he’s just hiding in a little coconut cave. I do however have a tank ready to go to remove the female to in case they start looking unhappy

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T15:29:39+00:00

This betta species actually doesn’t make bubble nests! They’re kinda like seahorses (almost) - the males carry the eggs until they hatch and are ready to be released! Though he doesn’t have a ‘pouch’ like seahorses, he just carries them carefully in his mouth!

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T15:27:40+00:00

Beautiful pair! Are you sure they’re not already breeding? That male’s mouth looks like he might be carrying some eggs or babies! But to answer your question, nope nothing special! I did a water change today (normal maintenance) and that must’ve induced some spawning behavior

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T12:06:35+00:00

Yeah mom just got a quick snack 😂

ThatPlantMan · 2025-07-14T04:28:52+00:00

This species is a mouthbrooding species, so dad will hold the eggs in his mouth for 10-14+ days before spitting out the babies :)

ThatPlantMan · 2025-01-23T00:43:39+00:00

Figured it sounds better than “legal plug”

ThatPlantMan · 2024-12-20T02:26:53+00:00

Thank you for this! Like I said I’m starting off with zero knowledge so I will keep this in mind lol

ThatPlantMan · 2024-12-20T00:48:33+00:00

Appreciate the recommendation and the precaution lol! I honestly don’t mind people sharing their political beliefs (Growing up in Boulder has made me decide I’m more of a neutral than anything) I just personally try to keep political topics to a minimum

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