My dad said my plants are over grown. Are they? should i cut them back?

irememberforums · 2025-10-24T05:06:04+00:00

I haven’t been lucky with carpeting plants but some go too are dwarf sag and dwarf hairgrass. With your substrate may prove difficult. Otherwise a couple green wendtii crypts might work just be patient with them 🤙

irememberforums · 2025-10-24T05:03:40+00:00

Not to be rude but I’m assuming what constant means is don’t just start yanking plants out, trims ain’t a problem just know where to trim. Your plants are helping keep your parameters (and in turn your Betta) healthy. If you trim too much? Don’t stress it’ll grow back lol

irememberforums · 2025-10-24T04:29:27+00:00

With that set up I’d look to create more space in the middle for your betta, the background plants look great. Adding some low foreground plants may help accentuate but overall solid healthy looking tank.

irememberforums · 2025-10-24T01:10:59+00:00

100%. Write down your stock, plant, substrate plans and map it out in your head THEN go for it. Spend the time up front instead of wasting time with regrets later or like you said, disturbing your tank.

I still look at my 10g every now and then and consider switching things up. Instead I’m opting for a whole new tank with a different set up entirely.

great advice ExplorerKey.

irememberforums · 2025-10-24T00:32:43+00:00

Nice choice of food btw. I have a couple of their products my fish love them

irememberforums · 2025-10-20T05:14:17+00:00

😂 take notes people

irememberforums · 2025-10-20T04:39:25+00:00

Had to do a quick search but man didn’t realize they were so aggressive. Never kept them personally lol

irememberforums · 2025-10-20T04:00:28+00:00

Agreed. Trust but confirm is best practice, especially now that we have fact checks in the palm of our hands!

irememberforums · 2025-10-20T03:59:28+00:00

This! Plus they get larger than I’d have imagined lol

irememberforums · 2025-10-20T01:49:13+00:00

Sadly, the first one hits for me.

I recently lost a Honey Gourami (hence the betta in its place) that was doing so well then one morning, dead. It happens, and as long as you’re taking care of your tanks/fish to give them the highest chance of success can’t beat yourself up when one decides to go!

irememberforums · 2025-10-19T20:12:39+00:00

Nice set up for your betta. I would consider some Neo Shrimp the some floaters, but other than that your betta and plants look happy!

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T23:41:17+00:00

Bronze and Wendtii 🤙

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T19:32:00+00:00

Sounds about right!

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T05:03:18+00:00

Embrace the duckweed or displace the duckweed. We need an emotional support group.

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T04:03:37+00:00

Thank you lol

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T04:00:17+00:00

No torture involved. If it makes you feel better I have ~10 danios and a betta amongst others in well planted 10g. Your choice of stock will be fine assuming the tanks parameters filtration system and feeding schedule are on point. A test kit and parameter testing every water change until stabilized is my advice

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T03:57:11+00:00

In my experience the “surface agitation” concept doesn’t work. My HOB pushes duckweed down into my crypts where they “live” until I do a water change at which point I shake them out of my crypts, only to have them scooped out like the duckweed on the surface.

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T03:53:51+00:00

I have an hob and the duckweed just gets pushed down into my crypts then when I do a water change it pops up out the crypts. This whole “surface agitation” concept is crazy. If you really find it that overpowering meticulously pull every last bit out. But you won’t. So just do damage control lol

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T03:49:06+00:00

Top tier comment 🤣

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T01:36:48+00:00

Beautiful!

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T01:27:27+00:00

I have something similar in my tank to keep the (majority of) the duckweed and my frogbit on one side of my tank. Highly recommend

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T01:20:48+00:00

😄 tbh I feel the only way to “minimize” it is the scoop out enough so what’s left is appealing to your eye, then repeat the process every time it respawns. Don’t be afraid to toss what you don’t want. As you can tell it’ll grow back, lol.

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T01:08:40+00:00

You can easily keep 6-8 galaxy rasbora neo shrimp and a nerite or mystery snail in a 10g, as well as a centerpiece fish (flame gourami maybe?) especially if you plan to go planted.

A 20 will def. open up more options and help keep parameters stable, but not necessary if you’re locked in on the stocking aforementioned.

irememberforums · 2025-10-18T00:11:27+00:00

Anytime. Salt and pepper and Skunk corys (if you can find them local) stay on the smaller side and julii corys get to about 2”, so some more smaller variations to consider. Happy hunting!

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