Substrate and Live Plants... What do I need?

[michaelg210]

Re: hit and miss with a betta

well many low light plants will be fine with out adding anything. they are slow growers. i woudlnt add anything until the cycle is over. after that you might want to look maybe into some dwarf cories or small other fish. though its hit and miss with a betta.

LFS guy told me betta already thinks the tank is his. Said will have to put him in solitary when I do add fish, or he will attack them. Said once he is out of his cell / block, he'll forget about it in a week or so and when I put him back in will think tank is already inhabited...

Anyway, is this what I need to do? Remove him from the tank for a week or so and let the new inmates settle in, then when he comes back from t/o he'll just think he got transferred into a new pecking order?