An t-iasg
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I set up a 10 gallon tank for my betta. He was in a planted 5-gallon tank. I wanted more room for plants .
I moved a few months ago. I set one betta up in a 10 gallon tank when we moved, and then set up the second betta in his 10 gallon tank on March 9.
What is weird is that the second betta tank has no diatoms at all, and it's been two weeks since it was set up. The first betta tank had tons of diatoms for 6-8 weeks. Another strange thing is that when we moved here, a few months ago, I set the second betta back up in the 5 gallon tank. All the plants in that tank survived being in paper towels, plastic bags, and buckets for 3-4 days. When I changed that 5 gallon over to the 10 gallon, many of the plants didn't do well. All my Bacopa australis just melted into mush. All my Ludwigia repens melted too. They transitioned from our old condo to the new house very well, but didn't seem to handle a tank change. I would tolerate some diatoms if I could have my B. australis back!
I moved a few months ago. I set one betta up in a 10 gallon tank when we moved, and then set up the second betta in his 10 gallon tank on March 9.
What is weird is that the second betta tank has no diatoms at all, and it's been two weeks since it was set up. The first betta tank had tons of diatoms for 6-8 weeks. Another strange thing is that when we moved here, a few months ago, I set the second betta back up in the 5 gallon tank. All the plants in that tank survived being in paper towels, plastic bags, and buckets for 3-4 days. When I changed that 5 gallon over to the 10 gallon, many of the plants didn't do well. All my Bacopa australis just melted into mush. All my Ludwigia repens melted too. They transitioned from our old condo to the new house very well, but didn't seem to handle a tank change. I would tolerate some diatoms if I could have my B. australis back!
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