sharkwater Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Hello hello! just to share the home i have set up for a pair of betta rubra i bid on aquabid. 35cmx18cmx22cm ~2.5gal/10L driftwoods, twigs, fallen oak leaves ada bright sand pH:7.0 temp:24.0degC filtration: bubble sponge lighting: 3Watt LED lamp from Target plants: Wisteria, some duckweed livestock: otocinclus x 1 now all it needs is The Fish. =) wonders if it has reached brisbane. thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 It looks great! I think I could live in there. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettasbest Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 It looks pretty, very natural looking! is the light enough for the plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkwater Posted July 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 the light is directly above the floating plants. so i guess its not too bad. there are some that float to darker areas though. it was browning when introduced 4days ago but it seems to be getting greener. but i think its the lack of nutrients in the water thats causing it, not the lighting. thanks, i hope my betta finds it pretty too =) pretty enough to not squabble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Looks very nice and natural. How big is that tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettasbest Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Are you going to put the male and female in together? Is that for spawning purposes or are Rubra different from Betta Splendens in the way that male and female live together in the same tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Looks spot on!!! I have found floating riccia is Good.....gives space for fry to hide in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 It looks lovely ! will you have to replace the leaves ? do they stain the water like an IAL would ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkwater Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 The tank is only 10L. yeap it is for a pair. Rubras can be quite aggressive to their partners. but as long as they are hiding places it should be fine. i am hoping for a peaceful pair. Rubras are not like splendens. they are mouthbrooders. so their eggs are incubated in the mouths of the fathers. i will remove the female once they have bred so as to not stress out the male. i read some where that rubras are in an evolutionary transition. they used to be bubble nesters but perhaps the heavy deforestation and the lack of still water spawning sites have led them to become mouthbrooders. some have even reported the females aiding in mouthbrooding! riccia is really hard to handle, isn't it? does it require higher lighting? the oak leaves do not stain the water as much as IAL. it does not affect the pH much either. only a slight tan. apparantly it takes longer for oask leaves to break down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Riccia is hard to handle if you want it to do what it wasn't designed to do.....be a carpet plant IME....Let it float...no problems....even in Low light, just grows more spindly I also have Malaysian trumpet snails in my tanks to eat uneaten food rather than other fish Edited July 2, 2010 by Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkwater Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 oo i meant hard to handle when left to float around freely. its really tough to remove especially when you're hunting down fry and they get caught it. do the MTsnails propagate in acidic water?? i had those in my pleco tank and they all died out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louu Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Good luck with these guys! It's just such a nice set up, they will enjoy it muchly, I am sure. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Looks like a great setup for the rubra's.... hope they arrive in good shape and give you a mouthful soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 How are they going??? Just picked up a pair myself....keeping them apart atm Thinking they may need a bigger tank???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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