Fertilizers safe?

[mpmistr]

Well ... It sounds like my best bet is to just see how the plants do without any fertilizers and only use them if needed. I didn't know LED's could grow plants so well

My plants
* Anubias Nana
* Java Moss
* Java Fern
* Lucens
* Lucens x Willisii
* Subwassertang
* Green gecko hybrid


And I plan to get some floaters and hornwort

I tried anubias and java fern in my tank and for whatever reason they just seemed to attract algae and not grow well. I think they had a hard time with the other plants in my tank, which grew much much faster.

Be warned that slow growing plants like java fern and anubias WILL attract algae.

[Elliriyanna]

Thats ok those are going in my betta tank and I plan to add some ghost shrimp which should help with cleaning them.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I wouldn't put shrimp in with a beta.
I did and then next day the shrimp was gone. LOL
at least a male beta.

[Elliriyanna]

Not all Betta's are the same ... I have had ghost shrimp thrive with a male Betta ... and of course there are some that will eat or attack anything lol

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I know, I had a male beta in my 46G for years and he never bothered any of the other fish.
Not the same beta as the one that ate the shrimp, he was a bit of a bully.

For a while I had a beta in every room in the house.
Now I don't keep them since I travel so much and the wife won't change water.
Only feed.
So it wasn't fair to them so I gave them to a local hotel that rented them to the guests
for $2.00 a night and the manger feeds them.
all the proceeds goes to a local no kill shelter.
Last year they collected over $400.00 and all of the fish are over 3 years old.

Here is Fred He was the most laid back beta I have ever owned.

[mpmistr]

Not all Betta's are the same ... I have had ghost shrimp thrive with a male Betta ... and of course there are some that will eat or attack anything lol

I had ghost shrimp with my frogs, started with about 20 in May. I think I might have 1 or 2 survivors at this point, hehe.