I'd rather stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork. That being said I love love love her videos and they are very well done and even more informative.. I turn on closed captioning and mute the videos. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to my ears but I am addicted to her videos and MUST watch them all!!!
something i didnt know i needed in life until now, the voice of my fav character ever, Penny, talking about Betta fish. where has this been all my life!
Oh this makes me happy! An animal keeping channel that doesn't demand my attention the way AntsCanada does. Something I can just turn on in the background while I do my schoolwork while supporting one of my favorite VAs! Plus, imagining Penny talking about keeping fish is so cute. Keep doing you, Taylor! :)
I started investing in chola wood to grow and sell java fern, it never hit me that i am a java fern dealer until i made enough to buy a rimless tank haha.
For high ph. Get a container fill it with dried sphagnum moss I did half way, then fill the rest up with straight up tap water. Let it sit for a day. When you go to use it the ph will be in the 5 or lower range, depends on what your tap water is originally. Also you can keep using the same sphagnum moss for a long time
Instead of using "lead" on risome plants, I glue them to a small pebble. Looks much more natural and keeps em down and in place :) And works for Bolbitus too ;)
One of my friends showed me your channel because we both love RWBY, I never though much about keeping fish until I came here and now I'm kind of obsessed with watching fish keeping videos.
I saw a video once where they boiled the catalog leaves for a few minutes, let them cool, and dropped them in the tank. Boiling made the leaves sink and release the tannins quicker. Love the wood pieces!! :)
Nice little tank. I was under the impression that needle leaf and narrow leaf have were the same thing. I’m no expert though. I just put a bunch of narrow leaf java fern and bolbitis in a little tank with a couple of crypts and a few stems to break it all up. I’m hoping some of these will start growing out of the water.
I have heard that any "needle leaf" sold 'round these parts is actually narrow leaf, but needle leaf should be it's own variety that is skinnier. Time will tell if my 2 different purchases end up looking the same!
I've been growing Monte Carlo and S. repens in a clear glass bowl emersed on my window sill for months but it never dawned on me to do the same thing with my java fern plantlets. Thanks for the idea. 🙂
I’m in love with the betta “puppies” in the tank, watching you work on the black water tank. Their colors are gorgeous. PS: I love the unusual botanicals I’ve ordered from Tannin Aquatics. Scott is great to work with, everything obtained responsibly and the blackwater tanks shown on the website are inspirational.
Aww little accident fry are so cute! They are going to LOVE this tank! They now have a fantabulous setup (from you and your hard work of course!!). I know it is pretty early in their life and hard to tell but wouldn’t it be awesome to have a male and a female? Then you could have another pair to try with!
@@SimplyBetta I think it’s so cool how the female pick up the fallen eggs and gives them to the male! Team work! Human men have a lot to learn from these males! 😆
Hi! Greetings from Malaysia! My first time at your channel. I found your channel while searching macrostomas as I’ve begun to miss mine, and wanted to just look at some. There are myths as to what they need. Please bear with me while I try to dispel some of them. Unlike the imbellis for example, macrostomas live in rivers with varying ph but never low (so the pictures of their natural habitat that you showed is incorrect). They are shy compared to the splendens and rarely actually fight. They move to flooded areas during the monsoon and those that remain there when the water levels recedes will adapt to rising acidity. Now, the lowering of ph in their environment triggers hormones that stimulates them to breed. They do not breed as often as the splendens or imbellis so don’t worry if nothing happens for a while. The trick to breeding them is to keep a pair in relatively “high” ph, say 7.3 - 7.6, then slowly lower the ph to anywhere around 6 plus. Also, unlike the splendens they need cooler temperatures, do not go above 20 Celsius. Mine used to breed only about twice a year but that could be due to my not intentionally trying. Also, I never had many fry, just a few each time. Oh yes, for breeding build them a room (not joking). Not a must, but I find that that helps. My sincerest apologies if I come off sounding like a smart @$$. Enjoy the hobby, I’m missing mine. Cheers friend! Take care
You are so relatable & I absolutely love watching your channel. I’m a mom of two and have quickly become a betta enthusiast. It’s so cool to see it’s possible to juggle mom life and be a betta breeder. I’m completely inspired by you. I hope to someday have a Simply Betta by Taylor. (I keep checking your website) :)
I have (soon to be) 3 tanks and none of them are betta tanks, however - I do love the venn diagram of shrimpkeeping and bettakeeping and super appreciate you pointing out the overlaps specifically!
@@SimplyBetta I started my shrimp tank with scraps I had laying around... An old betta tank and gear, plant clippings from my 55 gallon, and "pest" snail pals... I wound up being super into it and upgrading to a much bigger shrimp only tank very shortly after, to be fair haha
This is super informative and helpful. I have 10 gallon tank with betta in it. Watching your videos really help me setting up my tank. 🙏 so now I have to get some Indian almond leaves.❤️
Looks Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I love it. I swear everytime I watch one of your video I get a explosive URGE to start another brand NEW tank..... This is a problem~
Those little babies are beautiful! With such a rich nutrient soil in there how about planting some crypts? Like some cryptocoryne balansae! Or cryptocoryne wend/brown! ♥
I'll definitely need to check out those stickers and drip line. Gorgeous tank! Those babies are so lucky to have you. Maybe you'll be known as a betta macrostoma breeder some day if you continue having miracle babies. 😂
Looks just like some airline hose, airline flow regulator en some sort of clip to me.. you probably already have to tools at home to make one yourself.
@@RichD1011 Yeah, probably, but I'm lazy. Lmfao. I was mostly interested in what was keeping the tubing hooked over the top tbh. If it's too much I could DIY one myself, but I definitely don't have a spare bleed valve right now, I know that much.
Yep, its air line, a flow regulator, and a hook on the top made from rigid airline that is bent nicely. Easily DIYed with all the supplies but convenient to buy, lol
The tank looks great. Your fry will be very happy in their new home. Thanks for sharing. I hope you will be able to do a live stream for my aquarium Society, as our members will find your story very interesting and inspiring. Thanks for reminding fish keepers how great Bettas are as pets.
Rhizome plant you haven't tried? I can't fathom the possibility you haven't done bucephelandra, so.... bolbitis? Something I've never heard of? Can't wait to see! Also loved the little glimpse of the paradise fish! I've kind of wanted to try keeping one for a while (since I instinctually want anything that shares my name), but it hasn't been a priority due to limited tank space and the cooler water temp preference--my apartment is not air conditioned and can get up to 25 C or so in the summer, so I'd be nervous about stressing them out even with an unheated tank :( I'd love to see a longer video about your paradise fish, though, and how you've found the experience of keeping one!
Very cool setup, should fill in nicely. As far as Tannen color, I have seen others boil some botanicals and use the water like a concentrate. Keep the news and how-tos coming.
I don't know how helpful this is for you since your issue was the male eating the babies, but since we're talking about dirty water, I thought I'd add this excerpt from Diana Walstad's book: "Green water algae is not always a curse. For example, I set up a 10 gal 'Demo' planted tank at work with a female and male Betta. The tank almost immediately developed an embarrassing case of green water algae. I struggled mightily to get rid of the green water algae- to no avail. Then, my co-workers pointed out that the Bettas in the tank had spawned and there were babies! After that, I left the tank alone. (I did remove the parents who would eventually have eaten the babies.) Thirteen babies survived. They grew very well, feasting on the many little protozoa that were feeding on the green water algae and soil-associated bacteria in this tank's rich ecosystem." - Ecology of the Planted Aquarium
I agree! Algae isn't bad. Sometimes in my vids of my old fish room I would emphasize that, yes my tanks were ugly and full of algae, but that isn't a bad thing. It's just ugly
Hi Taylor, love that tank. I recently bought a 20 long to use as a quarantine tank but now I may but a betta in it. I like the 30” long tank vs a standard 20. I have kept fish for years but never had a betta. I agree that betta is awesome! I may have to get me one. Thanks for the inspiration.
It looks great! Love those bettas and might try them one day! Maybe buy your babies haha! I think your going to put buce in there? Can’t wait for the update!
I'm adding something that isn't buce! I want to add buce though, haha. I hope to have some babies available again one of these days, I had to take a break from breeding this winter so I don't have much
@@SimplyBetta look forward to seeing what you add! I understand selling and moving sucks! Hopefully you get more babies out of them and you sell them for a decent price haha they eeeeexpeeeeensive! 🤣
I hate when people complain about their hard water... when fish keeping anyway... I feel like it's easier to make hard water softer than soft water hard... in a consistent way
better! I don't have carpal tunnel, I have something called de quervain's in my thumb :( My baby is walking now so I can rest and heal instead of constantly picking him up
Omg i could listen to penny talk about betta fish forever
Good because I could talk about betta fish forever :D
I'd rather stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork. That being said I love love love her videos and they are very well done and even more informative.. I turn on closed captioning and mute the videos. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to my ears but I am addicted to her videos and MUST watch them all!!!
@@nickschmitz7044 Why would you... comment this on somebody's channel...? What in your right mind told you this was acceptable behaviour?
She is a voice artist too, or something like that.
something i didnt know i needed in life until now, the voice of my fav character ever, Penny, talking about Betta fish. where has this been all my life!
Aww thank you
Oh this makes me happy! An animal keeping channel that doesn't demand my attention the way AntsCanada does. Something I can just turn on in the background while I do my schoolwork while supporting one of my favorite VAs!
Plus, imagining Penny talking about keeping fish is so cute. Keep doing you, Taylor! :)
I've gotten multiple comments about AntsCanada lately, I need to go check out that channel
Very adorable fish, and happy you had fun with voicing Penny in RWBY! I'm still so sad about that ending.
They look so cute! Little miracle babies are gonna be living life there for sure :)
😄😄
I started investing in chola wood to grow and sell java fern, it never hit me that i am a java fern dealer until i made enough to buy a rimless tank haha.
Hey that's smart! Were you growing it emersed?
For high ph. Get a container fill it with dried sphagnum moss I did half way, then fill the rest up with straight up tap water. Let it sit for a day. When you go to use it the ph will be in the 5 or lower range, depends on what your tap water is originally. Also you can keep using the same sphagnum moss for a long time
You have an amusing layer of eccentricity in your enthusiasm 😂. You're truly a woman of your craft. Keep doing what you love, God bless 🌿🐟
Haha you're too kind
Blackwater is so stunning!!
i dont really plan on getting into the hobby of betta fish and keeping aquatic animals but this channel is relaxing :)
Instead of using "lead" on risome plants, I glue them to a small pebble. Looks much more natural and keeps em down and in place :)
And works for Bolbitus too ;)
Yeah that would look nice!
Could you maybe do a how to breed beta fish
@@amandarowe572 she has a whole Playlist on it mate ....check the Playlist section u will get it
wow, i had no idea that b. macrostoma had such pretty babies!
They're so cute such a big tank for babies
One of my friends showed me your channel because we both love RWBY, I never though much about keeping fish until I came here and now I'm kind of obsessed with watching fish keeping videos.
That's awesome!
I saw a video once where they boiled the catalog leaves for a few minutes, let them cool, and dropped them in the tank. Boiling made the leaves sink and release the tannins quicker. Love the wood pieces!! :)
Oh yeah! I'll make a big pot of "tea" with a few leaves. When it cool I'll throw the old leaves into the tank AND the super dark leaf tea
Nice little tank. I was under the impression that needle leaf and narrow leaf have were the same thing. I’m no expert though. I just put a bunch of narrow leaf java fern and bolbitis in a little tank with a couple of crypts and a few stems to break it all up. I’m hoping some of these will start growing out of the water.
I have heard that any "needle leaf" sold 'round these parts is actually narrow leaf, but needle leaf should be it's own variety that is skinnier. Time will tell if my 2 different purchases end up looking the same!
I've been growing Monte Carlo and S. repens in a clear glass bowl emersed on my window sill for months but it never dawned on me to do the same thing with my java fern plantlets. Thanks for the idea. 🙂
I never considered it either until just last video! I'm really curious if I'll notice faster growth
I liked the first setup you did with the logs makes it look more dynamic.
Me too, I'll fix it when the wood stops trying to float on me ;)
The new setup came out great.
Thanks : )
I'm guessing bucephalandra! Love the new tank!
That's my guess, too. I love buce, esp. the skeleton ones.
I’m in love with the betta “puppies” in the tank, watching you work on the black water tank. Their colors are gorgeous. PS: I love the unusual botanicals I’ve ordered from Tannin Aquatics. Scott is great to work with, everything obtained responsibly and the blackwater tanks shown on the website are inspirational.
Haha they are like little fish puppies
You're basically the AntsCanada of fish and I love it. Same sort of energy and passion and everything!
You present your videos in an interesting, information and fun way
I appreciate that!
Your Betta fry are so pretty. I love the fish that look truly wild.
Thanks! I love them : )
Aww little accident fry are so cute! They are going to LOVE this tank! They now have a fantabulous setup (from you and your hard work of course!!). I know it is pretty early in their life and hard to tell but wouldn’t it be awesome to have a male and a female? Then you could have another pair to try with!
I can't tell yet, I REALLY hope I have a male in there :0
The Betta macrostoma tank came out great! I thoroughly enjoyed this video. :D
I'm so glad! Thank you :)
@@SimplyBetta You're welcome. 😁
Yay! Can't wait to see this tank mature :)
Me too! ;D
The tank looks good!
Java fern will look really nice with that wood when it grows!
I love the gravel removal method!
Haha yeah, it's so much better than scooping it out!
Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Those are some lucky babies.
Thank you
Im just getting all caught up ... can't wait for you to have some bettas and plants available!! Wow those Betta Macrastoma are HUGE!!
Yeah they're so big and awesome! ;D
@@SimplyBetta I think it’s so cool how the female pick up the fallen eggs and gives them to the male! Team work! Human men have a lot to learn from these males! 😆
I really love bettas
Oo yay another video!!!! Loving the frequent uploads!
Glad you like them!
Looks great!
Hi! Greetings from Malaysia! My first time at your channel. I found your channel while searching macrostomas as I’ve begun to miss mine, and wanted to just look at some. There are myths as to what they need. Please bear with me while I try to dispel some of them. Unlike the imbellis for example, macrostomas live in rivers with varying ph but never low (so the pictures of their natural habitat that you showed is incorrect). They are shy compared to the splendens and rarely actually fight. They move to flooded areas during the monsoon and those that remain there when the water levels recedes will adapt to rising acidity. Now, the lowering of ph in their environment triggers hormones that stimulates them to breed. They do not breed as often as the splendens or imbellis so don’t worry if nothing happens for a while. The trick to breeding them is to keep a pair in relatively “high” ph, say 7.3 - 7.6, then slowly lower the ph to anywhere around 6 plus. Also, unlike the splendens they need cooler temperatures, do not go above 20 Celsius. Mine used to breed only about twice a year but that could be due to my not intentionally trying. Also, I never had many fry, just a few each time. Oh yes, for breeding build them a room (not joking). Not a must, but I find that that helps. My sincerest apologies if I come off sounding like a smart @$$. Enjoy the hobby, I’m missing mine. Cheers friend! Take care
You are so relatable & I absolutely love watching your channel. I’m a mom of two and have quickly become a betta enthusiast. It’s so cool to see it’s possible to juggle mom life and be a betta breeder. I’m completely inspired by you. I hope to someday have a Simply Betta by Taylor. (I keep checking your website) :)
Good stuff, as always. Thanks for sharing!
Just that "hello" that u usually reply back. Down here from Brazil 🇧🇷👋
Such a nice set up for them! I'm loving the look
Thank you!! 😊
Love your videos! So inspiring. Keep the Betta Macrostoma vids coming as I need more info. Really hoping to get a pair myself ❤️.
Keep up the great work on Betta fish, my favorite too (4 tanks)!
I really enjoy the format of your videos, I like the little extra pinch of production value you add. Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate that, thank you! It's something I put a lot of time into so I like when people notice ;P
Hello 👋 these ones won’t make your naughty list with that awesome set up! Happy place acquired 👍
Fingers crossed!
I have (soon to be) 3 tanks and none of them are betta tanks, however - I do love the venn diagram of shrimpkeeping and bettakeeping and super appreciate you pointing out the overlaps specifically!
HAha, I'm trying so hard NOT to be a shrimpkeeper at the moment :D
@@SimplyBetta I started my shrimp tank with scraps I had laying around... An old betta tank and gear, plant clippings from my 55 gallon, and "pest" snail pals... I wound up being super into it and upgrading to a much bigger shrimp only tank very shortly after, to be fair haha
Another great video! I really like the tank
Thank you :D
Hi Taylor! Happy you're back to doing more frequent videos. You are one of my favs! 🐟
Aww thank you so much, I'm trying hard to be consistent! :D
Tyler, tank looks great, look forward to the update - from NYC.....
Thanks Frank : )
Thanks for reminding me of to get my H20 ready.
This is super informative and helpful. I have 10 gallon tank with betta in it. Watching your videos really help me setting up my tank. 🙏 so now I have to get some Indian almond leaves.❤️
That is so pretty! Love it!!!!
Thank you! 😊
The tank looks adorable and is complimented by your miracle fry
Thank you Suzy ; )
TAYLOR!!!!! OMG!!!! THAT FISH TANK LOOKS SOO COOL!!! I LOVE IT!!! Very excited to see how you continue upgrading it :DD
hey thank you! I love it so far :D
Love watching your videos very informative
Any thing u do with tanks it always looks amazing
Aww thank you : P
Nice work! I also use plant weights on my epiphytes! Such a great idea.
Hello! Great vid can't wait to see the final set up
Hey, thanks!
Great video. The babies are beautiful.
The fish are gorgeous!’
Looks beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I wonder if the gravel cap impacts the effectiveness of the buffering substrate and water parameters
Nope! My water changes are minimal, anyways. Smaller water changes (like 5-10%) make sure that there are no fluctuations
That's betta is from my country. I love our wild betta species. 😊
Hi Taylor. Enjoy your videos full of info and big personality 🤣. Looking forward to seeing mommy’s little helper too when they’re old enough.
Thanks so much!!
Hi! Love your channel! Can't wait for you to get a bigger fish room in your place! You deserve it 😁
Hey thank you : ) I'll have a laaaaame update either late next week or the monday after!
Looks Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I love it. I swear everytime I watch one of your video I get a explosive URGE to start another brand NEW tank..... This is a problem~
Beautiful fish
Those little babies are beautiful! With such a rich nutrient soil in there how about planting some crypts? Like some cryptocoryne balansae! Or cryptocoryne wend/brown! ♥
I want to see an update on the Java fern propagation, I never would have thought of that…
Super nice tank..and fish. Remember if you wanted more tannins theres also liquid tannins you can put in the water to help with that. Love the vids ❤️
Yeah, thanks! :D
wow, nice👍
love watching you.
I appreciate that!
I'll definitely need to check out those stickers and drip line. Gorgeous tank! Those babies are so lucky to have you.
Maybe you'll be known as a betta macrostoma breeder some day if you continue having miracle babies. 😂
Looks just like some airline hose, airline flow regulator en some sort of clip to me.. you probably already have to tools at home to make one yourself.
@@RichD1011 Yeah, probably, but I'm lazy. Lmfao. I was mostly interested in what was keeping the tubing hooked over the top tbh. If it's too much I could DIY one myself, but I definitely don't have a spare bleed valve right now, I know that much.
Yep, its air line, a flow regulator, and a hook on the top made from rigid airline that is bent nicely. Easily DIYed with all the supplies but convenient to buy, lol
The tank looks great. Your fry will be very happy in their new home. Thanks for sharing. I hope you will be able to do a live stream for my aquarium Society, as our members will find your story very interesting and inspiring. Thanks for reminding fish keepers how great Bettas are as pets.
Hi William! Sorry for my late reply. Thank you for the kind words. I actually just did a livestream on the Pat's Fish Tanks channel!
@@SimplyBetta Would you do one for our Society on the 2nd Friday of June?
Ooh! This is so pretty! How did the plant weights work out? I’m wanting to try that on my Java ferns.😊
I JUST HAPPENED TO STUMBLE ACROSS AN ANIMATED VIDEO ABOUT YOUR LOVE OF BETTA FISH, AND I AM NOW COMPLETE!!!
This is amazing, and I love the fish too 💚
Welcome aboard!
Beautiful betta. Im going to find more info about them
You should!
Hello from Tijuana, Mexico! Love your vídeos!
Hello Javier! Muchas gracias por saludar
those babies are so cute, the tanks gonna look great when that java fern grows out 😤👊🏽
I sure hope so! :D Thank you
Awesome aquarium, I love dark water!!
Me too! Especially if it inhibits algae haha
@@SimplyBetta do you use a UV filter?
Nope : )
Perfect home for to really cool fish.
I think so too!
Rhizome plant you haven't tried? I can't fathom the possibility you haven't done bucephelandra, so.... bolbitis? Something I've never heard of? Can't wait to see!
Also loved the little glimpse of the paradise fish! I've kind of wanted to try keeping one for a while (since I instinctually want anything that shares my name), but it hasn't been a priority due to limited tank space and the cooler water temp preference--my apartment is not air conditioned and can get up to 25 C or so in the summer, so I'd be nervous about stressing them out even with an unheated tank :( I'd love to see a longer video about your paradise fish, though, and how you've found the experience of keeping one!
Very cool setup, should fill in nicely. As far as Tannen color, I have seen others boil some botanicals and use the water like a concentrate.
Keep the news and how-tos coming.
Yeah, I do that for water changes! I either make "tea" like that or use a blackwater extract product ;)
I don't know how helpful this is for you since your issue was the male eating the babies, but since we're talking about dirty water, I thought I'd add this excerpt from Diana Walstad's book:
"Green water algae is not always a curse. For example, I set up a 10 gal 'Demo' planted tank at work with a female and male Betta. The tank almost immediately developed an embarrassing case of green water algae. I struggled mightily to get rid of the green water algae- to no avail. Then, my co-workers pointed out that the Bettas in the tank had spawned and there were babies! After that, I left the tank alone. (I did remove the parents who would eventually have eaten the babies.) Thirteen babies survived. They grew very well, feasting on the many little protozoa that were feeding on the green water algae and soil-associated bacteria in this tank's rich ecosystem." - Ecology of the Planted Aquarium
I agree! Algae isn't bad. Sometimes in my vids of my old fish room I would emphasize that, yes my tanks were ugly and full of algae, but that isn't a bad thing. It's just ugly
I can't wait to get my first betta in my first planted aquarium eek!
You can do it! Let me know if you have any questions ; P
Great video! We need more well-spoken fish nerds on TH-cam :)
Haha thank you, I appreciate it
Those babies are huge!
Yeah, and growing fast!
Hello I love your channel, keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Buce! OMG, please say you're getting some Buce!! :)
Bolbitis, actually!! I might get buce too though ; P
Hi Taylor, love that tank. I recently bought a 20 long to use as a quarantine tank but now I may but a betta in it. I like the 30” long tank vs a standard 20. I have kept fish for years but never had a betta. I agree that betta is awesome! I may have to get me one. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love the 20g dimensions! I hope you get a betta :)
When are you going to start selling them again?
Nice video
I 💘ur channel.
Thanks so much!
Great video, beautiful betta. I'm guessing for the new rhizome plants🤔 bucephalandra 🙂
Hello, great video! The fry look great in there. Is the mystery plant Becephalandra? I have some in my Betta tank (Kedegang).
Hello, i love your video. Keep up good work
Thank you, I will
It looks great! Love those bettas and might try them one day! Maybe buy your babies haha! I think your going to put buce in there? Can’t wait for the update!
I'm adding something that isn't buce! I want to add buce though, haha. I hope to have some babies available again one of these days, I had to take a break from breeding this winter so I don't have much
@@SimplyBetta look forward to seeing what you add! I understand selling and moving sucks! Hopefully you get more babies out of them and you sell them for a decent price haha they eeeeexpeeeeensive! 🤣
I hate when people complain about their hard water... when fish keeping anyway... I feel like it's easier to make hard water softer than soft water hard... in a consistent way
looks awesome. hows the carpal tunnel been? im dealing with that myself currently lol
better! I don't have carpal tunnel, I have something called de quervain's in my thumb :( My baby is walking now so I can rest and heal instead of constantly picking him up
Where did you get your steel rack?! I need to upgrade my current set up
Home depot! There are a lot of different Husky steel shelves, you can pick the ones that suits you best
Is using filter remove the tannin?
Thank you for the sub! I appreciate the support! much love!
I want to try to breed those too