Setting up an EASY natural Betta aquarium! (low tech, botanical aquascape tutorial)

I bought a beautiful Alien Betta and just had to set up a natural aquarium for him. I opted for a really simple aquascape to make it achievable for you all to have a go at.

I love creating aquariums like this as they just look like a little slice of a pond from some far off country.

Shoutout to @riverwoodaquatics7028 for the awesome new hardscape delivery! Cannot wait to get the big project started!

Find Alex's channel here @alexb_aquatics

How to prepare aquarium plants video:

Plant list:
Anubias Nana bonzai
Cryptocoryne Amicorum
Limnophila Heterophylla
Water Lettuce (floating plant)
Adanson's monstera (plant on wood above water)

Hardscape:
Structure wood
Pebbles
Guava leaves
Palm pod
Bael pod

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[Bluetree]

I love how you are featuring an alien betta with wood that looks like an exploding egg pod in the movie Alien.

[missMediaChick]

Matt, I love how genuinely happy you are when you're creating a new fishie home. 😊

[maralfniqle]

Just lovely, no fanfare, no shouting and a genuine fun set-up.

[MrTarsiss]

Best Alien name from a sitcom… Mork. From the planet Ork. Love the explanations. Helps the dumb aquarist

[nancylee]

And You're a cook too!!!! My favorite...Pod soup, mmmm good😊

[MJAquariums]

Yay!!! Its always a good day when a new Fish Shop Matt drops!!!

[WilliamWelch-owkb]

OMG!! From America! This is the perfect video for me! I’m getting ready to upgrade my two 5 1/2 gallon betta tanks to 11.3 gallon cubes and I always do a dirted “FatherFish “ eco low ph, tannins tank. Then I incorporate “Phillipsfishworks “ scuds, microfauna and macrofauna”. I love your knowledge of fish species and I love your style for my new cubes!! Thank you so much Matt for the vision for my cubes. Love you from America ❤️

[billbush]

The plants/botanicals really brought it all together, atop the good bones of the wood and stone arrangements.

[TheHemiphil]

Matt could upload a video every day and it would never get old..❤

[carolebraswell]

I get just giddy when you start a new project! I love this build, love Squishy and his tank, and love the dalmatians too!

[lpoolck]

You managed to get the perfect placement of that wood. I didn't think it was going to work when you had tried a few combinations. I really enjoyed the process. Thanks for sharing.

[maniniscapes]

"Excellent, thanks for the help" had me rolling....

[jandobosz]

Very cool aquascape, can't wait to see the design of the shallow tank.

[carolebraswell]

PS... the finished tank was gorgeous! Such a beautiful betta!

[TalisaAquarist]

This is one of the best betta tanks I’ve seen! 😍

[katesmiles]

The tank looks like a work of art. Nice👍

[eringobragh]

Yay! Great looking scape! I think the Alien Betta should be named Marvin the Martian, from the old cartoons.

[elaur]

I have to say, I really appreciate your videos! You make things feel doable, you have lots of info of all kinds, and you do both fancy and simpler stuff. It has been a while since I had an aquarium, but your videos has made me interested again.

[thomascrohan]

Black water setups are my favorite setups! Love it Matt!

[bonniegoodwin]

I’m glad you added plants. The tank looks amazing and I love your little betta.