DIY All-In-One Betta Aquascape

A broken aquarium and an unexpected addition combine to make an awesome aquascape! I had no idea what I was going to make when I started dismantling the old tank, but I'm very pleased with the results. I think it's the perfect home for Ellie, our new betta and her tank mates. Now I should probably make Casper a new tank with the remaining glass... lol!

Anyway, let me know what you think of the new tank and the fish. Also what else would you add? I was thinking something like pygmy corydoras. Let me know!

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[SerpaDesign]

Just because the tank is broke doesn't mean it can't be fixed... or something like that lol! As always I hope you enjoyed the demonstration. What do you think of the final product and what else would you add to the tank?

[tommyjones]

Excellent simple aquascape.

Also, I love how fish always flee in terror from a net, but then when you put the net in the water to release them, they're all, like, "No! I want to stay in this nice safe cozy net."

[chillgates]

I love how you can fit the wood and rocks together almost as if they where peace’s of puzzle meant to be put together

[karyanglee]

"getting a fish on a whim is no big deal" wow. That's amazing. That's how i wanna live.

[MDFishTanks]

love the tree stump look of the scape Tanner. Great job.

[ManWithTheCow]

Most bettas: *Live horrible lives in sad little one gallons*
SerpaDesign: We don't do that here.

[joshbasford]

Would really love to see a maintance and cleaning video on your tanks, and how you care for such a large number of tanks and animals, as always the build looks amazing keep it up !! :)

[HingleMcCringleberry-fd]

SerpaDesign in 20 years from now...
Serpa: "First, I needed glass for the aquarium. I drove to the beach to get 5 gallon buckets of sand, which I then super-heated to around 900 degrees and melted it into glass..."
Me: "You realize you can go to a store and buy that right?"
Serpa: "For water, I simply collided hydrogen and oxygen together to create my own H20..."

[hucat]

This was so cool!
I'm also eager to see a 6 month update on the Milipede terrarium :3

[sanguinemde]

My family have been keeping fish now for 3 generation. My grandfather on my mother side, had 10 tanks in his home, keeping Oscars and Discus. My dad, he was the treasurer for the Royal Aquarists Society in Leicester back in the 1970s. And now there is me. Currently have a small 10 gallon, though I am looking to upgrade to a Fluval Flex 123l. Your tanks are amazing, just wish I had the money for one. :)

[lukenelson]

Screw you Tanner. Just when I thought my brand new Betta aquascape looks good, you come out with this video! I wish you had made this a few days ago so I could take some inspiration and techniques from what you did here. Looks amazing, as always.

[vitortrevisan]

I think that's my all time favorite aquascape so far!

[BohemisX]

Your daily maintenance must keep you busy when you're not making something new. My mind is boggled by your creativity and skill, every time I watch you create.

[quentindaniel]

As someone who works at a pet store that sells them in little cups to people who buy the cheapest things possible for their bettas this makes me happy. Every single animal in captivity deserves the best natural environment for them and every single pet I have I go full Serpa on it because this man knows how to raise animals. Good fucking job! Thank you for treating these animals with the care they deserve.

[vivariumworld]

me when i ruined a tank:
My life is destroyed!

Tanner when he ruined a tank:

Now i can build an amazing new tank!

really beautiful build btw

[emxeliz]

Ellie is so beautiful and I'm sure she's going to love her gorgeous new home <3 always excited for Saturdays to see your awesome builds! :)

[tygereyes]

Beautifully done… I would be interested in a video on how one maintains and cleans tanks with bio-debris as it breaks down over time. Thanks for all your hard work. Beautiful scape!

[Shaden]

I like the scape. Needs some terrestrial moss on the drift wood sticking above water, maybe in a collar shape around the waterline. A group of 6 kuhli loaches, and 6-8 CPDs. Could also use some watersprite/Indian Water Fern as a floating plant, and some java wendelov fern on the central driftwood. Some Malaysian trumpet snails would also be a nice addition.

[mhxistenz]

This is one my favorite SerpaDesign scapes! I wouldn't change a thing.

[cheepymcpeepy]

as someone that's designing a tank on the smaller end for a desktop betta tank - I adore this! the aquascape and tankmates are perfect