Ep.15 Peppermint Betta Tank (Snail-Eating Leeches) No filter, No CO2, NO ferts Nano Tank

Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. Peppermint started out strong and then it grew too tall. I was going to cut the tops off, but I wasn’t sure if the plants would recover after that, so I used bonsai wires. It worked out in the end. However, the peppermint plant grew too much and it can’t get enough light, now. I suppose it’s time for a new plant.

The pest snails and hydra was taking over this tank, too. Many months ago, I added some giant duckweed from the volcano tank, and they must’ve hitchhiked on them. In the video, it doesn’t seem like there are lots of them, but the infestation was out of control. With the snail population exploding, algae bloom has gotten worse in this tank, too.

I ended up using snail leeches: Alboglossiphonia lata = Glossiphonia weberi lata
(Family Glossiphoniidae, Order Rhynchobdellida, Class Hirudinea, Phylum Annelida).

They will disappear on their own once the snails(food) are all gone.


Kartoffel has been battling fin rot. It would heal, and then it would come back. I have three different types of medicines for it, but I’m waiting to see if it would heal on its own by doing big water changes and feeding him more substantial foods.


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Bonsai wires https://amzn.to/2SfDqVB


Clay pebbles (hydroton) https://amzn.to/2XfxEU3
Live one-eyed water fleas(Daphnia) https://amzn.to/2OmfgX8


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Brine shrimp eggs: https://amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
100% deep sea salt https://amzn.to/2YVeiFd
(I use deep sea salt, but I think other salts will work, too. Something like aquarium salt, or regular sea salt.)
Brine shrimp net: https://amzn.to/30Gkrqg
60ml syringe: https://amzn.to/2W9iWm5
Neodymium Magnet: https://amzn.to/2QkFABu

(*The most important part is the salinity and temperature. At room temperature, it might take 48 hours to hatch. At Higher the temps, they might hatch in less than 24 hours.

(*For salinity, I’m going by the 1 table spoon per liter rule. However, depending on the salt, you might want to try up to 2 table spoons.)


Favorite Kartoffel food:
Freeze dried blood worms https://amzn.to/2ISrbek
Frozen blood worms
Frozen brine shrimp
Frozen mysis shrimp
Live brine shrimp (eggs) https://amzn.to/2L0Y4rG

Other easy to find pellets for betta:

Hikari Betta Bio-Gold https://amzn.to/2ByRG3h
New Life Spectrum Betta Formula https://amzn.to/2R36fWA
Ocean Nutrition Atison's Betta Food https://amzn.to/2RZBYF8
Fluval Bug Bites Betta https://amzn.to/2S0sBoJ




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Light : Osram 15W CFL 6500K – duration 11 hours a day.
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)


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Gravel VAC:
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Desk lamp (I used the clamps to mount it) http://amzn.to/2svkS9s
GE CFL light bulb (14w 6500K) http://amzn.to/2tAPVQo
Philips CFL 13W T2 Daylight 6500K, 4-Pack http://amzn.to/2H67BrI
Almond leaves https://amzn.to/2S3B8Hn
Hornwort https://amzn.to/2srT6HY
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15pcs diamond hole saw https://amzn.to/2DGGXqL
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Mini Algae scrubber https://amzn.to/2MHbOHJ
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seiryu stone https://amzn.to/2K5rVuX
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