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Old January 28th, 2006, 08:13 PM
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I think if you add some more plants, like Java Fern,
Wisteria is nice and low light, so are Anubias Plants, and
Cryptocornes, then you could definetly go with 4 white clouds.
Plants will increase your stocking level as they help clean
the water.
White Clouds are great little fish. They can live through
almost anything, and will live for about 2-4 years. (4 being most common)

If the shells you were thinking of are real seashells - i would avoid them.
They will release calcium into the water and harden your water
as much as 100gh in a week. This could bring your ph up to as much as
8 as well. great if you were keeping shelldwelling dwarf cichlids, but not
so good for clouds and betta.

For driftwood, boiling it is a definite. Also, you may want to buy one
that is attached to a peice of slate.
Some woods will float indefinetly - like hemlock, while others will
sink after several months. I always bind mine to slate and bury the slate under the gravel.

Also - if you wanna give you fish a great treat now and then that the snail and frog will love too, you can get frozen bloodworms.
1 package would last you for like forever. Or you can get freeze dried ones.
Tubifex worms are also enjoyed by all, but come freezed dried so may be a better choice for at work. I just squeeze em out under the water till they
come apart and sink. Great for frogs.
They also make sinking pellets for frogs, newts and salamanders that would be great for your frog too.
They are very meaty so im sure your betta would love them too.

All this small tank talk is making me want to set my 1g bowl up for
a betta ! or maybe a nano planted shrimp tank!

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