Best Betta Fish Plants
What are the best betta plants?
To set up your betta fish bowl or aquarium so that your betta is happy and healthy, it is important to know what your options are. The best set up for most folks is to use a combination of plastic and real plants, since having just one or the other requires more maintenance, and fewer benefits for your betta.
It is common for betta fish owners to go exclusively with plastic plants. This is because they are easy to clean when you change the water in the fish bowl / aquarium, and because the fish tank stays cleaner than with real plants. You can find a wide variety of plastic plants in your local pet store, and most of these will work fine with your betta. If you are not sure what plastic plants to get, be sure to ask someone at the pet store which ones they recommend for your betta.
The advantages of having plastic plants is that they provide a fun place for your betta to play and they really like sleeping on the leaves. The other main advantage is that plastic plants require less maintenance than real plants. The main disadvantage of plastic instead of real plants is that they don’t provide oxygen for your betta like real plants do.
Real plants provide your betta fish with a more natural environment, and betta fish will most likely enjoy real plants better than plastic ones. The only real problem with real plants, however, is the maintenance and upkeep that is required. Any brown or dead-looking plants should be removed immediately.
Besides removing any diseased or dead plants from the water when you clean it, you also have to be sure that the plant roots do not obstruct the betta from swimming around. If the roots are getting too long, make sure you cut them short when you clean the fish bowl / aquarium.
Making sure you get the right aquatic plants for your betta tank is important. Some plants do better than others, and some plants can be downright toxic to put in a tank with a betta fish. If you are not sure which plants are ok, be sure to ask the folks at the pet store which ones they recommend.
The most common aquatic plants used with betta fish are philodendrons, photos plants and water lilies. Both types of real plants provide a natural habitat for your betta to live in, and are generally considered to be safe and have lower maintenance than other types of plants. Click here for other ideas of plants to use with your betta fish.
