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?

[@kahliaelijah]

Your the best terrarium,aquarium maker

[@foxxiangel6384]

i love it! depending on the grow out i bet Ellie would love some more bushier plants around the back and maybe even coming up along the sides too!

[@kitkatshaffer482]

Betta sorority!!

[@neptun3z]

I would add some cory catfish or somethin like that prefferably a bottom dweller

[@neptun3z]

@James Fisher what idea ?

[@chillgates9892]

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

[@victorc9987]

Thats called...hmmmm....nature

[@erockstoenescu6171]

Pieces* Same word just spelt differently but has two completely different meanings :) just a heads up if nobody ever explained/taught that to you

[@victorc9987]

@@erockstoenescu6171 i think its the small keyboard we use nowadays

[@chillgates9892]

Victor C99 that and I speak multiple languages so sometimes my phone is on a French or Spanish keyboard type

[@noahjuniorgaming3494]

Am french

[@MDFishTanks]

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

[@F3IZ3N]

Waiting for your vid mate 👀

[@MDFishTanks]

@@F3IZ3N hopefully tomorrow. Looking on time so far. lots to do though. It's a long one!

[@minijojy1714]

Hlo I am your biggest fan

[@vivariumworld2417]

I'm reading a comment from my idol who is commenting on a video of my other idol. This could be the luckiest day of my life 😂🙂👌

[@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985]

When will you guys collab?

[@tommyjones7096]

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."

[@LittleIcarus]

It's like cats: NO DON'T MAKE ME GO IN THE CARRIER (At the vet) Um... I'll stay in here thanks 😅

[@SerpaDesign]

It's so true! 😭

[@corvina_y]

@@LittleIcarus vets are scary

[@charlart]

@@corvina_yjust like the doctor. Except the doctor is fun for me because I know if I’m dying or not 💀

[@karyanglee3497]

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

[@alis49281]

I actually enjoy keeping a planted cycled tank without any fish. It is great for treating I'll fish or just quarantine. And since it is only half full most of the time , it is a massive green paludarium.

[@corvina_y]

@@alis49281 wow I've never heard anyone do that before

[@chaserflies2595]

@@corvina_y I do it with reptiles or amphibians right now I have a planted fogged 40 gallon with a custom back ground just sitting 😂

[@LittleIcarus]

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

[@Kaalokalawaia]

IKR hurts to see them in little aquariums all depressed.

[@dappledleaf2370]

I addopted mine betta from friend who rescued 30 bettas from shop, where they were living in plastic cups. And now all of them have great homes. Mine of course have tank inspired by SerpaDesign

[@corvina_y]

If I ever own a pet shop (which is a dream) I'm going make sure they go in at least a 10 gallon

[@Nost2682]

You are right, it is of course much better to give the Betta other fish in the aquarium so that he is stressed!

[@corvina_y]

@@davide8364 1 GALLON?

[@SlowDaddie]

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..."

[@antonioromero2720]

🤣😂

[@jacobd1529]

I laughed

[@vikingrider8937]

Hahahaha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@StormCaller5]

Lmao! Not fair! I had to try to laugh quietly cuz of my daughter sleeping 😂😂😂

[@one234569and10]

Well why waste money buying another tank when you have the materials to make a custom one?

[@hu3cat]

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

[@fallingskies8991]

Has it really been six months? 0.0

[@lobsteerr]

:o

[@joshbasford5504]

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 !! :)

[@marilynm2086]

Agreed

[@lydellb]

He has an old video but that was probably 15 or so tanks ago lol. An updated one would be awesome.

[@aesvuh]

He probably lets his plants do a lot of the work!

[@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.

[@lukenelson556]

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.

[@LittleIcarus]

*you had us in the first **-half-** three words, not gonna lie*

[@lukenelson556]

@@LittleIcarus 😂

[@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984]

Looks good! Maybe you could add some Ember tetras (if they can live with bettas) I think the color of the embers would suit the tank

[@SerpaDesign]

They could work for sure!

[@nulle8935]

Not a big enough tank imo. You need a 10 gallon minimum and thats pushing it. 13 is too close to the min for a low maintenance tank

[@sean6136]

I think the overall looks nice but I think the adding of the dead leaves and stuff will eventually just rott and make your nitrate-level go sky-high. Plus you could start the filtration process with cottonwool so the first small pieces of debry will be filtered out

[@LilE-ko2vf]

I was thinking the same thing! A pop of red would really compliment the scape and add a lot of interest.

[@AfterAllWeAreHuman]

The betta probably wouldn't bother them. I think the female especially wouldn't.

[@vitortrevisan336]

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

[@emxeliz]

Ellie is so beautiful and I'm sure she's going to love her gorgeous new home

[@quentindaniel9541]

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.

[@vivariumworld2417]

me when i ruined a tank: Nooooooooooo!!! My life is destroyed! Tanner when he ruined a tank: Yeeeeeeeees!!! Now i can build an amazing new tank! really beautiful build btw

[@AdelleRamcharan]

I loved watching this. And that betta is really cute..

[@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!

[@ray3kkart]

this must be my new favourite scape of yours, the shallow tank, those beatiful pieces of wood and stones placed in a naturally harmonic way, just perfect

[@mhxistenz]

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

[@TazawaTanks]

You make building tanks look so easy. Love it!

[@vampiroledesma2447]

You're the reason I started this hobby/way of life.

[@JM-zo5me]

I could watch these aquatic creatures all day!

[@erisisthename]

I would put this in my home any day. The stocking choices are awesome.

[@MsHetha]

This is a perfect set-up for a Betta! She'll be happy in her home for many years. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@keshwerkesevan7337]

One of the most beautiful scape I've ever seen. And also it looks so much more lively like a real habitat. Keep up the good work man. Love your videos

[@johnrosellerignacio2717]

Among all your projects.. This is the best one.

[@zaman8032]

I have never clicked anything this faster!

[@donttakemyfood2102]

Mee too!!

[@sanguinemde5031]

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. :)

[@barbkrienke8400]

Totally love this scape!! That wood is amazing, and the whole thing is a beautiful cohesive environment! Wish I could do something like that. 🥰

[@red_fixer]

These videos are helping me get through this quarantine with a little bit of my sanity intact. Thanks!

[@LittleIcarus]

Mood

[@mrkrabs5729]

*I can only wish I could build like you!*

[@SerpaDesign]

Practice and patience

[@reageerbuisje5391]

@@SerpaDesign practicing is super expensive though

[@foxyseven609]

@{Delete this} I'm gonna spend my money on essentials and not have any other money for hobbys :(

[@reageerbuisje5391]

@{Delete this} I spend probably 60% of my money on my animals. I'm 15 so I don't have a lot of money to spend.

[@squidarcherb9707]

Loekert I’m 15 and I bought myself 11 tanks, only two of them paid for by my parents. The trick is to try to make back what you spend on the hobby, and be as frugal as possible, buying used whenever you can. Also, plant propagation goes a long way. Trading in the stock market doesn’t hurt either. Good luck fellow teen aquarist, there aren’t that many of us

[@Cdubwow]

The scape is gorgeous. Especially that stump

[@ricklandaubonsai5506]

The back compartment for the pump and filter looks like the ones in those all-in-one tanks that Reef aquariums use. Very nice video!

[@musicalmarion]

Brilliant design, looks magical. Lucky Ellie ! Well done Tanner

[@AquaBenyStyle]

I think your work is really great for all aquariums. Greetings from Poland.

[@CamDog911]

Love the plant variety and aquascaping choice. The layout brings a new scene of theme and beauty in what looks like a real natural environment.

[@richardshizhang]

It looks great! I feel that pygmy corydoras would go really well in this scape with the botanicals. also, what if you scaped a tank for serpae tetras and called it the "serpaesquad" :)

[@aparnaeaswar5246]

Love that.

[@CanChikMay]

Brilliant use of corrogated plastic! Great idea

[@phillipconnor1485]

WOW. You really have an eye for aquascaping. I wish I could aquascape half as well as you.

[@nastys.1774]

Very inspiring adorable work. Showing the plant names during the work is quite helpful.

[@meaghanb9118]

"new member of the family." That is how I feel about my fish too!

[@centurian6220]

I wish I could also say that..But the fish is on my plate...

[@EmilyRhinier]

Thank you for giving Ellie a proper home, those fish stores are just evil for keeping bettas in tiny plastic cups.

[@Jartopia]

Beautiful tank tanner! Be careful some bettas can jump out of the aquarium if it doesn't have a lid.

[@sian8322]

Damn those are some vivid stress stripes. I would definitely get a lid for that.

[@facelesstunes8608]

well noticed! I forgot about that..

[@mwoodward1240]

I'm so happy that you realized how special the female betta is and decided to keep her alone. So many people do betta sororities, which is just a disaster. People never give individual females the chance to show that they are just as personable as the males.

[@SeraliaAerials]

Honestly I think I like the females more. I had an absolutely beautiful little blue girl named Cinderella and she just had so much personality and sass. She loved it when I would listen to music near her tank and her favorite decoration was a fake alligator skull I had in the tank. She would hang out in the eye socket and it made it look like the gator was lookin at you, lol. I was extremely upset when she passed away.

[@maxiona714]

Go Betta feminism!!!

[@rcturtle]

probably the most happy betta fish ever!

[@Moamanly]

Lovely work! Would like to know more about the "botanicals".

[@dkjacobson214]

Me too.

[@celestialspirit9064]

The tree stump looking driftwood and the botanicals really give the tank a natural forest floor look. Gorgeous!

[@crowharryc1648]

Who has been a fan before 2020!!

[@evilgenius97]

how doesnt this comment have more replies? i was looking up terrarium before they were popular

[@AnimalguyFrankie]

Same

[@EvanHovland]

5 years

[@reiganbryant3033]

Been waiting on this all day

[@brandonsaquariumsandterrar8985]

I think that tank is needed some khuli loaches! Great tank, Ellie will love it

[@jakecollin5548]

I love the scape, looks great. How ever you've set up the filter incorrectly, theres no flow to where the media (lavarock) is. The segments between the segments should be staggered, so on the second section of corrigated plastic the plastic partition should start at the bottom not the top. The way its set just now, the water in the lavarock chamber will remain stagnant. Anyways Love the videos, Your scapes always look great, I would really enjoy seeing and getting to know the planning process of how you concieve the scapes. Watching you build them is amazing, but how can I go about building something so great. Just watchjing you build and maintain scapes is good, but after the 200th video....

[@alis49281]

You are correct. The filter won't work well for oxigenated ammonia conversion the way it is build.

[@jessecase-peach7895]

Yeh I think that too, but I also thought he would know so must of done it for something like, on the bottom part of that lava rock will get any biological filtration

[@siapa8904]

Bettas need low water flow

[@lexipeun593]

i also noticed that too i watched a couple videos on tanks and its like the water flows on different levels for the different medias. Why does the water have to flow for the media work? Im trying to get into the hobby so i dont really understand

[@mcafeex311]

@@lexipeun593 the bacteria that grows on the filter needs high water flow to survive

[@puppymusic123]

The botanicals add such a nice touch !

[@jasonrobeck8710]

Serpa, I love your videos, I’m new to terrariums but my favorite “plant” are fungi. If it’s even possible, could you do a fungi terrarium? Keep the great content coming! Thank you!

[@joschkokroger2699]

look for kinocorium if you dont know that already :) i think theyre beautiful too!

[@nyangata7278]

That is quite the betta fish. I certainly wish my local aquarium stores had ones like her!

[@abelantonphillip1987]

Love from Kerala, India

[@nazeemameen1253]

നമോഭാഗം!

[@dominopiano1792]

Same

[@squidarcherb9707]

You make it look so easy! I’ve tried 4 aquariums, 2 vivariums, and a paludarium, and I got nowhere NEAR how good yours looks!

[@nourrashad7004]

I’m going to show this to all the people I know with a gallon fishbowl for their beta

[@adrianapereira4185]

This is what I call a truly useful video. Thank you so much!

[@swapniltk]

You can stock any of the following: Rummynose Tetras Cardinal Tetras Kuhli Loach Harlequin Rasbora Otocinclus

[@facelesstunes8608]

Cardinals can get big, they need way more space. And they can be slow and easy to attack. You need fast fish to stay safe as bettas as slow swimmers. Not enough space for loaches either.

[@Leslie-ys3rf]

You really are an artist and have a way to inspire others to try also. Thanks!

[@PikaRaichupikapika]

Other people: oh no my 75 gallon broke its ruined what a waste of money I'll have to buy another one Serpadesign: nope

[@alexiscondit898]

I love that you made this from scratch with recycled materials. The end result is beautiful! Love those wild type bettas as well! I finally added neon tetras to my betta's black water tank, and I love the contrast their colors provide.

[@georgegriffiths1437]

wouldn’t it be good to have a lid? have heard bettas can jump

[@TheFlippyNioa]

That occurred to me too...

[@Dr.Peppermintz]

MY betta (Denver) has never attempted to jump out of his 20gal mansion. He's also really chill until it comes to feeding time.

[@amcgeckos]

I have a female betta that looks identical to this one and her name is Sydney she is truly special, she can change the strips from horizontal to vertical and I have never seen any other betta be able to do this!! Very special betta. Great pic Tanner and family!!

[@chachathatsmee]

Please google Betta stress lines if she's still alive or if you plan on having more bettas

[@ObiAdeGaming]

Enjoy your new home Ellie, you in good hands 👍❤️👍

[@closetocreamy]

Wait what i thought you lived alone when did you have a wife bro im tripping!!

[@alimery07]

nugget knight if you like Fortnite un subscribe to this channel we don’t want any trash in the subs right

[@mistymorrill2908]

Could we get a video talking about botanicals and maybe wild foraging for them? As well as like where you get aquatic plants and stones wood and different sands?

[@donttakemyfood2102]

One of the first comments

[@dboozehound2]

Dude!!!! Unbelievable design. I never thought of putting detritus( i.e. leaves, cones, etc) in a tank. Looks great. Truly impressed.

[@lukecarlson264]

A DIY overflow with plastic sheets. Absolutely brilliant

[@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

[@Randy-ry9ss]

Looks like something i would see on the creek at the gold course.........Very natural and very beautiful.

[@LightStar92]

I have learn so much from you. Love your love and care for animals and you artistic designs.

[@thehornwortofhornwort9832]

Looks amazing as always!

[@vlad3060]

It's a beautiful design, as are your other designs. The botanicals are what make this design for me. Makes the tank feel like a natural landscape.

[@kathavri]

I can watch this over, and over again, and i'll always be impressed!

[@HighSchoolCreations]

Great scrape. New to the hobby and finding your channel a huge help/inspiration. Thank you!

[@mb-xx7tv]

i love how its not him putting cheap rocks and fake plants in there, hes putting in real plants and nutrient filled rocks and sand, along with other animals to help maintain the health of fhe tank. mans is creating an entire ecosystem. these vids are awesome reslly

[@lisafenixx]

Your eye for composition is incredible, it's a skill you've truly honed in for the past few years since I first started watching your channel, your latest builds are legitimately the most beautiful terrariums/aquariums/etc I've ever seen!

[@jasonfulbright9793]

Beautiful setup

[@brettimberlake6129]

this is one of my favorite scapes youve done its clean and not too cluttered

[@dbabini1]

I've never wanted to own fish before watching your videos, very cool!

[@NorthFletcherMike]

The best vids I have seen so far on KZbin I’m 11 and I make enclosures for a job And u inspire my builds I recently made a 90 gallon tank into a pond environment with shrimp and tetras and a creek smoky mountain shiner Great vids and also don’t forget u are the best KZbinr ever

[@vmolivera]

An excellent presentation of the materials and products used and a beautiful aquascape.

[@SpriteG]

That Betta is really something else

[@EvaZimney]

The stress stripes on that poor girl when she first got home... :( So glad you guys have given her such a lovely home! It looks like she could be an alien hybrid, in which case you could add some more shrimp due to their more peaceful personalities, but in a 13 gallon I’d definitely hold off on any more fish. I think bettas really flourish with a lot of their own space, and tetras and/or bettas can get nippy with each other if crowded.

[@lukesfishin7910]

I love your calming videos!!

[@abra3cadabra3]

That's beautiful. I love how natural it looks. Love the botanicals, the betta, and the shrimp.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Beautifully scaped. As for the stocking choices, in my personal taste it could use something with a bit more color than the x-ray tetras. Then again, I'm a sucker for bright colors.

[@Dimetropteryx]

@@proffesionalbusinessman3677 I wouldn't keep goldfish in anything other than large cold water tanks.

[@pikachucharitysworld7473]

I am so thankful that you did the terrarium video with AntsCanada last Christmas, without that I would have never came across your channel, or maybe I would have, but it wouldn’t have been in time to watch this video. Ive been wondering how to build a fairly big tank to be able to place it as a surprise for my mother, thank you for this video, it was exactly what i needed to be able to figure out what im going to do.

[@meggrotte4760]

Wow you built your own tank that's just amazing. You must have a very happy life I would think. I love your videos I learned a lot from thank you

[@kindaintrovert208]

I have never thought of reusing the clas of a tank. Well it its not cracked. Thats genius.

[@marilynm2086]

I love this tank. I watch this video once a week just to get inspiration. I want to do a tank like this and am building up the supplies. My favourite tank of any channel for sure.

[@slamrock17]

Looks very clean! The hornwort was a great touch!

[@ElPlantPapi]

Oh to be a fish and get bought by Tanner. Great build! Loved its simplicity

[@ButtercreamDreamCan]

awesome betta tank! I'm impressed you made the tank from scratch

[@kartelc1671]

I love your aqua scape river concept.

[@mandyminshull2351]

Love the scape. It looks amazing, and it’s great how you use bits that most of us would throw away.