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Philodendron is another plant that does extremely well in a Betta Vase. You can clip off a short stem from this vine, plant it in water, and it will grow into a full plant. It needs little sunlight and can live happily in just water. They really improve the environment by purifying the air naturally...

I keep my Betta fish in vases with plants in them. It makes for a very nice decoration and the plant and fish help each other live. The plant's roots provide shelter and small bits of food for the Betta fish. The Bettas help to fertilize and clean the roots of the plant. While Bettas don't need...

While it's still not a clear picture, you can see some of the color in the Rosy Barbs. They look so elegant as their long, flowing fins wave in the current.

While you can't fully see the iridescence from this angle, these guppies actually reflect shiny turquoise green and deep purple. While guppies hold the genes for these colors, it's extremely rare for a breeder to actually manage to bring them out. These are actually the only guppies of this color...

While you can't really see a clear picture, you can get an idea of the lighting effects the fish have. Most of my guppies have shiny iridescent tails that catch the light and shimmer with their colors as they swim. I have guppies of every color of the rainbow and they cast glints of these colors...

There was only one fish that sat still enough to let me get a good picture, and that's only because he sleeps during the day. My Raphael Catfish is a big part of the night cleanup crew in my tank. At night he cruises the bottom smelling for leftover food that's been wedged in the gravel. He's...

You know your fish are happy when they start to breed. I have about 20 baby mollies and guppies in my tank right now. You can see the blue playpen I keep them in. I set them up in the corner right next to the filter where they will get a constant stream of fresh water. The filter takes in water right...

I learned very quickly just how hard it is to take good pictures of fish. The camera's auto focus kept trying to zoom in on the reflections on the glass. And my fish literally never sit still. So I ended up with a lot of blurry streaks of color.

This is my 55 Gallon tropical freshwater fish tank. It serves as the focal point of the room it's in. It sits next to the dining room table, adding very nice lighting and ambiance as well as something relaxing and enjoyable to watch while I eat. It casts very good mood lighting on the room at night...

These are some of my favorite plants in Tallahassee. They are called Bottle Brush trees because their flowers resemble brushes. Personally I think they look like tiny pink fireworks. The trees themselves look much like those you find on the African Plains, and their leaves resemble palm fronds. I actually...