Good plant for Betta tank?

Reframer

Reframer

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I want to remodel my Betta's tank. I will be putting sand in there and also want a nice live plant that is low light and low tech plant that can deal with a bit of salt.
I know nothing about plants other than to avoid the non-aquatics sold in the tube.
 
i hear java fern is good an also crypts
 
Agree with jooranda, and anubias is also a nice easy plant to keep. Bettas love java ferns and anubias- mine always rested on the leaves. :)
 
If I remember correctly, crypts sometimes die off when they're planted, and have to re-grow. Just something to consider. Right now I have 8w over my 5.5 gallon betta tank, wanting to get another 8 w. Have java fern in there now, and some really old aponogeton bulbs from walmart that probably won't grow. I'm still deciding what plants I want, right now all I can really do is what everyone has said, maybe a dwarf lily and some anacharis? I think those might need a bit more light though. Do you have any light over your tank?
 
I've never ever had luck with anacharis. I've melted every anacharis I've owned. If I had to categorize plants by difficulty, anacharis would be in the "extremely difficult" category. I've killed it in low, medium, high lighting and in direct and partial sun.

Anyway, depends on your lighting. I recommend anubias, they're the easiest plant in the world. Don't bury the rhizome and you're good.
 
Bronze Crypt and Dwarf Sag would be nice. Depending on the height of your aquarium you can add a green crypt that grows several inches tall. Since your scaping for a betta, a floater plant like frogbit might be a great addition too.
 
In my 5 gal hex, I have a huge bushy java moss plant, as well as tiger lotus, both of which my betta seems to enjoy. He will squirm through the java moss and I'll find him peeking out from the inside of it on occasion. I've also caught him resting on the lotus leaves. This tank is very low-light. I have a 9W daylight CFL in there, and it's on M-F for about 8-9 hours per day (this tank is at work). Both plants are doing very well, and after a lot of pruning, the lotus finally isn't sending up any more "lilly pads" to the top of the tank. That was annoying at first, but after I got it under control (don't ever let them hit the surface), it has turned out to be a lovely little "shrub" in my tank. :)
 
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Have you also considered a type of moss? Marimo moss ball's are an excellent moss that do well with low lighting and pick up the garbage, well some do. Also it wards off algae, so I hear.
 
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