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Thank you @Chick-In-Of-TheSea and @Tony s for the advice! Yes I had heard that it was a gamble having snails and betta together. It seems like most fish are a gamble when it comes to putting them together with bettas, and that it ultimately comes down to the betta’s temperament. You both have me re-thinking this combo. I’ll take a look at those Prime Time Aquatics videos. I’m sure I’ve likely watched them (I’ve watched sooo much Prime Time Aquatics, KG Tropicals, Girl Talks Fish, and Aquarium Co-Op). I’m just trying to refrain from overstocking my tank.

Hello all! I’m excited to be here and to learn from everyone! Very much a beginner here. I did keep three goldfish over 25 years ago as a teen, and managed to keep them alive for five years before I had to give them away. Definitely didn’t know anything about cycling/having a seasoned tank back then! 😅 Anyway, getting back into it again. I’ve been going down a YouTube rabbit hole for the last 2 months and after hours upon hours of watching videos and reading articles/forums, I set up a 10-gallon planted tank (amazon sword, windelov java fern, anubias, with amazon frogbit arriving in a couple days) a couple weeks ago and am waiting for the water parameters to stabilize before I add fish. I’ve decided on either a female betta or a short-finned male betta, a mystery snail, and a nerite snail. Hope the betta doesn’t end up bugging them too much. Anyway, wish me luck! Here’s a pic of my planted, fishless tank.