Plants That Don’t Require Strong Lighting/tank Dividers For Bettas?
I have a 10 gallon tank that I’d like to keep one or two bettas in. I would like to add some live plants rather than keep plastic ones or have plastic/ceramic decorations. Though, I just spent a bunch of money turning my 30 gallon tank into a planted tank…Complete with the expensive lighting.
The 10 gallon lighting consists of 2 regular incandescent bulbs. I guess it’s a stretch to ask if there are any plants (or mosses) that would grow…or at least stay alive in those conditions. But…are there? 
I’m willing to change bulbs to something with more power, but I don’t want to have to buy a new hood…Also, is plant gravel required for all plants? Or would putting fertilizers in the water be alright? Excel for example…
Lights I have…http://www.arcatapet.com/fullsize/9406.j…
Also, tank dividers…I’ll probably end up getting just one betta, but in the future if I decide to get another…Do tank dividers actually work? I had one in when my guppies had babies, but it seemed as though one side of the tank looked much cleaner than the other. Are you supposed to use one filter for each side?
This is about what the divider looks like…http://www.radio-media.com/fish/5galNano…
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Java fern and java moss are both quite hardy plants that don’t require high light OR gravel. They’re practically perfect. In fact, java fern doesn’t even like really strong light. Both can be loosely planted in regular old gravel, but do best if you use fishing line or string to tie them to a stone or a piece of driftwood. They’ll take root on these. Java fern is a pretty attractive plant, and I have some in all of my tanks. My bettas really like twining themselves around the roots at night to sleep.
As for tank dividers, fortunately if you’re trying to divide two bettas it doesn’t have to have super small pores. The easiest thing to do is to go to Home Depot or something and buy some plastic egg crate material. I cut mine to size using pruning shears (this was a rather last minute DIY project).
Because the holes were so large, water flow had no problem making it through and it was about the same as having an open tank setup. They did flare at each other a bit at first, but then settled down and ignored each other. I put some tall plants against the divider to help.