I would like to respectively request the garden.org site operators consider offering a new badge:
"Aquarium Plants"
many aquarists grow plants in the tank along with whatever fishes/shrimps/amphibians. Some have a few, some have dense planted tanks, a popular specialization is creating Biotope aquaria. Sometimes its for visual appeal, but the plants provide an important function-- removing poisonous nitrates, nitrites, phosphates and other pollutants.
I have had tanks which used plants for all filtration, and pumps for circulation. The inhabitants were healthy, long lived, and exhibited behaviors such as socialization, spawning/mating, etc
here are two tanks from the legendary visionary Amano Takashi(*) Many folks who have ponds may already know him even if they don't keep aquaria- he essentially created and popularized the art f aquascaping and without him our ponds would probably have lotus and algae as our only options for plants.



as a brainstorm starter, here is a prototype candidate for the badge image - basically a theme of water-fishes-plants

This sort of badge would fill an open niche in our hobby and broaden our horizon of possible expressions of our plant obsessions.

NOTE: If this proposal is problematic, or if the request is inappropriate, or if such a badge is outside the scope of garden.org or otherwise undesirable, then by all means feel free to consider the proposal withdrawn and the matter closed.

thanks for reading!
>>edit 11/15/2023 to properly attribute pictures lest folks think those were my own tanks!
(*) (Takashi-san was also professional bicycle racer, designer, large format Nature and Environment photographer, founder of ADA-Aqua Design Amano and the international annual IAPLC competition, and the year of his death he had completed the design and construction of the 40 meter Florestas Submersas at the Oceanário de Lisbo, Portugal) .

Great idea!

@dave

Good idea , plants are an important part of my tank.

Bob, is that Java Fern?

Mostly Java Fern with a few small Anubias.

Here ya go:

https://garden.org/special/bad...

Thank you for the suggestion @vanam0nde and providing the image too! I've sent you some acorns to pretty up your profile.

@dave and @Calif_Sue - thank you so much!! wow that was fast I have added it to my profile. I hope folks like it. again: thanks!

@NJBob Now that's an excellent community tank! both Microsorum are huge n healthy either one could serve as a centerpiece specimen in its own tank. Does the Betta harem(?) make bubble nests, maybe even spawn? I had some dwarf Gouramis (another bubble nest fish) .
It appears the Corys must have noticed your camera and are in front center doing their best attention hog routine. They say "plants? Bettas? what's really impressive here is US! and we're cute! zoom in close on US! we're about to frolic! did we mention we're cute?"

The Betta's are all female called a Betta sorority which can be done if you are careful. Males are to aggressive to have together or even with a bunch of females. Plenty of hiding places and enough of them that territories can not be established. You need to watch if any do get aggressive and that one would have to be removed.