Wild smaragdina biotope

[Mattjm1121]

Hey all,

I am looking to put together a low tech planted wild smaragdina biotope setup (3 gallons approx). I've been searching all over to find some definitive details on the particular habitat of the smaragdina to no avail thus far. Any suggestions regarding things like water type (black or clear), substrate, plants, and other fauna that would be found alongside this species would be greatly appreciated!

[Trichopsis]

Some of the info in these sites might be useful:

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/betta-smaragdina/
http://www.plakatthai.com/smarag.html