Oh a live plant is a good idea. Would I have to feed him at all if I had a live plant in the tank? One of my co-workers has a beta and she has it in a tank with a live plant, and because of the plant, she has never fed the fish before...the fish eats only what comes off the plant. I wonder if that's healthy, and if it's filling, but I wouldn't want to overfeed the fishie.