Review on SunGrow 8-Inch Catappa Indian Almond Leaves for Freshwater Shrimps and Tropical Fish - Enhance Aquarium Health and Vitality by Jessica Parks

these are really big and nice leaves, they were all wider than my palm. I like them as a natural food alternative for my bottom feeders. I drop food pellets on one of the leaves and this prevents food from being wasted in the gravel or sand substrate in my aquariums. One of my tanks is for red cherry shrimp and they love the leaves. The surface of the leaves is quickly colonized by a film of microbes, on which the shrimp graze during the day. They also like to hide under leaves when shy. Leaves would be good for a small Betta aquarium without sand or gravel as they would give it a natural look while also hiding fish droppings between water changes. After a month with a few of them in my aquarium, the water has turned a very pale colour. Green tea. If you want crystal clear water that looks like it was fresh from the tap, don't put it in the aquarium. I like the effect it gives. It is not too dark to obscure the view of the aquarium's contents but gives it a soft, natural look. My tap water has a slightly higher pH than it should be and after a month these leaves helped bring it down a bit. Many of the freshwater shrimp and small tropical fish we keep come from shallow waters where the bottom is covered with leaves. These leaves release chemicals that help keep the fish in our tanks healthy. That's handy because they're known to be good for our fish, although we don't necessarily know if the leaves on our native trees are safe or not. For example, walnut, pine, cedar, and rhododendron are not safe. I first looked at some catappa leaves at the local fish store but they had a lot of whole leaves that were eaten by insects and cost a lot more than these. All the leaves in my order looked so perfect I thought they might be plastic before I opened the package and touched them. Tank. If you put them directly into the aquarium, they will swim for several days. Since I wanted to place them in specific spots between my plants, I put the leaves in a pot of boiling water and left them overnight. The next day the leaves sank to the bottom of my tank and I added water to preserve the tannins it contained. You can also put a rock or some gravel on top until they've soaked in the aquarium for a few days, but I didn't want to disturb the substrate next to the plants where I was going to place the leaves. Handle them carefully when dry as they will break if bent too much while dry.