indian almond leaves

[karl]

hi has any one used indian almond leaves before i keep discus and dwarf cichlids so i tried the leaves to see if they lower the ph well the do but they are expensive , so i tried beeach leaves to lower the ph in my dwarf beeding tanks works fine gives the water a nice tea color and the fish breed regular any one used beeach leaves .

 

[mummymonkey]

I use beech leaves in some of my apisto tanks.

I get mine from here:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/advice/gardenhedges/planning_a_hedge.asp

 

[karl]

i get mine from a tree down the garden i collect enough store them in a net bagand hang the up in the garage until i need them soak in a rain but for a week to soften them up looking for some dwarfs any good sites in the uk im from south wales

 

[mummymonkey]

Microman sometimes posts here. He lives near Oswestry and keeps SA dwarfs. He can post fish if you want. Peter Lovett also.

Trimar can deliver and usually have some decent stuff.

http://www.tropicalfish.org.uk/tropical.htm
http://dwarfcichlid.co.uk/
http://www.britishcichlid.com/
http://cichlidae.com/
http://www.thekrib.com/

 

[Griz]

I'm planning to try beech leaves this year. I used red oak last year and they worked nicely. I used the smallest ones I could find. I'm fortunate to be in a wooded rural area where I can gather them as I need them. They're everywhere around me and the oak and beech will hold many of their leaves right through til spring, so I can pick 'em fresh. I suppose I could get them all year but for some reason I seemed to tire of them by summertime. But autumn has arrived, time for leaves again! Does anybody use anything other than oak & beech?

 

[blueblue]

hi has any one used indian almond leaves before i keep discus and dwarf cichlids so i tried the leaves to see if they lower the ph well the do but they are expensive , so i tried beeach leaves to lower the ph in my dwarf beeding tanks works fine gives the water a nice tea color and the fish breed regular any one used beeach leaves .

I extensively use leaves of Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa Linn)
in my apisto tanks. The effect is very significant with which the
fish will spawn more easily and it is especially effective for those
species which is notorious for the difficulty in breeding, such as
A. Dip. and A. Eliza ^.^

 

[Eddie Lee]

I saw there was selling it in Duistburg,Germany(9/30~10/3).

I feel it is more important is it only could used for tropical fish water condition when the leaves dry and fall natually. Don't use green one or yellow one.
This is my experience.

 

[harnsheng]

in malaysia....indian almond are free of charge! i can get it just beside my house!! we use it a lot especially for betta!!!