I have been in the aquarium hobby for about 30 years and only recently heard about Catappa or Almond leaves. Maybe I never heard of them because I have always kept African Cichlids but I do take an interest in anything you can keep in an aquarium. I recently took an interest in smaller fish that can be kept in smaller tanks like Betas, Tetras, and Shrimp and that's how I heard about Almond leaves but most of the info was not very good. This video made me understand what the leaves do and why they are good for certain fish and Shrimp. Thank you !!
I recommend it just because you never know what could be on them. Sure they’re found in “safe” areas, but it doesn’t mean nature didn’t deposit something on it haha.
We have tons of that leaves in our environment...for Betta i add it but for flowerhorn still wanna try but not yet because I've mutated my flowerhorn to goldenbase with that leaves..can i add it again to my goldenbase flowerhorn?
The only thing about doing that is flowerhorns typically thrive in harder ph. Leaves can lower that ph and although it may not harm the flowerhorn, it could definitely prevent them from breeding. Kinda like when your significant other wants a date night and some bedroom time but y’all watch a boring movie and ruin the mood.
@@AquatikGuru i only have one male flowerhorn still not adult, but always looking for a fight..goldenbase flowerhorn,,i thought this leaves can give extra colour to him, or protection such as good vitamin that contained in it..or just add the leaves extract drops in my tank
Ohhh I get what your saying. Lol sorry I read it wrong. To be completely honest I’m not sure that it would help change his color. Colors in my experience with flowerhorns was just genetic
@@AquatikGuru yup, you can watch on goldenbase flowerhorn channel that they can mutate with the helps of catappa...but for health and more colourful, i need more experience from all of you guys that done it
If you do it lightly yes. Otherwise if you’d like to go more brown water tint with more leaves. You’ll need to add co2 to compensate for lost growth. And most likely crank up the lighting
Yes you can. Just make sure to add only a little at a time. For example 1 xl leaf for a month or so. Check ph, add another. Due to the leaves breaking down, some minerals and parameters will change. You just wanna make that transition smooth
Not at the moment. I’m waiting for a refill kit to be delivered. On these tanks tho, I will be using pressurized co2. I’m going to use the aquario kits on another tank on the other side of the room that I don’t want to feed too much co2
There are many leaves to use such as oak leaves, guava leaves, magnolia leaves, mango leaves, Persian walnut leaves, jackfruit leaves, loquat leaves, banana leaves and many more. As far as when to remove, that depends. If you have live plants, the leaves breaking down can help them grow as the breakdown creates soil. If you would like to remove them, wait til the stems the only thing left and remove. Me personally, I leave them in indefinitely to give the aquarium a much more natural feel and appearance.
You can safely use any of them I named above. I have other videos explaining how to prepare them and where to get them from. As I said me personally, I leave them in the tank and never remove them. But if you’d like to remove them, wait until the leaf part is gone and remove the stem portion that’s left behind after the other leafy part disintegrates
They all benefit. When they break down, they release waste that good bacterias can use to thrive which creates a stronger balance in your aquarium. In the end this leads to easier fish care because then the fish live healthier lives like in the wild.
