Catappa Ketapang Indian Almond Leave for Shrimp Fish Aquarium Tanks (50 pcs )

Description

any advanced
shrimp keepers use these leaves in their tanks
because of their outstanding qualities and properties. Even more, these leaves have also been used for years by tropical fish keepers as well
(besides shrimp these leaves are excellent for fish like betta, discus, gouramis, killifish, tetras, arrowana, angelfish, South American dwarf cichlids, corys, plecos, and many other). Let?s find out why.
Actually, there are several main reasons why aquarists go crazy over Indian almond leaves:
1. Water quality and Indian Almond Leaves.
When Almond leaves are added to water, they start leeching many beneficial substances into it (including humic acid, tannic acids which help to lower pH naturally), and minerals that are beneficial to your shrimp or fish.
It also creates a natural water environment for freshwater inhabitants. Naturally, in the wild, the shrimp are found in slow-moving streams with leaf litter from the surrounding trees. Adding Indian almond leaves replicates that in your aquarium and gives them a more natural home environment.
2. Indian Almond Leaves and Shrimp Diet
Once the leaf is in a tank, a multitude of microorganisms will begin to colonize the leaf creating biofilm. Shrimp?s natural diet is a biofilm, having an extra place for that is highly beneficial to your shrimp. With time they will also eat the leaf itself as it breaks down (the stem is usually left behind).
It?s a natural source of food just to give them that extra bit of nutrition. Also if you have snails in your aquarium, the snails will eat the leaves and poop. In their turn, shrimp will eat the poop which is very important to the natural diet. Variety is very important in the diet.
Unfortunately, people are prone to underestimate the importance of a healthy shrimp diet. As a result, they often lose a lot of shrimp. If you give your shrimp the same food day after day, it will not work well for you and your shrimp. It is better to have at least 3 different kinds of foods and they will thank you with abundant progeny.
Indian almond leaves just provide a natural alternative source of foods for your shrimp. You can read more about ?How and what to feed your shrimp? right here.
3. Antifungal Properties of Indian Almond Leaves for your Shrimp
It makes your fish or shrimp more resistant to bacterial inflation because of the released compounds (which have antifungal and antibacterial properties). This will also help your shrimp to save from many parasites. The protection of livestock is the number one priority for any aquarists.
4. pH Control and Indian Almond Leaves
It can be used to lower your pH or to keep your pH at a certain level if you do not have an adequate substrate for that.
A little bit of science facts about Indian almond leaves:
The phytochemical analysis revealed(concentrations mg/100g):
the presence of tannins                              (0.50±0.58, 0.49±0.58, 0.47±0.56),
saponins                                                     (2.67±1.33, 2.99±1.41, 3.31±1.49),
alkaloids                                                      (1.20±0.89, 1.32±0.89, 1.23±0.90),
phenols                                                       (0.32±0.49, 0.45±0.55, 0.35±0.48),
flavonoids                                                    (0.93±0.79, 0.86±0.76, 0.65±0.66),
anthraquinones                                           (0.02±0.05, 0.03±0.06, 0.04±0.65)
and glycosides                                           (-, 6.12±2.02, 2.10±1.18)
The result showed that the leaves were very high in glycosides, saponins, and alkaloids but low in tannins, phenols, flavonoids and anthraquinones.
In simple words, this study justifies the use of Terminalia catappa leaves (Indian Almond Leaves) by traditional practitioners to treat various ailments and by pharmaceutical companies to produce useful drugs. The leaves are a rich source of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.