Josh's Frogs Indian Almond Leaves (5 pack)

Indian Almond Leaves can be boiled to create tadpole tea or can simply be added to the containers to release tannins and provide a snack for your tads. Indian Almond Leaves are also fantastic for betta breeding and other tropical fish. Boiling indian almond leaves in water is a great way to make a blackwater extract, which benefits many popular tropical fish. Many rivers in Asia and South America have a distinct brown or black coloration to them. This tea stained water, commonly referred to as blackwater, is the result of rainwater filtering through decomposing plant matter, which leach tannins into it. Blackwater is softer and has a lower pH, and also has many antifungal and antibacterial properties. Directions on making Blackwater (we also call this Tadpole Tea): 1. Boil 5 Indian Almond Leaves in 1 gallon of water. 2. Let resulting liquid (blackwater concentrate) cool to room temperature. 3. Mix 1 oz blackwater concentrate with 1 gallon of water, or until water is slightly yellowish in color.

PRODUCES TANNINS to make “blackwater” and is a food source for grazers like tadpoles, snails, plecos and shrimp SOFTENS WATER and lowers pH which is beneficial to many types of tropical fish, shrimp and tadpoles HEALING properties that can help prevent infections and heal minor fin injuries ENCOURAGES BREEDING in Betta fish and other tropical fish by mimicking their natural environment