hunterbeav
04-24-2003, 08:16 PM
You can use this to treat bacterial infections as well as using it in tanks with discus fry to keep fry death down!!!!!!!Indian Almond Leaf
Genus species - Terminalia catappa or Terminalia foetida
Family - Combretaceae
Common name: badamier, Java almond, amandier de Cayenne, tropical almond, wild almond, Indian almond, myrobalan, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, ketapang, Huu kwang, Sea almond, kobateishi, West Indian almond, amandel huu kwang.
The Tropical almond is an ornamental tree thriving in many tropical cities in the world and is a large tree originally from India, growing up to 90 feet with horizontal whorls of branches and clusters of foot long leaves that turn pink-red before falling.
Some of the pigments responsible for this are: violaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin. Also there are flavonoids present such as quercetin and kamferol. The leaves also contain tannins (s. a. punicalin, punicalagin and tercatein). Both the female and male flowers (which are inconspicuous and not showy) are on the same tree. It has large nutty fruits that are 2 - 3 inches and tastes very much like commercially grown almonds. The color of the oval fruit is green, yellow or reddish.
Tropical almond is used by breeders of tropical aquarium fishes (which include bettas, catfishes,discus and black water tetras) to keep them healthy. Since tropical almond has antibacterial properties it is excellent in this regard.
The leaf releases an anti-bacterial substance into the water and the water gradually turns a brackish brown color. Indian Almond leaves can be used for different purposes and here are our recommendations.
Put one leaf in a 10 - 15 gallon tank to keep the bettas healthy and active. It helps to extend the water changing cycle to where we do not have to change water every other day, but instead every fourth day. You can leave the leaf in the water for up to 1 week. The less chlorine in the water, the better it works!
We also float a leaf in our breeding tanks to increase the breeding frequency in our bettas. The male likes to build his bubble nest under the dry leaf. It will also keep the fry healthy and alert and improve their vitality. Do not leave the leaf in the tank longer than a week. About once a month put a new leaf in the tank until they are about 4 months old.
We use the leaves to help cure sick bettas with any type of bacterial infections. You can get a one gallon jug and clean it out really good and place 6-7 square inches of the dry leaf in the jug. Use this water to change out the water in the cup you are housing your sick betta in. Do a complete water change every day for a week. Try to avoid any direct sun light and keep the temperature around 76-82F.
To speed up the healing process for damaged fins or bodily injuries. Put 1 dry leaf and the fish in a 1/2 - 1 gallon jar or bottle with temperature around 70 - 82 degrees F. for 2 - 3 weeks. Avoid direct sunlight and feed the fish preferably with live food such as live larvae or blood worms once a day. This will help grow the fins back faster and keep the skin and scales healthy again. If you would like to try this out I found a great site to buy from, only $19.00 for 90 to 110 leaves. This is really cheap as some places charge as much as $20 for just 15 to 20 leaves!!!! http://www.tropilab.com/terminalia-cat.html
Genus species - Terminalia catappa or Terminalia foetida
Family - Combretaceae
Common name: badamier, Java almond, amandier de Cayenne, tropical almond, wild almond, Indian almond, myrobalan, Malabar almond, Singapore almond, ketapang, Huu kwang, Sea almond, kobateishi, West Indian almond, amandel huu kwang.
The Tropical almond is an ornamental tree thriving in many tropical cities in the world and is a large tree originally from India, growing up to 90 feet with horizontal whorls of branches and clusters of foot long leaves that turn pink-red before falling.
Some of the pigments responsible for this are: violaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin. Also there are flavonoids present such as quercetin and kamferol. The leaves also contain tannins (s. a. punicalin, punicalagin and tercatein). Both the female and male flowers (which are inconspicuous and not showy) are on the same tree. It has large nutty fruits that are 2 - 3 inches and tastes very much like commercially grown almonds. The color of the oval fruit is green, yellow or reddish.
Tropical almond is used by breeders of tropical aquarium fishes (which include bettas, catfishes,discus and black water tetras) to keep them healthy. Since tropical almond has antibacterial properties it is excellent in this regard.
The leaf releases an anti-bacterial substance into the water and the water gradually turns a brackish brown color. Indian Almond leaves can be used for different purposes and here are our recommendations.
Put one leaf in a 10 - 15 gallon tank to keep the bettas healthy and active. It helps to extend the water changing cycle to where we do not have to change water every other day, but instead every fourth day. You can leave the leaf in the water for up to 1 week. The less chlorine in the water, the better it works!
We also float a leaf in our breeding tanks to increase the breeding frequency in our bettas. The male likes to build his bubble nest under the dry leaf. It will also keep the fry healthy and alert and improve their vitality. Do not leave the leaf in the tank longer than a week. About once a month put a new leaf in the tank until they are about 4 months old.
We use the leaves to help cure sick bettas with any type of bacterial infections. You can get a one gallon jug and clean it out really good and place 6-7 square inches of the dry leaf in the jug. Use this water to change out the water in the cup you are housing your sick betta in. Do a complete water change every day for a week. Try to avoid any direct sun light and keep the temperature around 76-82F.
To speed up the healing process for damaged fins or bodily injuries. Put 1 dry leaf and the fish in a 1/2 - 1 gallon jar or bottle with temperature around 70 - 82 degrees F. for 2 - 3 weeks. Avoid direct sunlight and feed the fish preferably with live food such as live larvae or blood worms once a day. This will help grow the fins back faster and keep the skin and scales healthy again. If you would like to try this out I found a great site to buy from, only $19.00 for 90 to 110 leaves. This is really cheap as some places charge as much as $20 for just 15 to 20 leaves!!!! http://www.tropilab.com/terminalia-cat.html