Another Classic Use of Leaves

Recently, I back into the hobby of rearing fish. I went online and did a bit of research before heading to the aquarium shop. Eventually I got myself a betta, or most Singaporeans would call it fighting fish.

I drop in some Indian Almond Leaves to the aquarium. Well some of you might be wondering why I used those leaves. If you are rearing some sort of tropical fish oe even betta, you might be keen to read on:

It was found that if one were to introduce the leaves into aquariums one could achieve similar conditions as found in the fishes natural environment. The water is of yellowish Chinese tea like color. Dried Indian almond leaf allows the fighter to relax and swim around with confidence. The leaves were found to help keep their fish healthy with strong anti-bacterial properties and promote breeding. They release organic compounds such as humic acids, flavanoids (quercetin and kamferol) and tannins (s. a. punicalin, punicalagin and tercatein) into the water to absorb harmful chemicals. Other fish known to have benefited from Indian almond leaves include baby discus, dwarf chiclids, killi fish, rasboras, catfish and black water tetras.

Indian almond leaves have been used to cure sick fish of bacterial infections and to help speed up healing of damaged fins or body injuries. It should be noted that indian almond leaves is an alternative to commercially produced medicines but it's not a "cure-all potent medicine", especially when it comes to dealing with diseases like dropsy, velvet etc. Think of it as more of a preventative medicine.

A great tip about boiling Indian almond leaves into a tea and keeping it in a concentrate form and adding as needed works great. For more information, you can refer to www.magicintheleaf.com

Effective use of Indian Almond Leaves. A lively Full Moon Betta.