Using Indian almond leaves..

[CANDYCHOOCH]

I ordered some Indian almond leaves to use in my 20gallon axolotl aquarium and was curious as to what others have experienced using them.

Any tips or reviews would be appreciated!

I have a 3 1/2 inch leucistic axolotl and an apple snail. The pH is 7.4

 

[yellowpebble]

Hi, i have not used them before, but from my knowledge you leave one or two in the tank for a few months and when they are looking a bit old replace them with new ones. They have great disease fighting properties for fish and axolotls, and will be soothing on the axolotls slime skin. They are a great option for reducing the risk of fungus in the tank.

 

[Morrison]

I've used them (and I will use them when I need to). My axolotl had white patches on his skin (not fungus) and it did a really great job clearing that up

 

[CANDYCHOOCH]

I've used them (and I will use them when I need to). My axolotl had white patches on his skin (not fungus) and it did a really great job clearing that up

Thanks
Do you have any pictures of the tank while you were using them? I'm just curious as to how much they tint the tank.

Will my snail want to eat them? He gets spirulina disks as well as the odd bit of shrimp pellet and bloodworm from the axoltol feeding.

Anyone know if it will effect my apple snail or plants(dwarf hygrophilia and java moss) at all?

Could I hang the almond leaves from the top of my tank down into the water? I have a grated top.


As of right now I'm wanting to use them continuously in my tank. Has anyone had any experience with that?

 

[Linus]

I'm soaking two leaves in a 20 gallon right now with a larval tiger sal, the water will look very much like tea. I will say my snails are quite excited about the leaves, and I've seen it crawling around on the underside of one of the leaves. Unsure about the effect on plants, my moss ball is doing fine in the solution.

I guess you could hang them in with a string.

 

[CANDYCHOOCH]

I'm soaking two leaves in a 20 gallon right now with a larval tiger sal, the water will look very much like tea.

Will I still be able to see my axie?

 

[Morrison]

Yes, the water turns a little bit brownish yellowish but you can definitely see your axie.

 

[SludgeMunkey]

If you are using this method for a hospital treatment with regular water changes, no problem.

There is absolutely no benefit in my opinion to use them in a tank that is properly maintained with healthy specimens.

Additionally, keep an eye on the pH of the water if you are using them. The possibility of sudden pH drops increases with use of these leaves in certain water chemistry.

Generally, I would not recommend the use of Indian Almond leaf with aquatic amphibians except for treatment of certain dermal infections or when only extremely hard alkaline water is available to the keeper.

Normally, I only use them with certain egg laying soft water fish and breeding certain anabantoids.

 

[CANDYCHOOCH]

I've had two large leaves in my 20gall for about a week and so far am really pleased with them.
They tint the water to a beautiful(imo) colour and help the water stay darker.

I also used them with salt baths to help my axie get over a bit of fungus;treated every 12hours for three days then stopped salt baths and added leaves to tank water.

My apple snail and plants seem to be fine.

The pH in my tank has changed from 7.4 to 7.0.