Aquarium Botanicals - Have You EVER Seen These?!? - SO Many Kinds!! 🤩

[@FoxiesFishes]

I.Love.BOTANICALS! That was such a great selection of varying textures for your tank! I'm crushing hard on the lotus pods at the moment, but I love ALL botanicals! I view them as natural vitamins, and sometimes medicines, to provide your aquarium inhabitants with! They also provide great hiding areas for the littlest ones, such as shrimp or crocodile toothpick fish. I do agree with researching how much of each to add to your tank, as too much tannins can be harmful to some species. Thank you so much for sharing your fantastic little box of happy with us! Much love!

[@markhunter2244]

Wow some very unusual pieces, now you have a bowl of botanicals to go along with the bowl of opportunities 🤗

[@thesmallscape]

Ahaha! I’m quite fortunate to have so many bowls of STUFF!! 😂😂

[@OinkmasterSupremeForever]

Who wants see Everything at the small Scape?I do🥰Thank You Joanna,I hope you feeling better🤗

[@thesmallscape]

Lol!! Hi and good morning to you, friend! Oh yes, hallelujah! Feeling gobs better! ✨☺️✨

[@OinkmasterSupremeForever]

That is great to hear, I'm so relieved! I said to Jason in the live chat last week that my family all of last week was asking me how you both were doing. They love your videos and they Know how much you both mean to me. My gratitude to you both is unmeasurable 🥰

[@Fishcentral]

Awesome 😎

[@shesellsfish]

I've had alder and birch cones, and always,magnolia,maple, oak and birch leaves, but I've never seen or heard of any of these others. How cool they are. I'm seriously going to have to check out that site. 👍❤👍

[@thesmallscape]

Wow! You’ve already had such a great assortment!! Nice! 🙌

[@shellyk1371]

The shot at the end reminds me of the scented potpourri bags my mom used to buy to make the house smell nice. I don't know if it's considered a botanical, probably not, but I use boiled (and thoroughly rinsed) cinammon sticks in my shrimp tank. It's a good surface area for biofilm to grow on and both snails and shrimp love them. Cinammon flavored biofilm...yum

[@thesmallscape]

Haha! Yes!!!! ☺️

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

I absolutely love the botanicals!! They add so much texture and beauty into a natural scape!! I really love the lotus pods....how cool are they in a shrimp tank? Recently Alex from @The Secret History Living in your Aquarium had discussed jackfruit and cinnamon leaves used in our aquariums! This was an absolute amazing box of botanicals!! I really like the shrimp churros as well!! Super cool stuff Joanna!! Thank you for sharing with us!! I hope you're having a very blessed day my friend! 🙏🌿🐟🌿🦐🌿💚

[@FoxiesFishes]

Mary! Stops copys meh! LOL! Lotus pods are my top favorite right now, too!

[@thesmallscape]

Hello there! Someone else commented that too - I will need to check out his video. These botanicals are just intriguing aren’t they - so very interesting looking, architectural and all the benefits they provide. Have a lovely day!!! ☺️🌿☺️🌿☺️

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

@@FoxiesFishes 😆❤️🥰

[@cherylbelott]

I had no idea all those botanicals were aquarium safe except for almond leaves and the cones. I just noticed I have some of the ones you mentioned in a coastal style bowl on my table. (Some have blue dye on them and I wouldn't add to a tank) Shrimp churros - so cute! What fun things to scape with!

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

I have not used any in an aquarium. I am quite familiar with seeing Birch cones and Lotus pods. My favorites were the Bell cups and the Shrimp Churros.

[@aquadesignsbymlt4769]

Wonderful selection of botanicals :)

[@feralon9570]

The only botanicals I have tried are the Indian almond leaves for my betta tank. Some of these are super cool, really like the look of the bell cups.

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

I'd never heard of Casuarina, so I googled it. The trees are beautiful!

[@mikes.tank.syndrome8401]

Alex over at The Secret History has a few videos on the benefits of botanicals, most recently Jack fruit leaves! I never knew there were THIS many though, how neat! And odd to think these are literally just found on the ground out there somewhere! 😳

[@fbasantajr]

Hi Joanna, maybe it could be a good video, depending on what size tank you have, what botanicals would work, and especially what to be careful of. Thank you from NYC....

[@Gam3rChick]

those are some botanicals I have never knew about! I use IAL & Alder cones I bought at OCA...we are planning on starting a shrimp tank in the future so these varieties is something I will look into....I also looked into bensaquariums for botanicals...he has something called miyagi sticks for shrimps which i wanna get too👋👋👋

[@andrewmiller3767]

Ooo so fancy. Hope you’re feeling better! And your hair looks great! 👌🏼

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Bell cups. I bet you could make a Mame bonsai tree in it Joanna.

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I use botanicals in a few of my tanks. My shrimp love banana stems. 🍌 Another great video. 👍

[@thesmallscape]

Do they really? You’ve used them before?! You’re cool ! ☺️

[@jesperborg3749]

I love em and I have some in all my tanks.

[@amymandeville8342]

I knew the cones could be used in the aquarium, but not all the other stuff. This a neat idea Thanks for sharing!

[@thesmallscape]

It’s pretty fun, right? ☺️

[@amymandeville8342]

@@thesmallscape it sure is!

[@jamesparadigm]

💙💙💚💚 I want them ALL!

[@jefffleet9546]

Great vid .I have almond leaves but don’t use them because I don’t really need to lower ph . But I hear they have beneficial medicinal property ? . After watching this vid I’m just wondering if I should add one to my mountain minnow tank 🤔 I am worried it might alter the current water set up fluctuating the current status quo . Hey Joanna put fish can drive in the you tube search . It’s so funny shows you a fish actually driving it’s been on the news over hear in the uk . The fish uses sensors in the tank to drive around it’s bizarre but funny Esp when you see the fish driving up the road 🤣👍

[@audrameyer9558]

Hello to you! What a cool array of botanical goodies. I always knew there were many things that could be used besides the usual suspects, but WOW! Most are so pretty and interesting looking.

[@thesmallscape]

Hello Audra! So fun, right?! ☺️

[@deadpoet415]

Another VERY useful video! I've never heard of these botanicals for tanks before so that was insightful. Oh and in case you're open to other video ideas... how about a DIY on how to make these types of botanicals from scratch? Any ways... thanks again!

[@thesmallscape]

That would be a fascinating mental project for me. ✨💪✨

[@michellebarnhill5130]

@@thesmallscape I'm going out this week for some. I got a juvenile magnolia tree one yard over, and its organic . I watched the primetime aquatics livestream tonight. In the giveaway...did you say cassava leaves?

[@kerrypitt9789]

I go to the florists to see some of this stuff. Others I collect from outside. For a change the fish suppliers sell them for less than craft shops do. I really enjoy foraging for Botanicles, but many of them are from other countries etc. This was a fun video, I enjoyed it!

[@thesmallscape]

Thank you Kerry - surprising that the fish world is cheaper in this realm! 🙌

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@thesmallscape the other thing is buying from a Florists, there could be scent sprayed on them even accidentally.

[@tentyme1]

@@kerrypitt9789 and not to mention lacquers and others stuff that’ gets over sprayed on them where they are being made and prepped. Many aren’t aquarium safe. It’s just going to be hit or miss. So do you want to take that chance with the fish

[@kerrypitt9789]

@@tentyme1 I never asked the question.

[@darrylmoore5847]

Great video. I love buying botanicals, but I almost never use them. I think they look great dry in a large glass vase.

[@thesmallscape]

I agree Darryl, that’s how I’m enjoying them now. 🙂

[@dskotnicki]

Very Cool 😎

[@bonnieeden228]

Very cool. I love the look of these. Thank you Joanna

[@thesmallscape]

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[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Nice items. Are these for shrimp to eat? They look like a great product. Great info. Thank you!!!

[@philcarlino6942]

What a great haul. I have had many of these, as blackwater tanks are some of my favorite. I’ve shopped at tannin aquatics online and they offer beautiful stuff. I will have to check out Rink’s. Thank you for sharing. I’m glad that you seem to be feeling better. Take care.

[@carolebraswell982]

Fascinating!!! I have only had the lotus pods myself and I really had never seen the others items except for the leaves. Thank you for sharing this!

[@Lisa.Sparkman]

Those are really amazing! There are so many things out there that you just don't hear about. Thank you so much for sharing this great collection of botanicals. I'm heading over to the shop to see what's there. I'm so glad you're feeling better.

[@thesmallscape]

There ARE so many things out there. Good luck finding some! ☺️

[@amandajoanbaker]

Super cool! Some of those would look cool in a paludarium! 😀 The only botanicals I’ve used so far are alder cones and Indian almond leaves.

[@thesmallscape]

Heck ya they would!! I have so many crazy cool ideas. 🤭😏

[@alisonnicholson]

I use alder cones and catappa leaves love the tannins they produce. Supposedly very beneficial to the fish you keep 😊

[@thesmallscape]

Absolutely- really good benefits ☺️

[@bflyrenee]

So cool!

[@CricketsMa]

Those are fabulous! What an awesome gift. Will most of those eventually sink? Floaters, in my aquarium, would never be seen.

[@thesmallscape]

Yes! As far as I know, they will all sink (some are really quite heavy too) ☺️

[@karenaubrey5737]

Good Morning!

[@curvingfyre6810]

I've begun obsessively collecting various kinds of seed pods

[@thesmallscape]

How fun!!!

[@breafisher3706]

Cool!

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

I use magnolia leaves , the big magnolia seed pods , acorn caps , oak leaves , and sweet gum tree seed pods . all harvested for free on my land . the sweet gum balls are the best , they last for a long time and have all those tiny holes . soon I will try some catalpa seed pods , and some locust tree pods and see how well they hold up underwater and how shrimp and snails react to them. HAPPY WEDNESDAY !

[@thesmallscape]

Oh wow are you lucky!! How very fun! Don’t be alarmed if u see someone poking around...it’s just me. 😂

[@cosmoplakat9549]

How cool! I've only had alder cones from a LFC tailgate sale, and I always have catappa leaves on hand. I really love those magnolia leaves, but all of the items are super interesting!!

[@thesmallscape]

Super duper fun!! Man, I’d love to go to a LFC tailgate sale!! 🤩

[@cosmoplakat9549]

@@thesmallscape I got huge clump of crypts (complete with snails, duckweed, and a poor little red (deceased) baby fish of unknown species) for $5 at that sale.

[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

I love the look of those sea grape leaves. You should put two of each one of those botanicals in a test tank with little tags and a date and see how long they last before they deteriorate. Indian almond leaf falls apart really quick, but other leaves will last a long time like papaya I believe last for months. It would be interesting to see how long each of these lasts; Usually the tannin release will be inverse to the speed that it breaks down

[@thesmallscape]

Oooh - that would be super interesting especially to time lapse it. 🤩

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

Have you tried any if them yet? If so, what did you need to do to get then to sink. They appeared to be pretty dry. Boil them? Just let them soak for a while?

[@thesmallscape]

I haven’t used any of them yet, I’m still admiring them in the tray 😏 - some are very heavy though! I will report my findings soon... 😏

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

@@thesmallscape Oh, no rush. I was just curious. When you were handling them, the mike was picking up how dry they were and I was just wondering how long something like that would take to sink. Whatever you end up doing, whenever you decide to do it, I'm sure it'll turn out amazing, just like the rest of your scapes 😉

[@apss5736]

nice. just indian almond leaves for me lol

[@thesmallscape]

Lol. Classic choice! 💪

[@sshomelab]

I've been playing with botanicals for my new shrimp tank. Birch cones are awesome and easy to come by. I have a bunch of seed cones/hulls and lotus pods. The lotus pod is super light, so it's been a pain to get it to sink. Anyone have any tips?

[@lakeshiamills1454]

Do you happen to have a link for the supplier? I've been looking for a haul like that and a lot of them can be a bit over priced. I'd love to source a new supplier for botanicals for my shrimp and blackwater tanks

[@johnwood738]

Some new stuff to try! A blonde gets in a car wreck a block from home, police man tells her that 90% of all accidents happen a couple blocks from people’s house so she moved!

[@thesmallscape]

🤭🙄😂

[@CricketsMa]

Who gave them to you? I wasn’t prepared enough to write it down.

[@Lisa.Sparkman]

Rink's Shrimp Farm

[@tentyme1]

Funny the names they make up for these things they sell. They change them so you can’t find the real name of them and look them up for yourself. Because they’re afraid you’ll find it somewhere else. So they have that lil confidence in themselves and what they are selling. Smh.