Indian Almond (Catappa) Leaves in an Aquarium - Shrimp Saturday

[@LupDiesel]

Please check out our Indian almond leaves and several other types of leaves on our website. flipaquatics.com/collections/leaves

[@quintinblain7172]

i rarely see my shrimp on my almond leaves but they are all over the cholla wood nonstop Lol is there a reason for that? I just found out that your spose to wash the leaves first but i didnt

[@frankfang2081]

I'm so jealous, you have a 75 gallon tank just for shrimp. I'm still trying to convince my parents to get me a 40 gallon tank for my turtle. Great video btw, I didn't know anything about those leaves just that they were good for an aquarium.

[@manydman]

lmao, get one yourself.

[@ticket2space621]

@@manydman he's probably a kid. I'm sure you're gonna tell me you had 3 full time jobs at 13 and supported your household but I think we both know the average young teen doesn't have hundreds of dollars to dump into an aquarium

[@whiteliquido1825]

Me chilling with 2.5 gallon

[@christievanderlaan7575]

@@ticket2space621 looks like he joined KZbin 9 years ago so he’s probably not that young.

[@thomaskrafft9890]

Thanks for your detailed written notes! I don't know of another KZbinr who takes the time to write so completely. (Makes up for the occasional lost thought in talking!)

[@markRTFGuns]

First and foremost. I love the videos. Now. That said. I came to your channel to learn about the shrimp and the IALs that you are talking about. I learned a lot. I to have a question about them. But I see that's useless. I try and read all questions posted by others before I ask mine. The only replies you made were to the people who said GREAT Video DUDE. and such. To those you replied with a thanks man. But. There were a bunch of honest and great questions being asked that were just ignored. I am new to this hobby and will continue to watch and enjoy your videos because you are very very knowledgeable about what you are doing. There are so few people out there like you that we the consumer can turn to. I have started ordering from you and will also continue to do so. I think you pay very close attention to detail about your shrimp. But please help us folk who really don't know what or who to ask when we have what seems to be an elementary question. If you reply to this. I will ask my question. And please take no offense to this by any means. It's just an observation on my part. You have so much to offer to this hobby and hopefully will remain a great supply for the industry. Regards. Mark.

[@LupDiesel]

Mark O Polo ask away mark! But I don't always see comments. Luckily KZbin now sends us notifications most of the time. I'll do my best to see your response :)

[@markRTFGuns]

Flip Aquatics - LupDiesel thank you very much for the super fast response. My question is. Are all Indian almond leaves the same ? Meaning. If I buy from you and two other sources. Let's say HAWAII and the Philippines. Are the beneficial properties of them both the same ? What started this question in my mind was that I have bought from three sources and did this just because of to much late night crown and coke and eBay and amazon and PayPal ! lol anyway. I noticed that the batch from Hawaii did not stain the water and the batch from the Philippines stained a lot. Dose this mean that the first mentioned leaves aren't any good ? Thank you very much and as always. Great job. Regards. Mark

[@markRTFGuns]

Flip Aquatics - LupDiesel okay. I asked away ! Soooo do you have any idea ? Thanks.

[@LupDiesel]

+Mark O Polo in theory, they should all do the same. Although, there are different types of cattapa trees so I suppose it could potentially differ. Although, the older they get maybe they lose the tannis. They shouldn't but it is possible I would think

[@markRTFGuns]

Flip Aquatics - LupDiesel thank you very much. That sounds right. Thanks again.

[@joemerolillo1745]

I add these leaves to my tank.The gouramis as well as my amanos and neons are doing great.It is a great thing to add to your community tank!

[@HomeAquatics]

I've used these before and really enjoyed their benefits!

[@AussieAquatic]

Leaves are a natural chemical store, full of trace elements. Leaves are beneficial for sure.

[@MmmChipotle]

I just order the neocardinia shrimp starter pack! Super excited.

[@jlathem56]

Great tip. I am looking forward to setting up a few shrimp tanks!

[@FunctionBuiltAquatics]

We use lots of verities of leaves for our fish breeding projects. Leaves make a difference a lot with South American and Asian species. Indian almond, magnolia, grape beach which look killer. And good old fashion Oak are always in my Botanical container. All the above mentioned leaves have a purpose in our fish projects.

[@LupDiesel]

Thank you so much for the feedback. I'm planning on doing a video on collecting and using a bunch of leaves to see real time results

[@Ucceah]

i can attest for the antibacterial proerties. i have a little 5L "freak tank" with asellus aquaticus, dugesia (yes, flat worms) and several miniscule crustacean species. when the effect of the leaves wears off, an icky white film forms on the water, after i feed the worms a small pond snail. i add a fresh piece of leave, along with it's warm soaking water, and over night that film is gone

[@Lumpydog]

Thanks for posting up the helpful vids. I found this older one that had exactly the info I was looking for. cheers

[@jakobwiklund5688]

Have the same setup. Roots, leaves and javafern. Getting millions of shrimplets :)

[@Mpreston89]

New to the hobby! Thanks for the info!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

Do you grow your own Lup or do you import/buy them?

[@CloudzV16]

If I were to keep them in an airtight container, how long would they last? I have a 7 gallon betta tank and I want to add about half a leaf to it, thing is that I can only buy 10 leafs at a time here and I dont want the rest to go bad.

[@CoffeeTimeBrian11]

These have been grown in the U.S. for a long time. The Catopa worm is some of the best fish bait; produced by the Catopa fly.

[@the86driver]

thanks for info. heard of and use these for the longest. just wanted to know more facts about it. keep it up!

[@LupDiesel]

+Dave Lee glad to hear you've been using them. It's really interesting how much there is to know about them. Thanks for the comment Dave!

[@drgon41094]

Unfortunately I'm trying to set up a new shrimp tank and it seemed to be going well for a few weeks until I started to spot thin white tubular worms that wiggle and swim all around the tank. I'm not sure if they are planaria or Deitus worms or something completely different. The worms seem to be killing off my Amano and Cherry Red Shrimp, so I'm thinking about investing in products like NO PLANARIA or a GUSH Planaria trap..do you think that's a wise decision or do you have other suggestions to fix this outbreak? I'm hoping to have a tank full of shrimp so I can toss in leaves and do other cool things with them. So it's so heartbreaking to see the shrimp die T ^ T

[@Jwhiser1302]

Much love brother, love the channel! I look forward to every video bro, number one and I love big cichlids lol, go figure!

[@inconsoleble]

woah.... and i thought having these leaves falling into my porch were a nuisance since we have those trees grown everywhere here...

[@angella6577]

wow.. thank you for this information

[@sc225]

Did you boil the leave a litle before you put into the shrimp tank. Worries there might be Hydra there

[@deadboynyc]

i have my first shrimp tank with green jades,so i am new to the hobby. How many leaves should i put in a 10 gallon

[@gemcastro831]

Hi 👋🏻 perfect skin man, I just watched this video AFtER adding three leaves in my 20 gallon and two to my five gallon. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@macdaddyshrimps9272]

Hey man I want to kno if I can put the boiled almond leaves water in the tank with the leaves??

[@tenree]

Hey! i just got a couple 8 in IALs for my betta who has fin rot. What do you think my dosage should be if I have a 3.5 galloon tank (sorry i know you're a shrimp guy but i was wondering if you had any suggestions). Thank you!

[@sauravdey7893]

Do you clean the leaf in hot water before placing or directly place them in the tank

[@maldo05]

happy for you broski!

[@kdr1048]

My cardinal tetras love these leaves. I have the mini leaves for my 20 long. I leave them lay on substrate for life like effect where cardinals come from. They swim all around the leaves.

[@joanborger702]

Thank you for the excellent videos. I have a nice colony of Red Cherry Shrimp. Just purchased Indian Almond Leaves. Is there any special preparation before I put one in my 10 gallon tank? Thanks, again.

[@jackiel8104]

Do you prepare the leaves in any way before adding them to the tank? I have a catappa leaf in my tank & the shrimp don't seem interested in it - it's been in for about 3 weeks. Great videos, very helpful - thanks for doing them.

[@BaoNguyen-of5cu]

Hello, I know that almond leaves will give your tank tannins, but your tank looks clear. How did you do that? Is it because of carbon filter? Will take out the good from the leaves?

[@pravilrane1413]

Is almond leaf suitable for gold fish tank?

[@terryterry1655]

is Blue Ghost sulawesi well sought after ?

[@BriceTooNice]

I have a 10 gallon should i break the leaf inhalf?

[@WhataboutFleege]

How do you keep the leaves from floating? I just got some for my orange rili tank and my marmorkreb tank and they’re just floating at the top. Do they sink after a while or do you just bury them in the substrate?

[@retroworldnews]

side note how you put the leave into your shrimp tank? A lot claim they put hot water or boil it first than left one day remove the " tantins ' sorry for my spelling mistake partly they don't want the tank water too brown. I see your tank water is not brown so I guess you do the same way?

[@T123RE32]

Are Indian almond leaves good for guppies? I am trying to breed guppies.

[@jymkym11]

I use the almond leaves in my 5 gallon nano tank, my ph is higher but haven't seen a drop in ph because of the leaves.

[@Lflower1Stars]

What do you do with all those shrimps? I use Catappa Leaves in my Betta Tank...just started this week..

[@hashtastic3537]

Would it be a good idea to drop these in boiling water for like 30 seconds to inoculate them from anything that might be hitch hiking?

[@sxcelite12]

so is there such thing as having too many indian almond leaves in a tank? disregarding tannin, will the water parameters be affected heavily in a negative way?

[@DamianBloodstone]

I enjoyed this vid and it taught me, as all yours do, about the leaves this time. One question. Would it be all right to tear the leaf apart or is it better to keep it together?

[@Alex-wb2yw]

Do the Guava leaves pretty much have the same properties? I bought those because the indian almond leaves seemed too large for my aquarium

[@sauravdey7893]

You can cut them in pieces perfect for your tank and place them

[@Alex-wb2yw]

@@sauravdey7893 Im going to try that next time I buy leaves. Ive had a guava leaf in my tank for 6 months and it has not broken down at all.

[@woup511]

should i boil them first?

[@iycekold]

Do i have to use leaves that are fallen down from the trees

[@Kashif314]

How much discoloration they can cause? Like yellowish water?

[@FunctionBuiltAquatics]

Awesome videos by the way!

[@LupDiesel]

Thank you my friend :)

[@Kat-hs2ij]

Do you think a whole leaf is too much for 5 gallon ?

[@ro5942]

thanks for the information. You are also nice to look at. There are guys out there with really bad teeth and slur speech and I just cant handle it. You my friend are very good

[@joshgoldstein2890]

One glass of wine? I didn't know Ozzy Osbourne was a shrimp keeper.

[@dogmeansmedmm3163]

Hi ... Will those rabbit snails eat shrimp eggs?

[@pa.fishpreacher6166]

What do you know about the little cones like minature pine cones ?

[@kvintner1700]

Alder cones are a natural way in to lower PH and work as an anti fungal agent.

[@satyamnayak2627]

Hi, would it harm if I put in fresh almond leaves in the shrimp aquarium rather than a dried leaf?

[@fatinmastna5956]

Of coz, because the fresh almond leaves got some staple rubber.

[@praneshbalaji7850]

Dont they colorise the tank to brownish color ?

[@0nly1wyll]

Nice, I tried it and the shrimps loved it.. but the water turned brown, what can I do to prevent this?

[@darkanddistorted1718]

Wyll Yancha thats what tannins are

[@thebaphomet9436]

IV got some of these for my Betta is that ok

[@fatinmastna5956]

Betta loves these leaves.

[@mahaboobbashashaikmahaboob7763]

Bro my shrimp name is vannamei calture how is the food easy growth

[@AJMAK94]

Do you boil the leaves before you put them in the aquarium to kill any bacteria?

[@sauravdey7893]

That's my question too

[@pinkpoodle3484]

It never fails, every time I use these in my shrimp tank I get detritus worms. I take out the leaves and they disappear!?

[@lotrojoe]

first. I think that deserves some free shrimp lol

[@reginarena8001]

What about mystery snail or nerite snails?

[@backyardhobbiez5487]

What would the max colony of RCS be for a 5 gal?

[@--Paws--]

Backyard Hobbiez - as long as they can hide and the water condition doesn't become uncomfortable, around 15 would be max amount. I do take away the bigger shrimp in my 5gal just so I have them breed in another tank.

[@pacae911]

One question the catapa leaves can drop my TDS ? … because I want drop my TDS in natural way (no water changes)

[@user_ok953]

How many reduce PH?

[@MrCelt81]

I one large leaf for 10g to much? The tank is planted with guppies and RCS

[@christineclifton7191]

why are my leaves not breaking down

[@kevinbobb1031]

Did it break down yet?

[@cmaylene6787]

@@kevinbobb1031 3 years later, I'm sure it did 😊

[@kevinbobb1031]

@@cmaylene6787 lol 😂

[@actionjax3249]

@@cmaylene6787 another 3 years later. I’m sure they did

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

i use it in all of my loricarid tanks

[@roshnikharat450]

How to use almond laef

[@MmmChipotle]

For some reason the shrimp dont give a hot about the leaf I put in. Maybe they just need more time to adjust

[@cheekarp2180]

I wonder if a shot glass full or tank water every morning would help ward of flue etc?

[@floxflux]

wont they kill the nitrifying bacteria?

[@shrimpandvlogs7754]

Hello bro what does baby shrimp look like 1 day after they hatch and how long does it take for a shrimp to have eggs.ThANKS

[@babylee622]

Any other leaves that you can use like Oak?

[@Pseudomonas38362]

Yes i use beech and oak. beech is not that effective though but they last longer

[@garygracias4229]

hey rob i have 3 almond treess in my garden let me know if u want any....

[@abdullahawan3733]

Where do u live

[@jayrush01]

Not the same tree

[@garygracias4229]

@@abdullahawan3733 india

[@garygracias4229]

@@jayrush01 you wouldn't know...

[@couldbeanything440]

I have trees here !! I wasn't knowing any it !!

[@terramerc733]

Read : bay-tas and it is called siamese fighting fish

[@diversdown2116]

dident u get married under a catappa tree?

[@frankallen3634]

Great now I have to go to the stupid grocery store..damn you heavenly twinkies

[@Nebuladust1018]

i love IAL pet stores should sale them i get mine for my betta it's the siamese fighting ninja fish haha

[@floydmorey]

happy Twinkies

[@houston3483]

why you hating on twinkies bro !??...food of champions !.....just joking...GREAT vid !

[@--Paws--]

You really look like Ty Moss

[@FaaduProductions]

Catappa ko tank me kyun dala.

[@n3mn64]

What’s your skin care routine?!?! Like damn boy!

[@jack27nikk38]

Lucky me i live india there are many trees in my area😁

[@mskouds]

why would you need to buy or pay money for any kind of leaves when they all (most) are the same ...oak maple etc.. all works great... all have the same/similar properties... man its autumn now go outside and pick as many as u might need till the next time they start dropping down... same story goes with malaysian wood... man again oak maple all leaves work awesome so why not when u r picking the leaves maybe look up/down for some dried out branches and pick them up too...

[@quimboph1]

If u need that kind of leaves I have a lot here we just burned it., i can give it for free just comment down

[@garygracias4229]

and i m from india...

[@salvolondon]

Does it lower the ph ? And the hardness of the water ? I’ve just ordered a packet via amazon . Never had them . By the way you look like my sister’s ex boyfriend Davide .

[@tangibleplanetvisualmedia1138]

I have read that it will lower pH and act as a buffer, but can't say for sure that that's true. Make sure you understand kH if you're having pH issues, and see if yours is too low. There's also an additive called Shrimp pH A by aqua vitro that will help. Make sure you get the "A" version of the product, not B, B raises pH.

[@celiamarcano9656]

@@tangibleplanetvisualmedia1138 Can you tell me wish are the best leaves to give my shrimp and where to buy them thank you.

[@deejohnson3483]

There is a very known tree that is working great for me i want to wait till i start my channel not that yours is not great

[@frankallen3634]

Mmmm twinkies

[@sufeerzayd9475]

I will give 10 pieces for free to your subscribers Bro. How can I contact you?