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Indian Almond leaves

Post by Mad Duff » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:35 am

I decided to get some Indian Almond leaves at the weekend, I haven't bothered using them in a very long time but thought that my Loaches and Rasboras would benefit from them so I had a look on ebay and found someone in the UK selling 100 for around £13.

This is what has just turned up :shock:
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For scale purposes that is a 12" ruler in the photo :o

I cant believe the size and quality of these leaves for the price :D
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Post by chefkeith » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:44 am

I've never seen such a thing. Can you smoke those leaves too?
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Post by Rocco » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:49 am

Probably can smoke them... what do indian almond leaves do for loaches?
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Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:57 am

Good natural stuff:

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/man ... _Leaf.html

http://search.ebay.ca/almond-leaves_W0Q ... lZ4QQfnuZ1

Great buy MD :P they look like great quality. I have the remnants of a bag which I've had a while. I'm planning to bung some into one of the HOBs on the khuli tank sometime this week.

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Post by daspricey » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:58 pm

Wow, they are massive. If i pm'd you would you tell me who is selling it?
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Post by Mad Duff » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:41 pm

Here is the ebay link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=010

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Post by daspricey » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:19 pm

Ahh thanks! :D
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Post by Graeme Robson » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:19 pm

Nice purchase MD! 8)
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Post by Rocco » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:47 pm

Oh! I gotta get some of these!

This sunday will see me going to an indian grocery :D
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Post by Felhad » Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:28 pm

Instead of starting a new topic i'll just ask here.

My tank has Dojo Loaches, Rosy Barbs, Long-finned Leopard Danios, and a Pimelodus Pictus. Would it be safe to use almond leaves as a preventative medication, just keeping it constantly going to prevent fungal infection?
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Post by Blue » Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:01 pm

Felhad wrote:My tank has Dojo Loaches, Rosy Barbs, Long-finned Leopard Danios, and a Pimelodus Pictus. Would it be safe to use almond leaves as a preventative medication, just keeping it constantly going to prevent fungal infection?
Yes. I've used them before with not a single issue. Perhaps, I should go back to it as well.:P
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Post by andyroo » Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:01 pm

This tree is very common all over this island and i've got 150 fishermen to re-employ over the next 6 months....
Is the market for these leaves so good?
I can/could do half this price for leaves of this size and quality if somebody wants to import/sell/provide market for them.
Full, press-bailed, shredded-pressed-bailed, shredded-bagged... what's the best way to use/sell?

The leaves from next door worked a charm on the Clown Knife the other day, but tannin'd the water heavily within 48hrs. Probably didn't need 4 full leaves :) Wife complained. I loved it, fish too.
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Post by Rocco » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:34 pm

I just found out... we have a tree just outside the house :lol:
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Post by Blue » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:35 pm

Rocco wrote:I just found out... we have a tree just outside the house :lol:
LOL..I rely on trees as well.:lol:
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:51 am

Before anyone puts their outdoor tree leaves in their tanks, please consider a few minor points:

Does your city or town spray for mosquitoes? A lot of towns in Canada do this.

Is the tree on your property and can you vouch for its genuine lack of pesticide?

Do other people have an impact on this tree - neighbours?

Are the leaves collected from lawn areas that have been treated with chemicals?

A lot of pesticides are designed to cling to the outside of leaves, and not wash off. If you immerse these leaves in relatively warm (tank) water, they are liable to poison your fish. Think about the source before you add leaves to your tank.
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