BANANA LEAVES

BANANA LEAVES 

Banana Leaves (Musa acuminata) are a species of pygmy banana native to southern asia 

Banana leaves provide shelter and foraging opportunities for fish frogs millipedes spiders and more 

Banana leaves are very popular for betta breeders and shrimp keepers as they let off low levels of tannins but abundant humic substances to the water as well as calcium 

Botanicals are not just great for tannin your water they have fantastic health benifits such as they have antibacterial propertys stress relieving antifungal propertys aid in breeding natural food source and natural hiding places

Botanicals can be added straight away into your aquarium where they will float for a while or until they sink to the bottom
To speed up this process you can boil the botanicals for a couple of minutes.
Over time the botanicals will slowly degrade and can remain in your aquarium