Dried Jackfruit Leaves

Description

Dried Jackfruit Leaves
Jackfruit leaves provide an excellent alternative food for your shrimp. Leaves are a natural part of a shrimp habitat and help support beneficial biofilm.  Jackfruit leaves are 100% organic and safe for all aquarium inhabitants and last longer than many other aquarium leaves
Description
100% Natural Dry Leaves reduces the risk of fungal outbreaks and provides great natural cover. It will Provide biofilm grazing and stimulates breeding, relieves stress and mildly reduces pH.
It seems that most all the leaves we utilize in our aquariums provide some medicinal or antifungal properties. Leaves of the Jackfruit tree, are no different and also have healing properties for human use. Originating from Sri Lanka, Jackfruit is from the same family as the Mulberry tree and has many positive uses in the aquarium. For fish, they have great nutritional value in the leaves and in the surface growing biofilm. These tropical botanicals make a great addition to any aquarium with shrimp or fish, young or old. Killifish, Apistogramma, and other dwarf cichlids love them at 1 to 2 leaves per 10 gallons of aquarium volume.
It is recommended to boil them for a couple minutes to help them sink faster in the aquarium.
Notes: Boiling the leaves and letting it cool down before putting into the tank are always recommended.
Usage
You can add Jackfruit Leaves directly to your tank.  They can take several days to sink.  If you wish to boil them first the will sink faster and release some of their tannins so it won't discolor your water as much.
Do not add more then 1 leave per 2 gallons or in a week.
If you add too many leaves too quickly to your tank you can cause problems with water quality by changing parameters too quickly.
Features & details
* 100% Natural Dry Leaves - 100% completely free from chemical residues.
* Benefits of using Jackfruit leaves in your shrimp tank: Reduces the risk of fungal outbreaks Provides great natural cover Provides biofilm grazing Stimulates breeding Relieves stress Mildly reduces pH
* Great for adding tannins and leaf litter to your tank. Not only does the leaf litter add depth and aesthetics to your tank it also offers many other great health benefits. Shrimp and small fish and fry love to hide amongst it for security.
* - Stimulates breeding - Relieves stress - Mildly reduces pH
* These tropical botanicals make a great addition to any aquarium with shrimp or fish, young or old. Killifish, Apistogramma, and other dwarf cichlids love them at 1 to 2 leaves per 10 gallons of aquarium volume. Like most other leaves it is recommended to boil them for a couple minutes to help them sink faster in the aquarium
Product information
Package is contained 100 Leaves
Weight ‎approximately 100g