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Amy's 50 Gr B+ LARGE INDIAN ALMOND LEAVES -P&H inc

Item #1477476002

Current Auction Time: Fri May 17 05:31:22 2024

		Final:	$14.00		First Bid	$14.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Oct 16 2016 - 05:00:02 AM		Location	Singapore Singapore 650286 Singapore
		Ended	Oct 26 2016 - 05:00:02 AM Auction Closed
		Seller	Amylim (539/540)
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		High Bidder	Mcasella (229/237)
		Payment	Visa/Mastercard, American Express See Item Description, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship Internationally See Item Description

Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is U.S. dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

Description

Amy's Ketapang Inc

You are buying 50 Grade B+ LARGE (7.5"-10") Indian Almond Leaves.

These have been packed into a ziploc bag and will be shipped out to you in a sturdy envelope by the next working day of receiving payment by Paypal (you will find my Paypal account in the notification of Purchase from Aquabid. If not, be sure that you will receive an email from me).

Here are some feedback I received recently for Leaves which I sold here or on Ebay:

Le***: best deal online for almond leaves.. my bettas love it
vol***: The best! Friendly service and top quality leaves, wouldn't buy from anyone else
Te****: Fantastic quality of leaves, I didnt see nothing comparable until now. TOP+++.
Ta****: Super Quality!!!!!! Wallet Perfect!!!, Simply Fantastic!! ,Many thanks!!!
55****: 5 Star All The Way, Top Notch, Quality Assured. I'm eager to buy again.
Xe****: great leaves 2nd time buying i refer to everyone also fast shipment thanks again
Pa****: Super first shopping at eBay!. Kind seller and the leaves are excellent!:-)
Bu****: Great Quality. Very good communication. A+
Ma*** : Once again an excellent selection of beautiful leaves!
Se****: Fast Shipping. Excellent quality and quantity.
Ma***: Brilliant service - prompt shipping to Sydney, no probs w quarantine, great cond
Az***: Excellent product. Very recommendable!

About Me

I am actually a homemaker... who has become quite an expert on Terminalia catappa leaves, having sold more than a million leaves to satisfied customers mostly through Aquabid & Ebay (read testimonials below).

Product

Ketapang or Sea Almond or Indian Almond or Terminalia catappa leaves are known to most, if not all Asian breeders of blackwater tropical fishes, to be one of the best water conditioners to promote healing and breeding. They are known to have antibacteria and antifungal properties. Bettas are known to be induced to spawn by just putting a few of the leaves into their tank. Fish suffering finrot or injuries (such as spawning injuries) will definitely benefit from having the leaves in their quarantine tub. But they can be used for the usual aquariums too.

When soaked in water these leaves will leach a strong brown dye that is full of organic acids like humic acids and tannic acids. These may be useful for inhibiting many types of bacteria as well as to detoxify harmful heavy metals found in the aquarium. But that is not all!

Referring to leaves from the Terminalia catappa tree, Dr Robert J. Goldstein (not the podiatrist- wannabe terrorist of Florida; but the aquarist and environmental consultant of North Carolina who wrote numerous book on fish-keepings), writes in his 2002 paper entitled 'Water Conditioners and Additives':

The large, leathery leaves are used in folk medicine to treat infections, indigestion, and other medical conditions. The water extract makes a pharmacologically powerful tea… In southeast Asia, betta breeders add a dried leaf to provide a surface for the bubblenest and to leach substances that protect the fry from diseases. As the leaves decay, they also provide detritus to grow extract-resistant infusoria for the babies. Of 35 aromatic (ring st ructure) substances identified from these leaves, noteworthy were benzene-acetaldehyde, acetones, and sabinen-hydrate. The first is strongly antimicrobial, and several of the 35 others destroy microbial cell membranes.

And he adds:

"So these leaves are not simply sources of stains and tannins and other acids as we would get from oak or hickory, but rich in many other kinds of complex and highly effective chemicals with a wide range of physiological and antimicrobial effects."

Most of your leaves will be between 7-10" (and sometimes reaching up to 12"). They are selectively collected from leaves that have naturally fallen and of good quality. See my introduction above, and see photo for indication of quality (colour hue may vary from batch to batch, but all leaves that are greenish or smell green are rejected). And yes, in case you are wondering, the leaves in the photo are crispy dry.

You may wish to note that our leaves are select ive picked from those that have naturally fallen from the trees after turning red in a natural chemical/biological process. These are the leaves that tan the blackwater streams in the forest where bettas and arowanas are found. We do not harvest fresh leaves from the trees and dry them. If we do that, the leaves will look very nice and indeed easier to obtain; but we doubt their efficacy for aquatic use. My husband will never use such leaves; and we do not know of any tropical fish breeder who will. All the breeders we know who use Ketapang Leaves will only use naturally fallen and dried ones. Indeed, if you try these naturally fallen leaves once, you will probably never go back to freshly harvested leaves! They have an aromatic smell that freshly harvested leaves do not have (it was this sweet smell that first led breeders and herbalists to suspect that they have beneficial properties), and they have a reddish tinge absent from freshly harvested leaves.

Dosage

For bettas, put a 1-2 sq inch piece (or a quarter of a leaf) into each 1 gallons (4 litre) jar. For usual aquarium (with tetras, gouramis, arrowanas, apistos etc), put 2-3 leaves per 25 gallons (100 litres) of water for 14-21 days. Simply put the leaves into the aquarium. After 1-2 days the leaves will be water-logged and sink. Apart from their beneficial effects on the water, they will tan the water slightly (to a clear amber) and provide a very natural stream-bottom look to your aquarium. Alternatively, you can boil the leaves to make blackwater extract and dose when you need. Soaking the leaves in a bucket for a week will produce a similar result.

Handling & Shipping

The leaves have been washed and dried and are ready for delivery. They should arrive in about 2 weeks for most destinations in US, UK and Europe. They may be used immediately upon arrival. Shipping Cost

Airmail postage for this package will cost be about US$5.50, but this is included in the price for this package. Shipping is guaranteed through re-shipments at not extra cost to you. No tracking number will be provided with "free-shipping." If you need a tracking number, please add $2.50 to your total cost and I will ship your package via registered mail.

Testimonials

(These are unsolicited comments that came through the email when my customers received the leaves. They are used here with their permission... though I have kept their name anonymous for privacy sake except for one who urged me to go ahead to use his name)

A customer from Italy wrote:

"As I'm writing, I have the two ziplock bags with the leaves in front of me. The leaves appear to be in perfect condition. The colour and scent are lovely, I'm amazed by the quality and the sheer size of these leaves...I think I n ow have enough ketapang to last for a lifetime! I want to congratulate you on your excellent job in selecting and packing the leaves. I am totally pleased with this transaction."

An Australian customer (of Melbourne) wrote:

"I just want to let you know that the leaves are fantastic. The smell and quality is unbelieveable."

A US customer (Aquabid id: Shanna) wrote:

"I got them!... They are PERFECT!! Exactly what I wanted. I am SOOOOOO happy with the leaves!... I will be buying more as soon as these are gone. I will NEVER buy from anyone else ever again! ... The last person who sent me leaves sent TINY leaves that were still green!! What a waste of money..... the leaves weren't even mature! By buying from you I am assured that i am getting leaves that are MATURE, which have fallen from the tree naturally."

Another US customer (of Phoenix, Arizona) wrote:

"I just received your almond leaves.. . The size and quality of the leaves are excellent and my Bettas love them. I had two pair just spawn this morning after I put them in the spawning tank last night with a nice chunk of leaf. .... They really are the best I have seen -- rich and dark in color. Even the smell is a lot stronger than ones I have used previously. The other ones I have used never tinted the water but these do just like the Atison's Betta Spa I used to use."

Yet another US customer (of Naperville, Illinois) wrote:

"I recieved the Indian Almond Leaves, yesterday. They are some of the best quaility I've ever purchased. When I am running low, I will be purchasing more from you, every time!"

A customer from Ireland wrote:

"Just to let you know the leaves arrived today and I'm over the moon with them, the quality is great and they're a lovely big size - thanks so much! Very well packed too. I'll be sure to buy from you again when these run out... I really am happy with the quality of the leaves (and of course, the price!) - I bought some a while back from someone else on eBay and they were awful little things."

Thank you for reading.

Thank you in advance for your business and your confidence.

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Mcasella (229/237)		Oct 18 2016 - 09:56:06 PM		$14.00

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