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__Double Threat Blackwater Breeding Kit - Free S/H
Item #1418262267

Current Auction Time: Mon May 6 12:06:55 2024


Final: $12.00 First Bid $12.00
Time left 00:00 # of Bids 1 (bid history)
Started Nov 26 2014 - 07:44:27 PM Location Paducah KY 42002 United States
Ended Dec 10 2014 - 07:44:27 PM
Auction Closed
Seller Fishguy_1955 (5838/5869) 1000+
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High Bidder Mutlap (60/64) 51-100

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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

Fifteen Mixed Size Highest Quali

Fifteen Mixed Size Highest Quality Organic Indian Almond Leaves (Terminalia catappa)

PLUS

50 Alder Cones and Free Shipping

Click HERE to see my other auctions and save by combining shipping


I've been importing Indian Almond leaves from one of the best known and most reliable organic providers in Asia. While I have offered the cosmetically perfect, large Grade A leaves, the leaves pictured below are from the very same trees and supplier, but are cosmetically imperfect, meaning they have tears or holes in the leaves.

Other than that, they are identical in every respect to the perfect Grade A's with the only difference being that these cost quite a bit less!!! These are in fact the leaves that I use personally in my fish room, and I can attest to the fact that my fish and inverts are completely unable to differentiate a leaf with an imperfection from a perfectly shaped leaf!

With my leaves you have the advantage of getting Asia's best quality leaves in a few days instead of a few weeks. You are getting a nice portion of fifteenleaves such as those shown below for one of the best prices for US shipped leaves. Used by most professional breeders of Asian blackwater fish, these leaves have been naturally sun and shade dried. They have never been exposed to herbicides and have also never been washed or treated with anything other than pure clear water. These leaves are all organic and they have not been treated with a chemical wash before shipping. Half the time the poison is in the cure!

If you are looking you are probably already aware of the properties of these leaves, but I'll enumerate for those who may need more info.

They are a natural aid to spawning for Bettas and apparently all blackwater fish. Read that to be organic Viagra for these species.

They release a natural brown dye that contains both humic and tannic acids having strong antibacterial and antifungal properties that will help keep the eggs from falling prey to fungus.

Once your fish have spawned, these natural substances help heal spawning wounds and protect the fry from opportunistic infections.

I use one or two small/medium or one large leaf in a ten gallon spawning tank which has a noticeable effect on both water quality and spawning activity. As the leaf ages and breaks down it aids in the growth of protozoans for the fry to feed on. After a couple spawnings your spawning tank will be a micro eco-system of your fishes natural environment. Complete with fry food at hand. They are also extremely beneficial for invertebrates such as Asian shrimp - and most shrimp in the hobby are - who also come from this environment. I have also had great results reported by killi breeders who use them as an anti-fungal when water incubating eggs.


Also included in this auction are 50 Alder Cones from a trusted west coast source I have used for years that are guaranteed to be completely free of any and all pesticides or chemicals.

Here is what a major Asian Killi breeder had to say:

"Your alder cones worked perfectly !!!I have been using them for spawning many kinds of killifishes. Almost every eggs was not infected by fungus. It is a great surprise. Thanks for selling good products."

Alder Cones are used in the same way as Indian Almond leaves. They have a milder impact on ph than the leaves and release some different natural compounds that help prevent your eggs from fungus as they incubate. No treatment is 100% but I have found these to work, and to work without the sometimes harmful effects of chemicals.

Here are some links with other aquarists discussing their use:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=19561&p=142088

http://www.angelfish.net/VBulletin/archive/index.php?t-16207.html

http://aquarium-shops.com/article/alder-cones-in-breeders-fish-tanks/


I prefer PayPal, but USPS money orders purchased at the post office are also accepted. I'll send you a Paypal invoice for payment at the end of the auction. USPS First Class Mail shipping is free for this auction. These items are being offered for sale only in the US/Puerto Rico.

Thanks for viewing my auction and best of luck with your fish!



Bid History:

Bidders Bid Time Bid Comments
Mutlap (60/64) 51-100 Nov 27 2014 - 10:29:12 PM $12.00 BUY IT NOW

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