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Almond Leaves
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hotweldfire
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My shrimp likes them. Biofilm grows on them which they eat. Don't know if they have much impact on the water in leaf form. Have used tea bag form in a filter and that had a big impact on water hardness.
hotweldfire
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I meant my shrimps. I have more than one 
Derek Tweedie
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I have used beech leaves in the past aswell.The shrimps seemed to enjoy them. They are easy to find and free 
Hi all,
I'm keen on all leaves, but I'm not sure that IAL are much better than Oak, Magnolia or Beech leaves. My personal experience is that Alder cones (Alnus cordata/incana/glutinosa) are a better water conditioner for eggs and fry than either IAL or Oak leaves/bark, although these would be my next choice.
At the moment my favoured leaf for bigger tanks is Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), as these are a good colour and very persistent, I'm using Camellia leaves in the smaller tanks.
cheers Darrel
I'm keen on all leaves, but I'm not sure that IAL are much better than Oak, Magnolia or Beech leaves. My personal experience is that Alder cones (Alnus cordata/incana/glutinosa) are a better water conditioner for eggs and fry than either IAL or Oak leaves/bark, although these would be my next choice.
At the moment my favoured leaf for bigger tanks is Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica), as these are a good colour and very persistent, I'm using Camellia leaves in the smaller tanks.
cheers Darrel