Re: Tropical Leaves (not oak/beech)

["Kelly Higgins" <kelly_higgins@cox.net>]

Steve,
Pretty pricy for leaves but they sure make them sound great. Antibacterial
properties and all.
ThankS
Kelly Higgins
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hatfield or Kim Rogers-Hatfield" <stevekim@indy.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: Tropical Leaves (not oak/beech)


> The leaves I got are from Surinam South America. They are known as
> Indian almond leaves, tropical almond leaves, or wild almond leaves,
> their scientific name is TERMINALIA CATAPPA L. They work better than
> peat to add tannins to the water, they don't last as long as oak leaves
> but they seem to add more to the water they should to grow in Venezuela
> since Surinam is in about the same zone.  Take a look at:
> http://www.tropilab.com/terminalia-cat.html
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Higgins
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:23 AM
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: Tropical Leaves (not oak/beech)
>
> Im not a geography major, but isnt that on the other side of the world?
> Kelly Higgins
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hatfield or Kim Rogers-Hatfield" <stevekim@indy.net>
> To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:51 AM
> Subject: RE: Tropical Leaves (not oak/beech)
>
>
> > What about the wild almond leaves that everyone is using for there
> > bettas?
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> > [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com] On Behalf Of Colin Gorton
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:45 PM
> > To: apisto@listbox.com
> > Subject: Tropical Leaves (not oak/beech)
> >
> > A while back there was a discussion about the best leaves for
> > substrates, I've had a look in the archives and can't find. I have a
> > contact who lives in Venezuela where there are no oak or beech trees
> and
> > wants to know what he should use, can anybody help?
> >
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