Terminalia catappa (also known as Ketapang...Tropical

Almond...SeaAlmond...Seemandelbaumblatter...IAL...Indian Almond) leaves, are becoming very popular amongst fish keepers/breeders, not just in South-East Asia but around the world, as a natural medicine and water conditioner for aquarium use.

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Aquarists also use Indian Almond Leaves to mimic the natural conditions of their fish in their aquaria. Simply adding Indian Almond Leaves ( IAL ) to your aqurium will release compounds by the leaves which alter the chemistry of the water, making the aquarium more similar to the habitat from which the fish hails.

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We offer 2 grades of Indian Almond Leaves ( Terminalia Catappa ) at

Bettawan.com. We have premium and low grade Indian Almond Leaves for sale.

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Our Low Grade Indian Almond Leaves have larger holes and tears than our Premium Indian Almond Leaves. Nonetheless they are still good quality leaves. They are good enough for resale and suitable for buyer who dosn't care about the shape or form but cares about the quality and wants to make his tank as natural looking as possible.

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These leaves are ideal for betta, discus, gouramis, killiefish, tetras, arrowana’s, angelfish, South American dwarf cichlids, corys, plecos, some rasboras some cat-fishes and crustaceans, shrimps just love to chew on them. They can also be placed in a vivarium as leaf litter to give your frogs, snails, spiders and snakes a more natural look.