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Ben's Aquarium Blog » Aquarium Botanicals

Ben's Aquarium blog is a developing resource full of tips and tricks to help build your ecosystems. Every two weeks we upload a new blog post helping to make botanical aquariums easier to keep. If you have a topic you want us to write about please send us a message!

Brown tangled branches and a leaf litter bed in a biotope aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Understanding Biotope Aquariums: A Journey into Natural Habitat Replication

Blackwater & Botanical Method...and their finicky sibling "Biotope". Lets clear the muddy waters around the heated debate of what a true "biotope" aquarium is. Let's go beneath the leaves on the...
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Discover the benefits of using botanicals with new fish, promoting natural behaviors and water chemistry balance in aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

A Guide to Aquarium Botanicals for all Fish

We love botanical method aquariums for their ability to recreate natural habitats and keep our fish happy, healthy, and engaged in natural behaviors. Because most freshwater ecosystems contain botanicals, no...
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A cluster of dried Casho leaves, rich in natural tannins, perfect for creating an authentic blackwater environment in aquariums and enhancing bioactive enclosures.

Casho Leaf Litter - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$15.00
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A pile of dried brown Pygmy Guava leaves, perfect for creating natural tannins in botanical method aquariums and bioactive enclosures from Betta Botanicals.

Pygmy Guava Leaves | Psidium cattleianum
$12.00
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A pile of brown, dried Tamarind indica leaves, ideal for botanical method aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Tamarind Leaf Litter | Tamarindus indica
$10.00
$10.00
A cluster of dried Pin Oak leaves attached to a twig, perfect for use in botanical method aquariums and bioactive enclosures available at Betta Botanicals.

Pin Oak Branches w/ Leaves | Quercus Palustris
$6.00
$6.00
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A pile of brown willow oak leaves for aquariums and vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Willow Live Oak Leaves
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An avocado leaf laid flat for use in blackwater aquariums and vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Palta Leaf Litter - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$15.00
$15.00
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Biome Builder - Fuel Your Ecosystem

Biome Builder - Fuel Your Ecosystem
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A pile of green malaysian mulberry leaf litter for use in shrimp, snail, and pleco aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Sri Lankan Mulberry Leaves
$12.00
$12.00
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A pile of brown rhapis excelsa palm fronds for bioactive enclosures and blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Excelsa Palm Fronds
$6.00
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Brown and tan leaves in a pile for South American dart frog enclosures and blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Marupa Leaf Litter - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$15.00
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