Aquarium Botanicals for Beginners

Aquarium Botanicals for Beginners is a small selection of carefully selected aquarium botanicals we know you will love and have a successful first experience using in your botanical method aquariums or bioactive enclosures. These aquatic botanicals break down slowly, provide medium levels of tannins, and help to begin building your aquatic ecosystem. As always, we recommend adding all botanical materials slowly to the aquarium, utilizing 2-3 prepared leaves or seed pods per 5 gallons, once per week, until the desired look is achieved.

22 products

A group of three brown clamshell shaped sterculia pods for blackwater biotope aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Style: 3c Jungle Pods

Jungle Pods | Sterculia Foetida Pod
from $6.00
from $6.00
A beginner friendly mix of dried aquarium botanicals which contain a mix of durability and tint producing properties for botanical method, blackwater, and biotope aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

#TanninBae Beginner Botanical Variety Pack
$17.00
$17.00
A clear glass jar of red/brown tinted aquarium tannins from tea bags of Betta Tea by Betta Botanicals.

Color: MAROON - 32c Re-Tinting Tea Bags

Betta Tea™ | Blackwater Botanical Tea Bags
$24.00
$24.00
Pile of black and dark brown alder cones for aquariums and shrimp tanks at Betta Botanicals.

Size: Alder Cones (25g)

Alder Cones | Alnus rubra
from $8.00
from $8.00
Pile of brown, tan, and amber colored aquarium leaves and seed pods from the Betta Botanicals Variety Pack.

Betta Botanicals® Variety Pack
$24.00
$24.00
Pile of brown and tan texas live oak leaf litter for aquariums and bioactive enclosures by Betta Botanicals.

Style: 12oz Bag

Texas Live Oak Leaf Litter
from $8.00
from $8.00
Pile of Oak Twigs by Betta Botanicals, for betta fish tanks, blackwater aquariums, botanical style aquariums.

Size: 20c Shingles Live Oak Twigs

Shingle Live Oak Twigs | Quercus imbricaria
from $8.00
from $8.00
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Pile of brown, tan, and round acorn tops for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Acorn Tops
$8.00
$8.00
brown fern frond leaf litter by Betta Botanicals, aquarium botanicals for blackwater and biotope aquariums.

Fern Fronds
$8.00
$8.00
Pile of brown, tan, and amber shingles live oak leaf litter and twigs for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Style: 12oz Shingles Live Oak

Shingles Live Oak Leaf Litter | Quercus imbricaria
from $7.00
from $7.00
Pile of long, brown, and black mahogany seed pods for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Mahogany Pod Sections
$8.00
$8.00
Pile of tan, amber, and brown dried magnolia leaf litter for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Southern Magnolia Leaf Litter
$10.00
$10.00
Catappa tree bark and Indian Almond Tree Bark for blackwater botanical method aquariums by Betta Botanicals, Aquarium Botanicals.

Style: Bark Sticks

Indian Almond Tree & Catappa Tree Bark
$13.00
$13.00
Pile of brown and fibrous coconut husk pieces for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Coconut Husks
$7.00
$7.00
Pile of long, tan, and yellow bamboo leaf litter for blackwater, biotope aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Bamboo Leaf Litter
$10.00
$10.00
Honeysuckle twigs from Betta Botanicals with their light brown and grey color with delicate branching network for blackwater betta fish aquariums.

Bush Honeysuckle Twigs
$8.00
$8.00
SOLD OUT
Dark brown and black hazelnut twigs from Betta Botanicals showcasing their branching and intricate structure for blackwater betta fish tanks.

Hazelnut Twigs
$8.00
$8.00
SOLD OUT
Areca Palm Fronds are brown with thin leaf blades, perfect for blackwater botanical method aquariums by Betta Botanicals, Aquarium Botanicals.

Areca Palm Fronds
$5.00
$5.00
A pile of brown rhapis excelsa palm fronds for bioactive enclosures and blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Excelsa Palm Fronds | Rhapis excelsa
$6.00
$6.00
A pile of brown willow oak leaves for aquariums and vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Style: 12oz Bag

Willow Live Oak Leaf Litter | Quercus phellos
from $8.00
from $8.00
An assortment of hardscape, aquarium and terrarium botanicals, water conditioners for planted blackwater, biotope, and botanical method aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

20 Gallon Ecosystem Kit
$175.00
$175.00
Ecosystem aquarium kit by Betta Botanicals, for botanical style aquariums, betta fish tanks, betta biotopes.

10 Gallon Ecosystem Kit
$115.00
$115.00

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Two dried Nipa palm husks with a smooth, dark brown surface, ideal for blackwater aquariums and bioactive enclosures from Betta Botanicals.

Nipa Palm Pod | Nypa fruticans
$6.00
$6.00
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Branching manzanita driftwood for planted blackwater aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #4 Branching Manzanita

Branching Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $28.00
from $28.00
A dried pair of Lotus pods, showcasing their intricate natural design, ideal for botanical method aquariums and bioactive enclosures from Betta Botanicals.

Nelumbo Lotus Pods | Nelumbo nucifera
$6.00
$6.00
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
A pile of brown willow oak leaves for aquariums and vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Style: 12oz Bag

Willow Live Oak Leaf Litter | Quercus phellos
from $8.00
from $8.00
new
Exotic manzanita wood for aquascaping in blackwater aquariums and bioactive vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #1 Exotic Manzanita

Exotic Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $26.00
from $26.00
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A selection of WYSIWYG Manzanita wood pieces for aquascaping blackwater, biotope and botanical method aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Select'Starwood' Manzanita: #10 'Starwood' Manzanita

Starwood Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $28.00
from $28.00
Two red hand held betta flare mirrors with a fish tail for a handle at Betta Botanicals.

Color: Betta Botanicals® Maroon

Betta Fish Flare Mirror
$8.00
$8.00
3D printed flaring sticks for betta fish care at Betta Botanicals.

Color: Betta Botanicals® Maroon

Betta Fish Flare Stick
$8.00
$8.00
Bubble Nest Holding - Betta Tube

Bubble Nest Holding - Betta Tube
$11.00
$11.00
A yellow, tan, and brown seed on laid on its side with a hollow inside for paludariums or blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Style: 1c Zeheryia Pod

Urchin Pods - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
from $4.00
from $4.00
Nettle Leaves for Shrimp by Betta Botanicals with a Cherry Shrimp Colony eating the bright green leaves.

Nettle Leaves | Urtica dioica
$12.00
$12.00

Build Your Ecosystem

Aquarium botanicals have varying levels of durability, which is predictive of the leafs waxy coating and the seed pods woody composition. All types are equally important to the botanical aquarium as they build different layers of the ecosystem.