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.

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Shingle Live Oak Twigs | Quercus imbricaria
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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
A brown and yellow hollow seed pod in a planted blackwater botanical aquarium at Betta Botanicals for aquarium fish.

Bael Tree Pods
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Ecosystem aquarium kit by Betta Botanicals, for botanical style aquariums, betta fish tanks, betta biotopes.

20 Gallon Ecosystem Kit
$175.00
$175.00
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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
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
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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
$15.00
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
$12.00
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
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Ourico Mayan Nut Pods - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals

Ourico Mayan Nut Pods - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$11.50
$11.50
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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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Two red hand held betta flare mirrors with a fish tail for a handle at Betta Botanicals.

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

Betta Fish Flare Stick
$8.00
$8.00
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A pile of brown rhapis excelsa palm fronds for bioactive enclosures and blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Excelsa Palm Fronds | Rhapis excelsa
$6.00
$6.00
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A pile of brown and fibrous betel nut palm pericarps for bioactive enclosures and aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Betel Nut Pods
$12.00
$12.00
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Bubble Nest Holding - Betta Tube

Bubble Nest Holding - Betta Tube
$11.00
$11.00
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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
$15.00
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A pile of brown leaf litter for aquariums and bioactive enclosures replicating South American Habitats at Betta Botanicals.

Cows Ears Leaf Litter - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$15.00
$15.00
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Three brown seed pods with smooth outsides and rough insides for blackwater aquariums and paludarium enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Tingui Pods - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$8.50
$8.50
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Brown and tan sapucaia seed pod against a white background for blackwater south american aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

King Pod - Sapucaia Seed Pods - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
$16.00
$16.00
A compostable pouch of maroon tea bags containing botanicals to retint blackwater, biotope and botanical method aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Betta Tea™ - Blackwater Botanical Tea Bags
$24.00
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Pile of long, tan, and yellow bamboo leaf litter for blackwater, biotope aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Bamboo Leaf Litter
$9.00
$9.00
A group of three brown clamshell shaped sterculia pods for blackwater biotope aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Jungle Pods | Sterculia Foetida Pod
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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.