Vivarium & Aquarium Leaves & Litter

Leaf litter in a blackwater aquarium or bioactive vivarium is foundational to a thriving and dynamic ecosystem. Our dried aquarium leaves come from all around the globe, helping you create better habitats for your fish. We provide aquatic botanicals with high tannins and others with low tannins. There is so much more to botanical aquariums than catappa leaves, so branch out and try something exotic like macaranga or jambolan, we promise your fish will love it. All of our aquarium botanicals are packaged in sustainable pouches and we have very simple instructions for use.

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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

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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

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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

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Biome Builder - Fuel Your Ecosystem

Biome Builder - Fuel Your Ecosystem

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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

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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

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Areca Palm Fronds are brown with thin leaf blades, perfect for blackwater botanical method aquariums by Betta Botanicals, Aquarium Botanicals.

Areca Palm Fronds

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Pile of brown, green, and tan cocoa leaves for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Cacao Leaves | Theobroma Cacao

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Pile of brown and crinkled fermented Indian almond leaves and catappa leaves for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Fermented Indian Almond Catappa Leaves

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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

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Pile of brown and crinkled banana leaves for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Banana Leaves

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Pile of long, brown, and crinkled mango leaves for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Mango Leaves

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Pile of long, brown, and amber colored loquat leaves for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Loquat Leaves

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Pile of brown and tan Indian Almond Leaves & Catappa leaves for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Indian Almond Leaves & Catappa Leaves (Large)

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Pile of brown and tan jackfruit leaves for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Jackfruit Leaves

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Pile of brown, tan, and speckled Indian almond leaves & catappa leaves for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Indian Almond Leaves & Catappa Leaves (Small)

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Pile of brown, tan, and green guava leaves for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Guava Leaves

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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.