Barks & Husks

Barks & Husks help create a dynamic leaf litter bed, provide foraging and resting spots for fish, and divide territories. These products come from around the globe, some are quite high in tannins, some grow biofilms beyond your wildest dreams, and others just look cool underwater. Many of our barks and husks can add an exotic look to a bioactive enclosure for dart frogs or geckos - remember, we aren't just for Bettas!

13 products

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 rough and orange sappan wood pieces for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Sappan Wood
$9.00
$9.00
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™ | Natural Blackwater Tannin Replenishment
$24.00
$24.00
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Pile of fibrous, brown, amber cinnamon bark wood chips for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Shape: 40g Cinnamon Bark

Cinnamon Bark - Grade A+ True Ceylon Cinnamon
from $12.00
from $12.00
$14.00
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Pile of red and fibrous thai cutch tree bark for aquariums and terrariums by Betta Botanicals.

Cutch Tree Bark (2oz)
$18.00
$18.00
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Kiriwel Bark | Ichnocarpus frutescens

Kiriwel Bark | Ichnocarpus frutescens
$13.00
$13.00
Pile of brown and fibrous coconut husk pieces for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Coconut Husks
$7.00
$7.00
Aquarium gift card by Betta Botanicals, for betta fish tanks, botanical aquariums, and blackwater aquariums.

Amount: $25 Gift Card

Betta Botanicals Gift Cards
from $25.00
from $25.00
Pile of red, brown, oval disks of red bajakah root for aquariums by Betta Botanicals.

Style: 40g Yellow Bajakah

Bajakah Root
$8.00
$8.00
Coconut Palm Flower Stock

Style: 1c Coconut Palm Flower Stock

Coconut Palm Flower Stock
from $16.00
from $16.00
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
Biome Builder - Fuel Your Ecosystem

Material: Seed Pod Builder

Biome Builder - Fuel Your Ecosystem
from $45.00
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Kielmeyera lathrophyton seed pods displayed in varied sizes and natural textures, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium and vivarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Kielmeyera Pod | Kielmeyera lathrophyton | Release Date 7/1
$10.00
$10.00
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Cariniana savu trumpet pods arranged in a circular cluster, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Savu Trumpet Pods | Cariniana sp. 'Savu' | Releasing 7/1
$21.00
$21.00
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Euphorbia antiquorum seed pods in varying shades of tannin brown, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Antiquorum Pods | Euphorbia Antiquorum Linn | Releasing 7/1
$9.50
$9.50
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Three textured Pente de Onca seed pods showing interior and exterior views, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Pente de Onca Pods | Bignoniaceae haplolophium | Releasing 7/1
$9.00
$9.00
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A flat lay of brown and green leaf litter and brown and red seed pods for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

2025 PRIDE PACK | A Variety Pack Fundraiser for The Trevor Project
$28.00
$28.00
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A group of three green and red pitcher plants in terracotta pots against a black background at Betta Botanicals.

Sarracenia Carnivorous Bog Plants
$15.00
$15.00
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A group of six hard shelled bornean ironwood tree seed pods with light brown exteriors and dark brown interiors for the blackwater botanical method aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Ulin Pods | Eusideroxylon zwageri
$22.00
$22.00
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A red mangrove propagule with lime green leaves rooted in a dark aquarium substrate at Betta Botanicals.

Red Mangrove Propagule | Rhyzophora mangle
$10.00
$10.00
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Stems of Rotala Rotundifolia with lime green circular leaves planted into a dark substrate for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Rotala Rotundifolia Green
$6.99
$6.99
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A rooted clump of green and brown guppy grass with long slender leaves on its stem in a natural black substrate of an aquarium at Betta Botanicals.

Guppy Grass | Najas guadalupensis
$18.00
$18.00
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A group of three fibrous and branching Ceylon date palm flower stalks for blackwater biotope aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Style: 1c Ceylon Date Palm Stalk

Ceylon Date Palm Stalk | Phoenix pusilla
from $15.00
from $15.00
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A pile of brown and tan fishtail palm stems with rough outer texture against a white background for blackwater aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Fishtail Palm Stems | Caryota mitis
$10.00
$10.00
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Kiriwel Bark | Ichnocarpus frutescens

Kiriwel Bark | Ichnocarpus frutescens
$13.00
$13.00
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A pile of green morus alba mulberry leaf litter for use in shrimp, snail, and pleco aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Mulberry Leaves | Morus alba
$12.00
$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
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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
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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: #2 'Starwood' Manzanita

Starwood Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
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Exotic manzanita wood for aquascaping in blackwater aquariums and bioactive vivariums at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #2 Exotic Manzanita

Exotic Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $28.00
from $28.00
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Branching manzanita driftwood for planted blackwater aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #1 Branching Manzanita

Branching Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
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Trio of large, textured Para Para seed pods with dark brown exteriors and split seams, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Para Para Pods | Jacaranda copaia | Releasing 7/1
$11.50
$11.50
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Terentang Leaves in mixed sizes and natural brown color tones, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Terentang Leaves | Campnosperma sp. | Releasing 7/1
$15.00
$15.00
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Swamp Grass in loose golden strands, photographed on a white background for blackwater aquarium use at Betta Botanicals.

Swamp Grass | Carex sp. | Releasing 7/1
$10.00
$10.00

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.