South American Blackwater & Biotope Botanicals

Peruvian & Colombian Blackwater Biotope Botanicals – a curated selection of botanical materials for the biotope aquarium and bioactive enclosure sourced from the heart of the Amazon Jungles. The place where many hobbyists fall in love with blackwater ecosystems.

Each botanical in our collection is carefully sourced from the jungles of South America. Each item is hand-washed, air-dried, and carefully packaged, especially for your blackwater aquarium or your bioactive enclosures for dart frogs. 

While these botanicals were sourced with South American fish in mind—think tetras, rams, plecos, and corydoras—these materials will benefit all fish. We 100% endorse utilizing a Sapucaia pod with your betta fish.

4 products

new
A bundle of light brown swamp grass (Carex sp.) for blackwater aquariums, photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Swamp Grass | Carex sp.
$10.00
$10.00
Illustration of a flame with orange, white, and red colors on a natural cream background at Betta Botanicals.

Aquatic Plant Heat Pack | Shipping add on for Below 40°F
$3.00
$3.00
A clear glass jar of red 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
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

You Might Also Like These

new
SOLD OUT
Vietnamese stump wood for blackwater aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Vietnamese Stump Wood | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $30.00
from $30.00
new
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
new
A selection of WYSIWYG Manzanita wood pieces for aquascaping blackwater, biotope and botanical method aquariums at Betta Botanicals.

Select'Starwood' Manzanita: #6 'Starwood' Manzanita

Starwood Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $30.00
from $30.00
new
Branching manzanita driftwood for planted blackwater aquariums and bioactive enclosures at Betta Botanicals.

Manzanita Piece: #8 Branching Manzanita

Branching Manzanita | WYSIWYG Pieces
from $28.00
from $28.00
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
SOLD OUT
A single borneo rasamala root for southeast asian blackwater aquariums with brown and orange wood tones photographed on a natural background at Betta Botanicals.

Borneo Rasamala Root | Altingia excelsa
from $18.00
from $18.00

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.