Tingui Pods - Peruvian Blackwater Botanicals
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Product Description: Tingui Pods come from the Magonia pubescens tree which grows scattered around the Amazon Jungles of Perú in South America. While you can use these pods with any kind of fish or paludarium setup, we have sourced these specifically for those looking to recreate South American biotope aquariums for blackwater fish like tetras, apistogrammas, plecos, and corydoras, to name a few. They work as fantastic caves for critters to hide under, both in aquariums or bioactive paludarium enclosures. They will produce a light brown tint to the aquarium, and their insides can be quickly consumed by shrimp and fish that naturally pick at the leaf litter bed. Their outer shell is incredibly durable, making it a good investment for those who want botanicals to last for a long time in their ecosystems.
Not for Human Consumption. Preparation Required.
Quantities: Available in 3c Tingui Seed Pods. Measures 4-5" across and 2-3" wide. This is a natural product; variation between leaves and botanicals is expected.
Aquarium Botanical Location: Amazon Jungles, Perú.
It entirely depends on your water chemistry. Soft water will allow the botanicals to lower your pH more than if you have medium or hard water. At Betta Botanicals HQ our tap water is Very Hard, ( 350+ppm) and we do not notice a change in water pH unless using Alder Cones or Macaranga leaves.
White growths are the colonization of biofilms and fungi in the aquarium. We call this the 'goo phase' and it is totally natural. Botanicals are fuel for the ecosystem and the populations of bacteria and fungi will naturally rise and fall.
100% yes. Our botanicals are for aquariums terrariums, vivariums and all natural enclosures.
We DO NOT recommend using botanicals that these fish can ingest. Botanicals like casuarina cones, small alder cones, and live oak are not suited for these animals. Large aquarium leaves like Indian almond, loquat, and jackfruit are preferred.
We recommend letting aquarium leaves and seed pods entirely break down into beneficial detritus. You can absolutely remove them after they don’t release tannins anymore, you just don’t get all potential benefits of leaving them in the aquarium.
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Live plants ship Mondays and Tuesdays for orders received by 9pm PST on the previous day. Live plants are shipped via USPS Priority Mail or Fedex Express 2Day. Live arrival is guaranteed as long as you follow the DOA Policy below.
Live plant orders are only shipped on Mondays and Tuesdays to prevent them from being held over the weekend at the post office. This means it could take 6 days for your order to ship (live plant orders placed monday evenings after 9pm, ship the following Monday morning). Orders containing only botanicals will ship within 1-4 business days. Thank you!
We strongly recommend following the botanical preparation instructions. These instructions ensure that any 'potential contaminants' are removed if they find their way onto your leaves, bark, and seed pods.