tetra black water extract?

[ladydragon99]

i know this is a rather expensive form of black water extract in the longrun but does this chemical actually benefit the fish in anyway? i have an aquarium with a african lungfish and a silver arowana and just ordered some of this stuff today.. just thought id check in with you guys first..

 

[cyberhog05]

It does help. I think it helps with bacterial infections and obviously can lower the ph. Thats all i know and Im sure theres more to know. As a cheaper alternative I used Indian Almond leaves and would boil 5-6 leaves in a gallon of water and let it simmer for a long while to concentrate the tannins into something that when I added it to a tank it wouldnt take much for the desired effect. Hers a little info on them. http://www.indianalmondleaves.com/aquariums.php

 

[ladydragon99]

i see good info on it and others say its useless, im just curious to see how the waters going to look.. dirty looking? lol should be getting it tomorrow in the mail.. crossing fingers! it wont hurt my arowana or lungfish though right?

 

[Gill Blue]

I get the same effect adding indian almond leaves I get off ebay. a yellowish brown tint. I haven't used either with arowana or lungfish, but I doubt there'd be a problem.

 

[cyberhog05]

It wont hurt your fishies. You tube "black water" You can get the idea of what your looking at

 

[ladydragon99]

just added it a few hours ago, looks great!

 

[Kyle_91]

Ive used the blackwater extract but I feel like it never stayed in my tank long enough ranther than doing it with leaves/driftwood. Try to get the "blackwater", you'll have better results with indian almond leaves as mentioned above and driftwood as well.

 

[ladydragon99]

yeah ill probably use that next time, just looking for something easy and less messy. does it hurt to add a correct dosage daily? I do daily %5 water changes..

 

[Kyle_91]

Shouldn't hurt at all...

 

[Nighttouch]

I used to use sphagnum peat. I bought a huge packed cube of it from the hardware store for $5. I put a couple of handfuls in a pillow case and boiled it. Then poured it into old milk jugs until the small silt settled out and poured the water off. The black water made my aquarium water a beautiful gold color. My gouramis seemed to love it, as they were much more active.