oak leaves?

[kizno1]

i was out playing golf today and played shocking and spent so much time in the trees i thought i might aswell pic up some leaves to go in my tank.
but are these oak leaves? if not can they still go in my tank?

[Netty]

better luck next time.

They look like oak leaves to me. You just need to give them a good rinse off under the tap before putting them in. They should also release some tannins into your tank.

[kizno1]

when i read the first bit i thought you ment they were diffrent leaves and i couldnt use them lol

yh im going to wash them and there going in my apisto and male betta tank

[Netty]

meant better luck next time you go golfing. I think I would have ended up in much the same place as you!!

[kizno1]

lol thanks
lol ive been playing shocking reasntly especially driving i hit it like 200 yards but it ppings of to the right or i hit it streight and it gose about 20 yards

[lilacamy931]

Ohhh this is an interesting insight, as believe there are oak leaves local may have to go walkie

[kizno1]

yh they wildman said they do the same as indian almond leaves but free
and im apisto should like hiding in them

[lilacamy931]

Can I ask you guys here then, is there a correct rule of thumb for adding such leaves? As heard of ph drops,is it dangerous to add too many?

[kizno1]

it will drop the ph a little but aslong as you only add a few at a time it will be fine

[kizno1]

i would love my tank to look like this i bet my apisto would love it if it had a few caves aswell

[lilacamy931]

Wow that looks amazing! Really gorgeous!

[kizno1]

yh i know i think i might have to try it ive got them bits of wood i sanded down a few weeks ago

[pippoodle]

i now only use oak leaves for my fish - gave up buying indian almond leaves

If you collect lots just leave them to dry in a warm room - keeping them seperated after washing and then just store them on a bag as you would the IAL

[kizno1]

thanks
can i just use like the little plastic sandwich bags to store them in ?

[pippoodle]

yes hun i use the value bags from tescos lmao - just make sure they're completely dryed out else they'll go mouldy - i have leaves stood on my radiators lmao - i know i'm strange

[kizno1]

lol ill just put them in the cupbord the boilers in thats nice and hot

[pippoodle]

perfect hun - i've not got an airing cupboard anymore since they gave me a new combi boiler

[kizno1]

lol its quite good i can get hundreds of them theres a forest just behind my house and theres milions up at the golf course :]

[jasminek]

wow we have so many oak trees, meaning i can go grab some!
If you dont have any around your area, i'm happy to post some out to you.

[Dreaming Moonlily]

Cool I'll get some oak leaves next time, I just ordered Indian Almond Leaves on ebay but they will take 2-3 weeks to get here X__X I don't think I'll end up being able to wait that long, got the breeding tank set up, brine shrimp hatchery and only need a few more days of conditioning