les Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hi all can any one tell me what banana leafs are used for i have seen them advertised on some THAI Betta web sites and was wondering what they are for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Banana leaves have similar properties to Indian Almond Leaf. They can be used to help heal minor wounds and tears in fins, they toughen the scales and can be used to treat minor infections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) Could you tell me the dosage rate etc and can it be made up as a tea like Katapang can thank you for the info you truly are the scientist=D Edited March 13, 2011 by Bettarazzi Merged duplicate topic and removed redundant posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I've never used them myself, but have seen that the thai breeders strip the leaves and tie a couple of strips (about 5cms long) together in a knot and put that in the water. I have done a quick search and found this article: http://www.drak.de/en/products/natural-products/banana-leaves.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 you are truly a savont of sience I have gone to the LFS and asked there about dosage and the guy (chris) had never herd of it so he gave me two femailes to experiment on i was going to make a tea of a set waight of leaves to a set mesurement of water and then gradualy increase the dosage of the tea in one container and leave the other as a control taking pictures at set intervals oh yes he gave me the containers as well he breads cyclids so ill pass the info from that site on to him and ill still go ahead with the experiment any way but once again thank you CHEERS Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I have heard you can make a tea out of it, just not sure of dosage. I would imagine it would be the same as dosage for IAL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hood Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) Good to know... do they adjust the Ph of the water at all? Edited March 13, 2011 by Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Found THIS topic, might be useful. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Thanks for the info Sarah. After talking with Jarrod I started an experiment DAY ONE: 1. Boiled 300 grm banana leaf (two medium leaves) in 2 ltr aged water for 30 min and rested the pot for 30 min COMMENT:It formed a dark caramel liquid but not viscus in any form 2. Placed one female fighter in 6 ltr control tank and one in 6 ltr experiment tank both with PH nutral pics taken of both girls to compare to later examinations to the experiment tank I added 5 ml per ltr of tea. DAY TWO: 1. No change to control tank as expected experiment tank water was different like the difrence between glass and lead cristel it was cristal Female seems more active and her couler is darker PH has droped slightly added another 5 ml of tea to experiment tankHi Hood Your just around the corner from me funny that spagnum moss is ment to lower the PH if thats what your looking to do I distile my water in a twentyfive ltr home still you know the type you make spirites in the i leave it to rest in buckets with lids on old 25ltr mayo buckets are good for that CHEERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Day three was as usual Day four the girl in the experiment tank looks better the she did when she first went in I can notice the diferance the water is not golden like peat makes it it has a blackness to it but is cristal clear a bit like a moon light affect realy makes the plane jane look not to shaby and shes realy active and PH is great Edited March 16, 2011 by les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 sorry have now taken the girls and put them in to the same tank as it was an obviuse change in the end I do have photos but cant figer out how to put the up ill get alex to do it on the weekend but ill definetly be useing bananaleaf from hear on in CHEERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Great to hear Les! Glad that it turned out with a positive result. How much of your brew per litre did you end up using in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I only put in 5ml per ltr for the first 4 days then stoped so it worked out to 20 ml per ltr I wanted to do it gradualy so it more represented a leeching affect and wasnt such a shock for them iv now placed them in a planted up tank as a reward for taking part in the ex my banana trees are in fruit now so once they are ripe ill cut it down and drylarge peices of it in the food dehydrater its a bit more strile that way I think CHEERS Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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