Cinnamon leaves create a natural water environment for freshwater fish and shrimp and enhances the natural color. They are known to stimulate breeding and relieve stress while mildly reducing the pH.

The leaf's nutrients will entice many fish and shrimp to consume it. Add another dosage after the leaf is nearly disintegrated.

Those leaves act as a leaf litter not only for a shrimp natural habitat but for amazonian cichlids like apistogramma and for betta fish alike.

Boil all botanicals for 60 minutes to remove germs, dirt, and debris. Allow your botanicals to soak in dechlorinated, ro or aquarium water overnight before placing them in the aquarium.

You can use the soaking water as dark extract since it contains a descent amount of beneficial tanins.