💡 Cut and rolled = same leaf, different shape. Unfurls and lies flat in 30–60 minutes. Cut edges release tannins faster than a whole leaf. Tannin content per gram is identical.
🍂 What IAL Does
Tannins + humic acid: Mild pH lowering; warm amber water tint; matches natural blackwater habitat of Bettas, shrimp and many small freshwater fish.
Antibacterial protection: Protects Crown Tail spike tips, Halfmoon fin edges, shrimp at moulting and nerite snail soft tissue.
Biofilm food source: Decomposing leaf surface develops microorganism biofilm that shrimp and ramshorn snails graze on directly — conditioner and food from the same leaf.
Multi-pack available: This single leaf at ₹4 is the trial purchase. Once you know IAL works for your tank, the multi-pack listing (5–100 leaves) gives better per-leaf rates for ongoing use.