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A few facts about Plankton
WHAT IS PLANKTON?
Plankton itself, consists of tiny little (often microscopic) water animals and plants that either float or even swim in the oceans, rivers and ponds.
COUNTLESS SPECIES
Zooplankton has literally hundreds and thousands of species and they are a perfect and nutritious food for fish and other animals.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANKTON
Plankton is made up of tiny plants (called phytoplankton) and tiny animals (called zooplankton).
JELLYFISH ARE ALSO ZOOPLANKTON
Jellyfish are a type of zooplankton that both drift in the ocean and have some swimming ability. Hundreds of jellyfish species live in every part of the ocean and belong to the same animal group as corals and sea anemones.
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All you need to know about Copepods
Copepods are one of our most popular live foods and before people purchase them for the first time, it is…
Bryopsis Algae – A Cure
Bryopsis algae. Classified as a macroalgae, B. pennata and B. plumosa, as it’s formally called, is quite difficult to properly…
Why Set Up A Quarantine or Hospital Tank?
You can’t prevent your fish from falling ill but setting up a quarantine tank can prevent the spread of disease.…
Dinoflagellates – Part 2
Dinoflagellates behave just like algae and absorb your tanks carbon dioxide and convert it to oxygen. That’s why you see…
Dinoflagellates – Part 1
Dinoflagellates have an infamous reputation for aquarium hobbyists and there is a good reason why. Dino’s are essentially a type…
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What our customers say
Jennifer May
I have bought L strain rotifers before however, the bottle was packed full of them, and the live algae as suggested was way better than anything I have used prior. I will definitely be buying a culture or two, so I can start growing my own algae to feed my rotifers for my fry. Keep…
Raymond Brown
regular customer
The nano powder I purchased worked extremely well with my rotifer cultures, easy to use and mix, refrigerate any unused portion. Very very clean powder unlike some of the others. Keep up the great work. Like your site. Ray.
Bryan Maitland
regular customer
These Red Copepods make for an excellent feed for my tank inhabitants. They are so RED and stand out and they are quite slow moving, my Mandarin got stuck right into them as did the pipefish. I was a good suggestion to put them in when the lights were out, as they are not afraid…
Ben
regular customer
Culturing these rotifers has been a lot of fun. My fish and even some corals love to eat them. The baby clowns really like them.