Live Tisbe & Oithona Copepods – Premium Zooplankton Blend 🦐
A nutrient-rich blend of live Tisbe and Oithona Rigida copepods designed to enhance biodiversity, natural filtration and feeding response in marine aquariums.
🌟 Why This Blend Works
This carefully curated mix provides both detritivorous Tisbe copepods and high-energy Oithona copepods, supporting a balanced, self-sustaining microfauna population.
🌿 Best Used For
- Seeding refugiums and sumps
- Feeding corals, filter feeders and marine larvae
- Supporting mandarins, pipefish and small fish
- Boosting biodiversity in new reef systems
- Maintaining long-term natural nutrition
🧬 Key Benefits
Tisbe Copepods
- Excellent detritivores that consume waste and algae
- Nutritious live feed for small fish, corals and invertebrates
- Rapid reproduction in stable reef environments
Oithona Rigida Copepods
- High-energy nutrition ideal for larval fish and filter feeders
- Supports marine biodiversity and natural food chains
- Reduces reliance on artificial feeds
📏 Recommended Dosing
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Seeding: 1 bottle per 100L to establish a strong population
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Maintenance: Dose regularly and feed with phytoplankton
- Phyto is essential for nauplii development and adult reproduction
🧴 Available Sizes
Densely populated 350ml live culture bottles. Bulk and wholesale options available.
⚠️ Important Information
- For aquarium use only
- Keep refrigerated for best results
- Packaging may vary but volume and quality remain consistent
- Use immediately for optimal survival and reproduction
- Copepods survive up to 3 weeks in bottle but thrive in reef systems
🌊 Sustainably Cultured in Australia
Produced by Little Creatures Zoo – Masters of Aquaculture.
