Hatchery Feeds for Bivalves and Other Filter Feeders
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Instant Algae® offers microalgae for all life stages of bivalves and other filter feeders: oysters, mussels, clams, crustaceans, sea cucumbers and more…
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Oyster long line farm from Ron-Zebal
Instant Algae is Your Proven and Reliable Solution
- Always there when you need it
- Superior nutrition
- Reliable and consistent
- Easy to use
Applications: Larviculture, spat (juvenile) and broodstock
Use with: Open tanks, silos, cultch tanks, bottle upwellers, long lines
Solutions for: Peak load algae, 100% live algae replacement, nutritional support, back-up algae supply
Feed techniques: Batch feeding, automated feeding, header tanks, peak load, nutrition
See the below chart below for the refrigerated or frozen products best for you:
Bivalve Applications ▼
| Storage | First-Feeding larvae | Larvae after day 7 | Spat | Broodstock | Benefit | |
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| Shellfish Diet 1800™ | Refrigerated |  |
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| LPB Shellfish Diet® | Frozen | X | |
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| TP 3000 Thalassiosira pseudonana |
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| TET 3600 | Frozen | X | |
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| ISO 1800™ | Refrigerated | |
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| PAV 1800™ | Refrigerated | |
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| TP 1800™ Thalassiosira pseudonana |
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Product Information ▼
| Type | Cell size in microns | Typical cell count | Live Algae Equivalent | Dry weight | Shelf life | |
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| Shellfish Diet 1800™ | Blend of 5 mostly small microalgae | 5-16 | 1800 Liters of Isochrysis @2.3 million cells per ml | 8% | 12-14 weeks refrigerated | |
| LPB™ Shellfish Diet | Blend of 4 larger microalgae | 5-16 | 3300 Liters of Isochrysis @2.3 million cells per ml | 15% | 2 years frozen 10 days refrigerated |
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| TP 3000™ Thalassiosira pseudonana |
Diatom | 4.5-9 | 2.1 Billion cells/ml | 3300 Liters @ 0.6 million cells per ml | 15% | 2 years frozen 10 days refrigerated |
| TET 3600™ | Green Flagellate | 9-14 | 800 Million cells/ml | 3600 Liters @ 205 thousand cells/ml | 18% | 2 years frozen 2 weeks refrigerated |
| ISO 1800™ | Brown Flagellate | 5-6 | 4.1 Billion cells/ml | 1800 liters @ 2.3 million cells per ml | 8% | 12-14 weeks refrigerated |
| PAV 1800™ | Brown Flagellate | 5-6 | 3.9 Billion cells/ml | 1800 liters @ 2.2 Million cells per ml | 8% | 12-14 weeks refrigerated |
| TP 1800™ Thalassiosira pseudonana |
Diatom | 4.5-9 | 1.1 Billion cells/ml | 1800 liters @ 0.6 Million cells per ml | 8% | 12-14 weeks refrigerated |
| TW 2400 Thalassiosira weissflogii |
Diatom | 8-20 | 425 Million cells/ml | 1800 liters @ 0.27 Million cells per ml | 8% | 12-14 weeks refrigerated |
Downloads▼
- Care and Feeding of Bivalve Broodstock
Eric Henry, PhD, Research Scientist, HatcheryFeed 2017 - Overcoming the bivalve hatchery algae bottleneck with algae concentrates
Eric Henry, PhD, Research Scientist, HatcheryFeed 2016 - Uses of Microalgae Concentrates for Rearing Oyster Larvae, Crassostrea virginica
F. Scott Rikard and William C. Walton, 2012 - How to use Shellfish Diet
Dispensing feed at frequent intervals makes it easier to maintain a steady food concentration in the culture tank, avoiding both overfeeding and underfeeding...
Bivalve Larviculture Articles
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SHELLFISH DIET 1800®
A unique mix of five marine microalgae - Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis, Thalassiosira weissflogii and Thalassiosira pseudonana species that have demonstrated success with a wide variety of marine and freshwater shellfish, including: oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, and crustaceans.
LPB™ FROZEN SHELLFISH DIET®
For Larvae, Post-larvae and Broodstock Bivalves and Larval Shrimp, LPB is a frozen, whole-cell concentrate of Tetraselmis sp., Thalassiosira weissflogii, Thalassiosira pseudonana, and Schizochytrium
TP 3000
15% dry weight Frozen formula
TP 3000 is a frozen, whole-cell concentrate of Thalassiosira pseudonana — a nutritionally balanced and very clean microalgae for all live stages from larvae to broodstock.
TET 3600™
Tet 3600™ is a frozen, whole-cell concentrate of Tetraselmis sp., a large green flagellate with a very high lipid level and natural amino acids that stimulate feeding in bivalves and larval shrimp. Strain: PLY 429
ISO 1800™
ISO 1800™ is a refrigerated, whole-cell concentrate of Isochrysis microalgae which is very high in DHA, phospholipids and carotenoids. Strain: Tisochrysis lutea, CCMP1324
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