Zooplankton are small animals that feed on phytoplankton (microalgae) or other zooplankton, the first foods in the marine food chain. Reed Mariculture is proud to offer Live Instant Zooplankton® for aquaculture applications. Our products include Rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis), Copepods (Parvocalanus crassirostris and Apocyclops panamensis), and Brine Shrimp Eggs (Great Salt Lake Artemia).
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Zooplankton | Type | Size |
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LIVE Brachionus plicatilis | L-Rotifer | 265 μm |
LIVE Brachionus rotundiformis | S-Rotifer | 160 µm |
LIVE Apocyclops panamensis | Copepod | 600 - 700 µm |
LIVE Parvocalanus crassirostris | Copepod | 200 - 400 µm |
GSL Artemia | Brine Shrimp Eggs | 440 µm |
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Live Marine Rotifers
The Brachionus plicatilis (L-type) species is euryhaline, capable of thriving in salinities of 5-40 ppt. It is available in quantities from 1 million to 1.5 billion, concentrated and packaged into "breathable" bags with a typical lorica length of about 160 µm.

S-ROTIFERS
Brachionus rotundiformis S-type rotifers are cyclical parthenogens , alternating between asexual and sexual reproduction whiich allows them to rapidly colonize an environment given favorable environmental conditions.

Parvocalanus crassirostris Copepods
2K Adult Parvocalanus crassirostris Copepods. Parvocalanus crassirostris is a small, pelagic calanoid copepod. Adults are in the 200 to 400 µm range. NOTE: Please read full description before purchase.

ARPODS™ 500
ARPods™ 500 are a highly effective live copepod and artemia replacement. They are frozen biomass of intact Cyclops sp. copepods -- fresh frozen at sea for maximum nutrition and gamma irradiated for maximum biosecurity.

Tigriopus californicus
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