TET 3600™
Tet 3600™ is a frozen, whole-cell concentrate of Tetraselmis, a large green flagellate with a very high lipid level and natural amino acids that stimulate feeding in bivalves and larval shrimp.
Product Description
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
For Bivalve Larvae past day 7, Spat and Broodstock
Applications & Benefits
Directions & Feeding
Directions
- Defrost overnight in a refrigerator.
- When water is circulated with a centrifugal pump, such as with an upweller, add in front of the pump intake and the pump will disperse the algae cells.
- When feeding into open tanks or header tanks, pre-dilute the algae 10:1 with system water.
- Add system water to a small bucket.
- Add TET 3600 and stir.
- DO NOT BLEND; it is unnecessary and may damage the algae cells.
- Pour into larvae tank or spat.
- Pouring through a 20–micron screen can improve dispersion.
- Feed according to the table below. Adjust dosage to meet the needs of your hatchery and larvae.
- Refrigerate bottle when not in use.
- Use within 14 days of defrosting
Typical Feeding Ration
Larvae
Feed according to shell length. Shell length on a given day is an estimate. Larviculture may run up to 20 days.
Daily Feed Rates per million larvae, for Crassostrea virginica (from FAO protocol)
Day | Mean shell length | TET 3600 (ml) | Liters of live Isochrysis (4x10^6 cells/ml) |
|
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2 | 75 | N/A | = | N/A |
3 | 95 | N/A | = | N/A |
4 | 100 | N/A | = | N/A |
5 | 115 | N/A | = | N/A |
6 | 130 | N/A | = | N/A |
7 | 145 | 2.4 | = | 5.1 |
8 | 160 | 3.1 | = | 6.6 |
9 | 190 | 4.4 | = | 9.5 |
10 | 220 | 5.8 | = | 12.4 |
11 | 240 | 6.7 | = | 14.4 |
12 | 260 | 7.6 | = | 16.3 |
13 | 270 | 8.1 | = | 17.3 |
14 | 280 | 8.5 | = | 18.3 |
Spat
Feed By Live Weight
- 0.5ml TET 3600 per gram live weight of spat per day
- Works for all sizes of spat
– OR –
Feed by Seed Count and Size
(Feeding 1 million Oyster Spat; based on FAO manual, p. 137, Table 14)
Length (mm) | TET 3600 feed per day |
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0.3 | 3.1 ml |
0.5 | 23 ml |
1.0 | 95 ml |
2.0 | 0.7 Liters |
3.0 | 2.2 Liters |
Feeding Broodstock Conditioning and Fattening
Typical Broodstock Feed Rates:
0.015–0.027 ml TET 3600 per gram wet meat weight per day
-OR-
0.15–0.5 ml TET 3600 per adult animal per day (depending on feed ration and size*)
*The required food ration for conditioning is based on the meat weight of the adults. It is usually between 2 and 4% of the mean dry meat in dry weight of algae fed per day. This is approximately equivalent to 0.015–0.027 ml TET 3600 per gram of wet meat weight.
Storage & Technical Data
Packaging | 1-liter bottle |
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Storage | 2-year shelf life when frozen 12-14 week refrigerated shelf life after defrosting |
Tip | Keep frozen before defrosting, refrigerate after defrosting. |
Physical Properties | |
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Description | Viscous green-brown concentrate |
Algal size | 10–20 microns |
Cell Density | ~0.72 Billion cells per ml |
Microalgal Biomass (Dry) | 180g Biomass/L |
Composition of Dry Algal Biomass (Typical) | |
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Protein | 54.5% |
Lipids | 14.2% |
Carbohydrate | 18.0% |
Ash | 12% |
Composition of Liquid Product | |
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Protein | > 9.8% |
Lipids | > 2.5% |
Carbohydrate | > 3.2% |
Ash | < 10.0% |
Moisture | < 81% |
Microbial Specification | |
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Coliform bacteria | 2 <0.3 mpn/mL |
Salmonella3 | Negative |
Known pathogenic marine bacteria |
Negative |
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