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
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

APEX-PODS™

Apex-Pods™ are LIVE Apocyclops panamensis copepods, an excellent food for finicky fish, such as dragonets, pipefish, anthias and wrasses in addition to invertebrates, such as SPS, LPS and NPS corals and other filter feeders.

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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.

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Tigriopus californicus

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