50 - 300µm Zooplankton Suspension for Fishes, Stony Corals, Clams, and Other Filter-Feeders.Overview:- Provides zooplankton and fully-digestible, unhatched eggs ranging in size from 50 - 300µm.
- Ideally-sized for many stony corals, clams, sponges, tunicates, tube worms, larval crustaceans, juvenile fishes, and adult planktivorous and microinvertebrate-predatory fishes.
- Formulated to provide over four-thousand prey per ml.
- Does not require refrigeration.
- Supplemented with a proprietary amino acid to aid incoloration of invertebrates and fishes.
- Formulated by a marine scientist.
Technical Background:Brightwell Aquatics Zooplanktos-S is a concentrated suspension of
phytoplankton-enriched, adult Brachionus sp. (rotifers), their eggs, and
the eggs of another group of crustaceans; the result is a food source
rich in amino acids, fatty acids including omega-3 HUFAs, vitamins,
minerals, and carotenoid pigments giving them a natural, bright yellow
appearance. These prey items fall within the microplankton (20.0 -
200.0µm) and mesoplankton (200.0 - 2,000.0µm) classes of plankton. They
are the proper size for feeding many species of stony corals
(particularly those with short tentacles), as well as clams and other
bivalves, sponges, tunicates (sea squirts), plumed worms (Christmas tree
worms, feather dusters, etc.), larval crustaceans and bivalves,
juvenile fishes, and the adults of planktivorous fishes (such as
anthias, basslets, psuedochromids, dartfishes, chromis, etc.) and
microinvertebrate-predators (such as mandarinfishes, some gobies, dwarf
wrasses, etc.).
Though
Zooplanktos-S provides a number of amino acids, one that is not
naturally present has been added; this proprietary amino acid has been
shown in studies to increase coloration of corals and other marine
invertebrates. Additionally, a small percentage of vitamin-C is present
to increase the benefits of Zooplanktos-S, particularly to corals and
their allies that have recently undergone fragmenting or propagation.
Zooplanktos-S may be used in conjunction with other planktonic
suspensions to provide a complete range of sizes to filter-feeding and
planktivorous organisms. Zooplanktos-S does not require refrigeration,
however storage in a cool, shaded area will prolong the activity of the
vitamins. Refrigeration will maximize the shelf-life of the product.
Instructions and Guidelines:Shake
product well before using. Turn protein skimmer and other forms of
mechanical filtration off prior to adding food suspensions to aquaria,
and allow 10 - 15 minutes after feeding before resuming operation of
filtration.
Target Feeding (recommended):Target
feeding may be carried out with a lengthy piece of rigid air tubing,
plastic syringe, pipette, dropper, or similar device; pour 5 ml (1
capful) into a small container and suck a portion of this into the
feeding device, then slowly discharge the contents of the device 2 - 4”
upstream of the target organism(s). Repeat these steps as deemed
necessary. Rinse the portion (inside and outside) of the feeder that was
placed into aquarium water before placing it into this bottle (if
feeding directly from the bottle rather than from a separate container);
failure to do so will contaminate the product and encourage it to
decompose.
Broadcast Feeding:Add
up to 5 ml per 50 gallons of water in the entire aquarium system in an
area of rapid water movement daily for the first four weeks of use;
thereafter, the dosage may be increased as desired.
Notes:Add
no more than 5 ml total of liquid food suspensions per 50 gallons of
water in the entire aquarium system daily for the first four weeks of
use; thereafter, the dosage may be gradually increased as desired.
Starting out at a low dosage and gradually increasing it with time will
allow the biological filtration in the aquarium to adjust to the
increase in nutrients and prevent water quality from deteriorating.
Planktonic
food suspensions (such as this one) are best utilized by target feeding
specific invertebrates in an aquarium; in doing so, the majority of the
food may be consumed by the intended organisms rather than ending up in
filtration media or indirectly impacting water quality (as often occurs
when indescriminately “broadcast feeding” by adding liquid food
suspensions to a stream of water and allowing the contents to disperse
randomly throughout the aquarium system).
Guaranteed Analysis: Moisture (max) 99.30%, crude protein (min) 0.34%, crude fat (min) 0.35%, crude fiber (min) 0.12%.
Ingredients:
Purified water, Brachionus sp. (zooplankton), unhatched Brachionus sp.
and crustacean eggs, proprietary amino acids, Ascorbic acid, Citric
acid.
Size: 250 mL