Marine Copepods / Zooplankton - NatureHolic Live Food

Marine copepods are the perfect live food for fish and invertebrates due to their composition of protein, fat, omega-3 fatty acids and dietary fiber. In addition, they provide invertebrates with important building materials for molting with the chitin of their outer shell and their molting hormones.

Since these are copepods from marine water, it is also impossible to introduce parasites or similar into the freshwater aquarium. By the way, the salinity of copepods inside the body is not different from that of hopping copepods originating from freshwater, thanks to their good osmoregulation. Please rinse the copepods briefly under running water before feeding. In fresh water the small crustaceans die quickly and are then also well eaten by dwarf shrimps and snails.

If you want to feed the marine copepods quickly, you can simply store the bags in the refrigerator. For longer storage, put them in a larger container that you place loosely covered in the refrigerator. A breeding batch runs best at room temperature, but for this you should grow live marine algae cultures.

To breed marine copepods, you should set up a small glass aquarium with an air lifter for water circulation and saltwater. Approximately 20 l capacity is well suited. The water should have the same salinity as the water in the bag, a hydrometer helps to determine the density. Salting up is done with sea salt from the specialized trade. Table salt would contain trickling agent, which is harmful for the copepods.

Here you can buy 90 ml bags with live marine copepods.

Content: 90ml