Product Description

Brightwell Zooplanktōs - Zooplankton Suspension For Fishes, Stony Corals, Clams and Other Filter Feeding Invertebrates

The Brightwell Aquatics range of Zooplankton feeds are rich in amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and carotenoid pigments, making them of exceptional nutritional value to the organisms that they are consumed by. The suspension comes in three different sizes, small, medium and large (see size chart below).

They are the proper size for feeding many species of stony corals (large- and small-polyp), as well as clams and other bivalves, tube worms, plumed worms (Christmas tree worms, feather dusters, etc.), larval crustaceans and bivalves, juvenile fishes, and the adults of planktivorous fishes (such as anthias, basslets, pseudochromids, dartfishes, chromis, etc.) and microinvertebrate-predators (such as mandarinfishes, some gobies, dwarf wrasses, etc.).

Though the Zooplanktōs range 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 Zooplanktōs feed, particularly to corals and their allies that have recently undergone fragmenting or propagation.

Overview:

• Ideally-sized for many stony corals, clams, tube worms, larval crustaceans, juvenile fishes, and adult planktivorous and microinvertebrate-predatory fishes
• Does not require refrigeration although storage in cool shaded area will prolong activity of the vitamins
• Supplemented with a proprietary amino acid to aid incoloration of invertebrates and fishes
• May be used in conjunction with other planktonic suspensions to provide a complete range of sizes to filter-feeding organisms
• Formulated by a marine scientist.

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 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).