Product Description
Zooplanktos-S Sizes 125 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml, 2 L
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 in coloration
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 Zooplanktôs-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).
Caution: Keep out of reach of children. Not for human
consumption.
Guaranteed Analysis Moisture (max) 99.30%, crude protein
(min) 0.34%, crude fat (min) 0.35%, crude fiber (min) 0.12%.
Ingredients Purified water, copepods of the order Cyclopoida
(zooplankton), proprietary amino acids, Ascorbic acid, Citric acid