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PodDrop live-culture catalog

Build your reef’s living foundation

Explore species-specific copepods, complementary blends, live phytoplankton, and matched starter systems—cultured in Arizona for home reefs and professional programs.

Cultured in ArizonaLicensed aquaculture facility AQ91
Species-level selectionChoose by organism, niche, and application
Live-culture shippingInsulated expedited transit Monday–Wednesday
Retail + professionalClear paths for reef keepers and programs

Shop by culture

Four paths into the PodDrop culture system

Start with the level of specificity your aquarium or program requires. Every category leads to more detailed product and handling guidance.

COPEPODS
Defined organisms

Single-species copepods

Choose a known species when habitat, movement, prey profile, or culture control matters.

Best for Targeted biodiversity, specialized feeders, hatchery work, and repeatable culture programs

Explore single species
Explore single species: Single-species copepods
COPEPOD BLENDS
Complementary profiles

Copepod blends

Combine multiple copepod profiles when broader habitat coverage and simpler selection are the priority.

Best for Reef seeding, biodiversity, mixed livestock, and convenient replenishment

Compare copepod blends
Compare copepod blends: Copepod blends
PHYTOPLANKTON
Living microalgae

Live phytoplankton

Select live microalgae around the organism, feeding routine, particle profile, and culture objective.

Best for Copepod culture, corals, filter feeders, enrichment, and live-feed production

Explore phytoplankton
Explore phytoplankton: Live phytoplankton
BUNDLES
Matched culture systems

Bundles & starter packs

Begin with products grouped around a practical seeding, feeding, biodiversity, or maintenance routine.

Best for New systems, guided selection, pod-and-phyto pairing, and scheduled replenishment

Shop bundles & starters
Shop bundles & starters: Bundles & starter packs

Shop by objective

Start with what the culture needs to do

The most useful choice begins with the intended role in the aquarium, culture vessel, hatchery, or research program.

Target a niche

Establish defined biodiversity

Compare benthic, pelagic, small-prey, larger-prey, tropical, and specialized copepods by species.

Choose a single species
Broaden coverage

Seed complementary profiles

Use a blend when multiple movement patterns or habitat zones better match the reef and livestock.

Compare blends
Feed the food web

Support living nutrition

Choose phytoplankton for copepod feeding, aquarium dosing, enrichment, or a defined production protocol.

Choose phytoplankton
Reduce guesswork

Start with a matched system

Use a curated bundle when the objective requires both culture selection and a practical ongoing routine.

Browse starter systems
Live copepod life stages in petri dishes showing nauplii, juveniles, and adults for aquaculture

CHOOSE WITH INTENT

Not every live culture solves the same problem

Choose a single species when organism identity, habitat, prey profile, or repeatability is important.

Choose a blend when complementary coverage and a simpler buying decision better match the goal.

Add phytoplankton when the plan includes feeding copepods, supporting filter feeders, or maintaining a live-feed culture.

Compare cultures in the Knowledge Hub

A deliberate buying process

Choose. Receive. Introduce. Sustain.

Living products perform best when selection and arrival handling are treated as one connected plan.

01

Define the objective

Identify the aquarium, target organism, habitat, culture vessel, or production result you need to support.

02

Match the culture

Compare species identity, movement, prey profile, product format, and ongoing feeding requirements.

03

Plan for delivery

Monitor tracking, receive the first delivery attempt, inspect promptly, and follow the product-specific protocol.

04

Sustain the system

Feed, observe, replenish, or diversify according to the product, livestock, and purpose of the system.

One facility • Two purchasing paths

Retail clarity. Professional capability.

Choose the path that matches how the cultures will be purchased, received, and used.

Vibrant blue Euphyllia coral polyps extending their tentacles in reef aquarium illuminated by actinic lighting
For home reef aquaria

Build biodiversity with clearer choices

Shop by organism, application, or a matched pod-and-phyto system—with practical guidance before and after delivery.

Shop retail cultures
Plan recurring live-culture supply
For retailers & professional programs

Plan recurring live-culture supply

Account-based purchasing for aquarium stores, coral farms, hatcheries, universities, public aquariums, and research facilities.

Explore professional supply
Marine biologist examining live phytoplankton culture in petri dish for aquaculture research

Need a more precise starting point?

Turn system volume and intent into a practical range

Use the interactive sizing guide to estimate a starting amount, then refine the choice by species, livestock, habitat, and the current product directions.