{"product_id":"live-l-type-rotifers","title":"Marine Rotifers L-Type (Brachionus plicatilis) – Live Zooplankton Feed for Reef Tanks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe live feed that fills the gap between phytoplankton and copepods.\u003c\/strong\u003e PodDrop Marine Rotifers are the L-type \u003cem\u003eBrachionus plicatilis\u003c\/em\u003e, the 130–340 µm zooplankton that marine hatcheries use as the first food for larval fish and that reef keepers dose to feed LPS, SPS, NPS corals and filter feeders. Cultured fresh in Arizona and shipped live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it compares:\u003c\/strong\u003e smaller and slower than \u003ca href=\"\/products\/live-tisbe-copepods\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTisbe biminiensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e copepods, so it suits mouths that copepods cannot feed yet, and larger than any \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/phytoplankton\"\u003elive phytoplankton\u003c\/a\u003e. Rotifers do not establish in a reef tank the way copepods do, so plan to re-dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight size for small mouths:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~240 µm average, the prey size corals and larval fish capture easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoral and filter-feeder food:\u003c\/strong\u003e slow, visible swimmers that stay in the water column instead of settling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreeder standard:\u003c\/strong\u003e the classic first feed for clownfish, dottyback, goby and blenny larvae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCulture starter:\u003c\/strong\u003e doubles daily in a bucket with live phytoplankton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour sizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 oz up to 64 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a splash of live phytoplankton to the bottle 30–60 minutes before dosing so each rotifer carries a fresh gut load into the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduce flow for 15–30 minutes and dose after lights-out when polyps are extended. Target-feed NPS corals with a pipette.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nannochloropsis-live-phytoplankton\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNannochloropsis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for EPA or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/isochrysis-galbana-live-phytoplankton\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsochrysis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for DHA to keep a culture going.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips live, fresh from Arizona.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every order goes out on our weekly live-culture dispatch schedule and is covered by our Live Arrival Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the full species guide: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rotifers-l-type-brachionus-plicatilis\"\u003eL-Type Rotifers (\u003cem\u003eBrachionus plicatilis\u003c\/em\u003e): Reef and Culture Guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood to know\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003ePodDrop Marine Rotifers are a live cultured marine zooplankton offered as supplemental prey for corals, filter feeders, larval fish and other compatible aquarium animals, and as starter material for a separate culture. \u003cem\u003eBrachionus plicatilis\u003c\/em\u003e is a euryhaline rotifer that tolerates full-strength seawater for feeding and cultures best at 15–25 ppt and 18–26 °C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNutritional value depends on gut content at the time of feeding. Use alongside a varied diet and live phytoplankton. Establishment, reproduction, continued survival, feeding response, coloration and other aquarium outcomes are not guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bottle contains a living culture prepared at PodDrop’s Arizona aquaculture facility. Organism density and life-stage distribution naturally vary between bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"PodDrop","offers":[{"title":"16 oz","offer_id":43508738883793,"sku":"PD-ROTL-16","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32 oz","offer_id":43508738916561,"sku":"PD-ROTL-32","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"64 oz","offer_id":43508738949329,"sku":"PD-ROTL-64","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/9644\/7185\/files\/image-cache-v2.jpg?v=1794327600","url":"https:\/\/www.getpoddrop.com\/products\/live-l-type-rotifers","provider":"PodDrop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}