PodDrop ZooX Zooxanthella Culture

Live Symbiodiniaceae culture for experimental aquarium husbandry
Can be used in a documented aquarium observation protocol
Provides a living culture identified at the Symbiodiniaceae family level

Family-level identity: Symbiodiniaceae. ZooX is a living culture of symbiotic dinoflagellates commonly called zooxanthellae; this listing does not assign a genus, species, strain, lineage, host association, cell concentration, or purity status.

ZooX is not represented as nutritionally standardized coral feed. Cell composition varies with taxonomic identity, culture conditions, growth phase, harvest timing, and storage. PodDrop does not guarantee fixed protein, lipid, fatty-acid, pigment, vitamin, photosynthate-transfer, metabolic-energy, coloration, growth, recovery, or resilience outcomes.

1. Unpack promptly and inspect the sealed living culture.
2. Follow the current ZooX label for temperature, light, mixing, and handling; do not substitute a generic phytoplankton protocol.
3. If used in an aquarium experiment, record the host, system conditions, amount, timing, and observations. Water-column addition does not establish that cells entered host tissue or formed a stable symbiosis.
4. Monitor livestock and water quality closely, and discontinue use if an adverse response is observed.

Store the live ZooX culture exactly as stated on the current product label. Protect it from heat, freezing, direct sunlight, and cross-contamination; use clean dedicated tools. Use by the stated date. Color alone does not establish identity, concentration, purity, or viability.

PodDrop’s Live Arrival Policy covers the condition of eligible live products at the carrier’s first delivery attempt. If a culture appears nonviable, materially leaking, missing, or incorrect because of a PodDrop packing or fulfillment error, contact PodDrop within 2 hours of the carrier’s recorded delivery time.

Keep the culture and all original packaging. Before adding, transferring, feeding, or discarding the product, provide your order number, delivery timestamp, a concise description, and clear photographs or video showing the culture in its original container, the shipping box and insulation, any damage or unusual condition, and the shipping label.

PodDrop reviews each report using the order record, carrier tracking, delivery conditions, packaging, documentation, and reported handling after delivery. If a claim is approved, PodDrop may provide a replacement of the affected item or store credit, depending on the circumstances and current product availability.

Coverage does not guarantee establishment, reproduction, continued survival, feeding response, aquarium performance, or compatibility after receipt. Read the complete Live Arrival Policy for eligibility requirements, exclusions, and submission instructions.

Orders containing live products ship on PodDrop’s published live-product schedule using the carrier service stated at checkout. PodDrop may delay dispatch when weather or carrier conditions create an avoidable live-shipping risk.

Because live products are perishable, they are not returnable after shipment. Qualifying delivery-condition reports are governed by the current Live Arrival Policy and its 2-hour documentation requirement. Request order changes before fulfillment begins.

Cultured and packed at PodDrop’s Arizona aquaculture facility (AQ License #91). This facility statement is not a claim that a culture is axenic, sterile, pathogen-free, parasite-free, or free of every incidental organism unless a current lot-specific test states otherwise.

Wash hands after handling, use dedicated culture tools when possible, prevent cross-contamination among cultures, and never release aquarium organisms or culture water into natural waterways. Follow all applicable local rules.