Tigriopus
Best for: Feeding larger fish and invertebrates, seeding new tanks, and reducing slime algae such as cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates.
Size (250-1700 μm): Adult Tigriopus are large copepods and are easily visible to the naked eye.
Tigriopus: Rich in fatty acids and lipids, they offer high nutritional value for your marine life. They also consume nuisance slime algae like cyanobacteria and dinoflagellates, keeping your tank clean and healthy.
Apocyclops
Best for: Consuming detritus and ciliates, they are a great live food for picky eaters and help maintain a clean, balanced reef aquarium.
Size (70–600 μm): Apocyclops copepods are medium-sized, with adult Apocyclops barely visible to the naked eye.
Apocyclops: An excellent natural food source for picky fish that hunt in the water column, as they swim throughout the tank. They consume detritus and ciliates, helping to keep the tank clean.
Tisbe
Best for: Feeding small fish like mandarins and enhancing substrate health by cleaning detritus and microalgae.
Size (50–250 μm): Tisbe copepods are smaller and not visible to the naked eye.
Tisbe: Benthic dwellers that inhabit substrate and live rock. As excellent detritivores, they consume waste and microalgae, keeping your tank clean. They also provide food for small fish like mandarins.