Maxima Phytoplankton Blend

🌿 16oz Premium Live Phytoplankton Blend 🌿

Our signature live phytoplankton blend combines three of the most popular and effective marine microalgae species into one powerful feed designed to support a thriving reef ecosystem. This balanced mix provides a diverse nutritional profile ideal for filter feeders, zooplankton cultures, corals, clams, copepods, rotifers, and other suspension-feeding marine life.

This blend contains equal ratios of:

• Tetraselmis chuii – A larger green phyto rich in amino acids and known for its strong nutritional value and motility.
• T-Isochrysis lutea (T-Iso) – A premium golden-brown phytoplankton highly valued for its elevated DHA and fatty acid content, excellent for enriching pods and filter feeders.
• Nannochloropsis – A hardy green phyto packed with EPA fatty acids and widely used to support copepod and rotifer cultures.

Together, these species create a well-rounded live feed that delivers a broad spectrum of nutrients not found in single-strain products.

Benefits of Our Live Phyto Blend

✔ Supports healthy pod and rotifer populations
✔ Excellent for corals, clams, feather dusters, and other filter feeders
✔ Helps enrich live foods naturally
✔ Diverse fatty acid and nutrient profile
✔ Live, actively growing cultures — never concentrated powder
✔ Great for reef tanks, refugiums, and aquaculture systems

Product Details

• Size: 16oz bottle
• Live multi-strain phytoplankton culture
• Equal blend of Tetraselmis, T-Iso, and Nannochloropsis
• Refrigerate upon arrival
• Shake well before use

Our phytoplankton is cultured in-house with care to ensure freshness, density, and quality. Whether you’re feeding a reef tank, maintaining copepod cultures, or supporting larval fish and invertebrates, this blend offers a versatile and nutrient-rich solution for your marine system. 🌊

📦 Why We Can Safely Ship Phytoplankton & Copepods with Ground Advantage

Unlike many live aquarium animals, phytoplankton and copepods are much more tolerant of short transit times and can safely travel using USPS Ground Advantage in most weather conditions. This allows us to offer a more affordable shipping option while still maintaining healthy, viable cultures upon arrival.

Why Ground Shipping Works for These Products

🦠 Phytoplankton is Extremely Resilient
Live phytoplankton cultures can remain stable for several days in transit when properly packaged. They do not require oxygen injection like fish or shrimp and are much less sensitive to temporary darkness during shipping.

🦐 Copepods Travel Well in Dense Cultures
Copepods are hardy microcrustaceans that naturally experience changing conditions in the wild. When packed correctly with adequate water volume and oxygen exchange, they typically ship very well through Ground Advantage.

🌡️ Careful Packaging Matters
We package all live cultures carefully to help maintain stable temperatures and reduce stress during transit. Orders are packed with the health of the culture in mind to maximize live arrival success.

💲 Lower Shipping Costs for Customers
Using Ground Advantage allows us to keep shipping costs reasonable while still delivering healthy live cultures to your door.

While Ground Advantage is generally safe for phytoplankton and copepods, we may delay shipping during extreme weather conditions to protect the quality of your order.