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Choosing the Right Algae

 The following chart will help you choose the right algae for your application:

Fish Larvae Rotifers
Adult Mysid Shrimp
Greenwater Nannochloropsis, Isochrysis, Pavlova
Zooplankton  Rotifers   Growing Nannochloropsis
EPA Enrichment Nannochloropsis
DHA Enrichment Pavlova, Isochrysis
Copepods Thalassiosira weissflogii, Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis
Mysid Shrimp Rotifers
Shrimp    Larvae   Zoea Thalassiosira weissflogii, Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis, Rotifers
Mysis Thalassiosira weissflogii, Tetraselmis, Rotifers
PL Thalassiosira weissflogii, Tetraselmis, Rotifers
Broodstock Thalassiosira weissflogii, Tetraselmis, Rotifers
Shellfish   Pre-Set Isochrysis, Pavlova, Thalassiosira weissflogii, Nannochloropsis
Post-Set Thalassiosira weissflogii, Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis
Broodstock Thalassiosira weissflogii, Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis
Corals  Soft Nannochloropsis, Thalassiosira weissflogii, Isochrysis, Pavlova, Tetraselmis, Rotifers
Hard Rotifers, Copepods
Seahorses  Larvae Rotifers
Adults Mysid Shrimp

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