Live Phytoplankton Blend (50/50)

Equal parts density + premium nutrition — hand‑cultured fresh for your tank

This 50/50 blend is your high‑nutrition, high‑performance phyto option. By pairing Chlorella’s incredible density with Tetraselmis’ fatty‑acid richness in equal proportions, you get a powerhouse feed that supports fry growth, microfauna diversity, and overall tank vitality.

Perfect for hobbyists who want a stronger, richer, more nutrient‑forward phyto than the standard 70/30 — without sacrificing stability or ease of use.

What’s Inside

• 50% Chlorella — dense, chlorophyll‑rich, excellent for Daphnia, shrimp, snails, and fry

• 50% Tetraselmis — motile, nutrient‑packed, naturally high in EPA and ideal for boosting microfauna

The result is a deep green, silky‑smooth phyto with both weight and movement, making it a favorite for breeders and anyone feeding nutrient‑hungry systems.

Great For

• Fry grow‑out tanks

• Daphnia cultures

• Shrimp colonies

• Snails (bladder, ramshorn, nerites)

• Copepods & microfauna

• Freshwater & brackish nano tanks

• Systems needing a richer nutritional profile

Why Blended Phyto Is So Powerful

Blends give your tank the nutritional range that a single species just can’t match. Each phytoplankton species brings its own strengths — density, fatty acids, movement, stability — and when you combine them, you get a more complete, more forgiving, and more versatile food source.

• Balanced nutrition — Chlorella provides chlorophyll-rich density, while Tetraselmis adds natural EPA and movement

• Better microfauna response — different species feed different micro‑critters, so blends support more of your tank’s ecosystem

• More stable greenwater — mixed cultures hold color and consistency longer than single-species bottles

• Beginner-friendly — blends are harder to “overdo” because the nutritional profile is naturally balanced

• One bottle, many uses — shrimp, snails, Daphnia, fry, copepods, scuds, biofilm… everything benefits

This 50/50 blend behaves like a nutrient‑dense ecosystem starter, perfect for tanks that thrive on richer feeding.

What You Receive

• Freshly harvested live phytoplankton

• Bottled the same day it ships

• No preservatives, no fertilizers, no additives — just clean, pure culture

Dosing

Start with 5–10 mL per 10 gallons, daily or every other day. Increase as your system responds.

Storage

- Keep refrigerated if not using immediately
- Shake gently before each use
- Best used within 2–3 weeks for peak freshness

Our Quality Promise

Puffer Pantry cultures are solar‑farmed, small‑batch grown, and handled with care from start to finish. If your culture arrives anything less than active and healthy, message me and I’ll make it right. Because your critters deserve the best — and so do you.

Live Culture Shipping Schedule and Temperature Policy

We ship out Monday-Wednesday only to ensure our live cultures arrive fresh! Orders placed after 12:00pm PST Wednesday will be shipped out the following Monday.

Note: We currently only ship to the U.S. and do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii at this time.

To keep your live cultures safe in transit, Puffer Pantry ships only when temperatures support a healthy arrival.

We do not ship when:  

- Origin or destination temperatures are below 35°F  

- Origin or destination temperatures are above 95°F

If temperatures fall outside this range, your order will be held until conditions improve.