Live Phytoplankton Blend (70/30)

Fresh, dense, and hand‑cultured in small batches

Give your freshwater or brackish system a nutrient‑rich boost with this balanced, two‑species phytoplankton blend. Our 70% Chlorella and 30% Tetraselmis mix combines the best of both worlds: exceptional density for greenwater stability and premium fatty‑acid nutrition for invertebrates, fry, and microfauna.

What’s Inside

• 70% Chlorella — ultra‑dense, chlorophyll‑rich, perfect for Daphnia, shrimp, snails, and fry

• 30% Tetraselmis — motile, nutrient‑packed cells with natural EPA for enhanced nutrition

Together, they create a vibrant green, stable, easy‑to‑dose phyto that works beautifully across a wide range of setups.

Great For

• Freshwater & brackish nano tanks

• Shrimp colonies

• Daphnia cultures

• Snails (bladder, ramshorn, nerites)

• Fry grow‑out tanks

• Copepods & microfauna enrichment

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

A good blend behaves like a mini‑ecosystem in a bottle — diverse, stable, and incredibly useful across all your freshwater and brackish setups.

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.