Reefphyto · Wales · Since 2008
Live marine food.
Cultured in Wales.
Fresh copepods, phytoplankton and rotifers, with personal advice to help you choose.
Dispatched Monday, Tuesday and ThursdayRoyal Mail Tracked 24
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Pick the closest match and we will show you where to start.
Mandarins hunt live copepods all day
They need a tank that is at least 12 months old and a copepod population that keeps up with them. Regular top-ups of live copepods help keep that population going.
Live CopepodsFrom £11.99
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Live phytoplankton for filter feeders
Live microalgae for clams, feather dusters and other suitable filter feeders. Corals that take fine live prey can also be offered live rotifers.
5 Species PhytoplanktonFrom £6.99
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Live RotifersFrom £5.99
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Seed it with copepods, feed them with phytoplankton
A refugium gives copepods somewhere to breed away from hungry fish. Add live copepods to start the population and dose phytoplankton to keep them fed.
Live CopepodsFrom £11.99
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5 Species PhytoplanktonFrom £6.99
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Live rotifers for larval fish
Small zooplankton for animals that take fine live prey, and a useful starting point for larval fish. Keep them fed with phytoplankton until you use them.
Live RotifersFrom £5.99
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Rotifer Culture KitFrom £32.99
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Grow your own live food at home
Each kit comes with a live starter culture and instructions, so you can keep a steady supply going between orders.
Copepod Culture KitFrom £34.99
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Phytoplankton Culture Kit - Nannochloropsis OculataFrom £33.99
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Rotifer Culture KitFrom £32.99
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Popular live foods
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Dispatched Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Royal Mail Tracked 24
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Cultured by us in Wales Since 2008
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Personal advice from Darren Ask before you buy
What customers say
Superb quality product and extra special customer service. I can't recommend this company enough. My orders always come well packaged and my reef is thriving. An independent company that goes the extra mile!
Darren was great and kept me informed of their processes to align with our quarantine procedures with introducing new water sources to our tank. We had previously bought phytoplankton and started a culture and it had been productive and easily setup with the instructions provided.
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Tank Wall Frag Rack
Two suction cups. Position your frags at your chosen height.
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Honeycomb Frag Rack Stand
Four sturdy legs. Lift your frags 50 mm above the tank floor.
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Corner Frag Rack
91-hole honeycomb deck. A suction mount holds it in the tank corner.
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Free tools
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Live delivery
Posted alive, timed to arrive alive
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We dispatch Monday, Tuesday and ThursdayFor paid delivery, order before 12 noon on a dispatch day and we will do our best to dispatch that day, subject to stock availability. Free Delivery orders are dispatched within 2–3 working days, on our scheduled dispatch days. Our dispatch schedule aims to avoid weekend transit.
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Royal Mail Tracked 24Most orders arrive the next working day, in oxygenated packaging.
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Packed to arrive aliveCheck the product before opening. If everything looks normal, follow the storage and use instructions for that product promptly on arrival.
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Support when you need itIf you suspect a problem, photograph or film the unopened product and contact us on the day of delivery. Then follow the product’s normal storage or use instructions without waiting for a reply. You will receive a reply within one working day; support hours are Monday–Friday, 10:00–18:00, excluding bank holidays.
Meet your grower
Culturing marine food since 2008
Reefphyto began in Wales with Darren and a passion for marine aquaculture. We still grow the live foods ourselves, and Darren still answers the questions.