Reefphyto · Wales · Since 2008

Live marine food. Cultured in Wales.

Fresh copepods, phytoplankton and rotifers, with personal advice to help you choose.

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Three Reefphyto pouches of live copepods, phytoplankton and rotifers in front of a reef aquarium, cultured in Wales and shipped live across the UK.

Cultured fresh in Wales

Free delivery from £65

Personal advice from Darren

Live Copepods

Live prey for hunting fish and refugiums.

From £11.99

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5 Species Phytoplankton

Microalgae for filter feeders and live cultures.

From £6.99

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Live Rotifers

Small live prey for corals and fish larvae.

From £5.99

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Zooplankton Multipack

A mix of live foods for varied reef feeding.

From £23.72

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Find your starting point

Which food does your reef need?

Match the food to the animals you keep. Live, frozen and dry foods can all have a place in a varied feeding routine.

Hunting fish & refugiums

Live copepods

Small crustaceans for fish that hunt live prey. Add to a refugium or feed according to your livestock’s needs.

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Filter feeders & live cultures

Phytoplankton

Live microalgae for suitable filter feeders and to feed copepod and rotifer cultures. Choose a blend for your setup.

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Corals & fish larvae

Live rotifers

Small zooplankton for animals that take fine live prey. A useful starting point for larval fish feeding.

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Not sure what suits your tank? Ask Darren

Darren in the Reefphyto phytoplankton culture facility in Wales, holding a flask of live culture beside shelves of marine microalgae.

Meet your grower

Culturing marine food since 2008

Reefphyto began in Wales with Darren and a passion for marine aquaculture. Today, we culture live foods and help reef keepers choose the right feeding approach for their tanks.

Have a question about food, quantities or your own culture? Ask Darren for personal advice.

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From our customers

Great products and my fish and corals love them. Once again another quality delivery from Reefphyto.

Sony Mobile

Darren was great and kept me informed throughout. We'd previously started a culture and it had been productive and easily set up with the instructions provided.

James Tailford

Superb quality product and extra special customer service. My orders always come well packaged and my reef is thriving. An independent company that goes the extra mile.

Jenna Tomlins