DT'S Live Marine Phytoplankton

[tunde1228]

We helped tear down a tank today and one of the fish we got was a small spotted gobie. The guy gave us DT's and said he put a cap full every other day for the gobie. What is this stuff and should I use it. I do have alot of corals but the gobie will be the only bottom fish right now. Thanks

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

Clams and other filter feeders will eat that stuff. Rod Buehler the guy that makes Rod's food used to work for they company that makes it.

 

[Jason edwards]

I fail to see how any phyto would benifit a goby of any kind. Maybe I am not aware of their diet. What kind of spotted goby is it? Orange spot? Pink spot? shrimp, two spot?

 

[bamachamp92]

The DTs phyto could be to sustain a pod population for the goby, the goby will be a pod eater and anyone who cultures pods uses phytoplankton of some sort for the pods to eat. That is the only connection I could think of between the goby and DTs.

 

[tunde1228]

Thanks. So I won't "need" to use it. I added pods a month or so ago (tank has only about 4 months on it ) and the goby ate a brine/mysid with garlic mix.

 

[bamachamp92]

You probably dont need it, but it is pretty good stuff if you decide to use it.

 

[Coral Keeper]

The DTs phyto could be to sustain a pod population for the goby, the goby will be a pod eater and anyone who cultures pods uses phytoplankton of some sort for the pods to eat. That is the only connection I could think of between the goby and DTs.

+1....

 

[Jason edwards]

Ok I get the pod part, Its much easyer to culture your own phyto than paying rediculous prices for such a thing. I would use the DT's you currently got. There is no dissadvantages to dosing phyto that I know of. All you need to grow your own phyto is a starter culture, 2litre bottle, rigid tubing, air pump, F/2 (fertilizer can be found at reedmariculture.com or floridaaquafarms.com I believe) and a light source. Heres a quick vid of my phyto and rotifer cultures, Phyto is alittle pail because I used all but 1 bottle and split it between 4.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iow6GkuhlYs[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

How long does that live if you put it in a bottle D3monic?

 

[Jason edwards]

Dunno, I assume for a few days-weeks depending on if its refrigerated. I have never tried to store it.