{"product_id":"live-seed-shrimp-ostracods-culture-100-live-ostracods-culture-kit-guide-included-usa-raised-coming-soon","title":"Live Seed Shrimp (Ostracods) Culture — 100+ Live Ostracods | Culture Kit Guide Included | USA Raised (Coming Soon)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLive Seed Shrimp (Ostracods) Culture — 100+ Live Ostracods with Culture Kit Guide\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA different job, a different layer of the tank. Lab-raised freshwater ostracods (Cypridopsis\/Heterocypris-type Cyprididae) that graze the biofilm and detritus layer your Moina and Daphnia never touch — from Spiritual Creations, Silver Lake, Wisconsin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"background:#fff3cd;border:1px solid #C9A227;padding:12px;border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing Soon — not yet available for purchase.\u003c\/strong\u003e Our breeding colony is still scaling up to production size. Message us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:support@spiritualcreations2024.org\"\u003esupport@spiritualcreations2024.org\u003c\/a\u003e to be notified the moment this culture ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Get When It Ships\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e100+ live freshwater seed shrimp (Ostracoda, family Cyprididae) — actively reproducing, inspected before shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReusable shipping\/starter culture container\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull-color Culture Kit Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e — taxonomy, anatomy, life cycle, natural ecology, setup, feeding, and harvesting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Makes Ostracods Different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike Daphnia magna or Moina macrocopa — each a single named species — \"ostracod\" refers to an entire class of crustaceans, Ostracoda. Their whole body is sealed inside a hinged, two-valve shell (like a tiny clam), which is where both common names — \"seed shrimp\" and \"mussel shrimp\" — come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoina and Daphnia are pelagic filter-feeders that live suspended in open water, straining phytoplankton like Chlorella straight from the water column. Ostracods are benthic and periphytic — they graze surfaces instead: substrate, driftwood, plant leaves, tank glass, feeding on the algae\/bacteria\/detritus film called periphyton. They're not a replacement for your Moina or Daphnia culture; they fill a role neither one does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Keep a Seed Shrimp Culture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHighly nutritious — rich in protein and essential fatty acids\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFast reproduction with multiple broods per adult lifetime\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIdeal size 0.2–2mm — excellent for fish fry, corals, and other small aquatic life\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDrought- and freeze-resistant resting eggs make this one of the hardiest cultures we offer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStable in freshwater — non-marine ostracods as a class tolerate an unusually wide range of conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Genuine Fossil Record\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOstracods are, by a wide margin, the most abundant arthropods in the fossil record — their calcified shells are used to date rock layers back roughly 485 million years. Freshwater ostracods are also the standard toxicology test organism under ISO 14371. It's one of the most distinctive facts we can offer about any live food we sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Culture Kit Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery order ships with our full-color Seed Shrimp (Ostracods) Culture Kit Guide, written from real production experience — the same care and depth as our Moina, Daphnia, and Chlorella guides. It covers taxonomy and classification, anatomy, life cycle and reproduction, natural ecology and habitat, and practical setup, feeding, and harvesting instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Spiritual Creations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVeteran-owned aquaculture operation based in Silver Lake, Wisconsin. Every culture is raised in-house and inspected before shipping. We answer messages personally and stand behind every order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlways Be Prepared.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiritual Creations 42","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55884963315785,"sku":"SC-OSTRACOD-001","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/0443\/7065\/files\/ostracods_cover.jpg?v=1786584978","url":"https:\/\/spiritualcreations2024.org\/products\/live-seed-shrimp-ostracods-culture-100-live-ostracods-culture-kit-guide-included-usa-raised-coming-soon","provider":"Spiritual Creations 42","version":"1.0","type":"link"}