Plankton Plug

Plankton Plug Live zooplankton & phytoplankton for reef tanks. 🌊🐠🪸
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06/23/2026

Good morning everyone,

We have now had two customers contact us regarding zooplankton products they believed were purchased from Plankton Plug that contained brine shrimp. After investigating, we have determined that these products appear to have originated from an individual selling live cultures through a Kijiji listing while using bottles and branding that resemble our own.

To be clear, these products are not ours, and we are not affiliated with this individual in any way. We have also learned that some of these bottles were sold to NAFB and subsequently resold to customers under the impression they were genuine Plankton Plug products.

Plankton Plug has built a reputation over several years for providing clean, dense, high-quality cultures. If a bottle does not look like the products we regularly post and promote, we encourage you to verify its source before purchasing.

We have no knowledge of how these products are produced, cultured, or handled. Since these products are being added directly to your reef aquarium, it is important to know exactly what is in the bottle and where it came from.

We have also noticed an increase in self-serve copepod stations and individuals selling cultures directly from grow-out systems. While convenient, these practices can introduce significant amounts of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and other waste products into your aquarium if proper handling procedures are not followed. Additionally, many copepod species exhibit different phototactic behaviors and will naturally concentrate in different areas of a culture vessel depending on lighting conditions. As a result, self-pour stations can lead to inconsistent densities from bottle to bottle, as a significant portion of the population may be concentrated higher or lower in the culture at the time of pouring rather than being evenly distributed.

At Plankton Plug, we spare no expense when it comes to quality. Every order is filtered into fresh, clean saltwater before bottling, helping minimize waste products while ensuring customers receive dense, healthy cultures. We believe providing clean, consistent, high-quality products is more important than maximizing profits.

Thank you to everyone who has brought this issue to our attention and for your continued support of Plankton Plug.

For awareness, here is the Kijiji listing associated with these products:

[https://www.kijiji.ca/v-fish/city-of-toronto/live-rotifers-phytoplankton-baby-brine-shrimp/1727326994](https://www.kijiji.ca/v-fish/city-of-toronto/live-rotifers-phytoplankton-baby-brine-shrimp/1727326994)

Thank you to everyone who took advantage of our sale! Your orders are packed and on their way. 💚🧡💚For those who haven't ...
06/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who took advantage of our sale! Your orders are packed and on their way. 💚🧡💚

For those who haven't placed an order yet, we still have plenty of copepods and phytoplankton available. The sale ends tonight at midnight, so there's still time to stock up and give your reef the live nutrition and biodiversity it deserves.

Don't miss out—once the sale is over, it's over! 🪸🐠🦠

Message us to place your order before midnight. 📩

🔥 FATHER'S DAY SALE ALERT! 🔥Dad's on the grill... and Plankton Plug is firing up the savings! 🍔🦐This Father's Day weeken...
06/19/2026

🔥 FATHER'S DAY SALE ALERT! 🔥

Dad's on the grill... and Plankton Plug is firing up the savings! 🍔🦐

This Father's Day weekend, enjoy:

🎉 $5 OFF ALL ZOOPLANKTON BOTTLES 🎉

Whether you're seeding a new tank, boosting biodiversity, or replenishing your pod population, now is the perfect time to stock up on fresh, live zooplankton.

📅 Sale Dates:
Saturday, June 20th – Sunday, June 22nd, 2026

📦 Minimum order for shipping: 3 bottles

✅ Dense, live cultures
✅ Freshly harvested
✅ Multiple species
✅ Perfect for seeding reef ecosystems

⏳ While supplies last!

Message us to place your order before Dad eats all the burgers and the copepods! 🍔😂

📢Announcement📢This isn't a post we ever expected to have to make. We'd like to think most store owners in this hobby are...
06/18/2026

📢Announcement📢

This isn't a post we ever expected to have to make. We'd like to think most store owners in this hobby are in it because they genuinely love the hobby—not just for profits.

Recently, a customer brought a product to our attention that appeared to contain live brine shrimp while being marketed as a Plankton Plug zooplankton product. We want to make it very clear that we do not add brine shrimp to our zooplankton cultures.

Adding brine shrimp is one of the easiest ways to make a bottle appear dense and full without actually providing a dense copepod culture. Here are a few reasons why:

1. Brine shrimp cysts are extremely inexpensive to purchase.

2. Brine shrimp are very easy to hatch at home. If you'd like to learn how, feel free to reach out. We're here to help hobbyists succeed, not profit from misconceptions.

3. Newly hatched brine shrimp are only highly nutritious while they still contain their yolk sac. Within roughly 24 hours, that nutrition is depleted unless they are properly gut-loaded with phytoplankton, vitamins, and amino acids.

4. Brine shrimp are highly phototactic, meaning they are strongly attracted to light. In most reef aquariums, if your lights and return pump remain on during feeding, many of the brine shrimp will simply be carried into your filter floss, roller mat, or other mechanical filtration before fish and corals have a chance to consume them.

5. Although brine shrimp are considered zooplankton, they are not copepods or rotifers. They are shrimp and will actively feed on other organisms within the bottle, reducing biodiversity and potentially impacting the quality of the culture.

One of the things we love most about this hobby is the willingness of hobbyists to teach and learn from one another. Whether it's culturing live foods, solving nuisance algae issues, breeding fish, or improving biodiversity, the sharing of knowledge helps all of us succeed. A stronger and more educated community benefits everyone.

Many of you also know that we intentionally don't operate through a traditional website. The reason is simple: many hobbyists are still learning about copepods, rotifers, zooplankton, and phytoplankton. Through direct conversations, we're able to educate customers and ensure they're purchasing what they actually need for their aquarium goals.

We believe in seeding the tank, not feeding the tank. While establishing a healthy population may cost a little more upfront, it saves money in the long run by creating a self-sustaining ecosystem rather than requiring constant re-dosing.

Interestingly, out of curiosity, we recently searched a domain name we had considered using and discovered it had been purchased and redirected elsewhere. After speaking with the business owner involved, he assured us he was not responsible. We're not upset—in fact, it's somewhat amusing that someone would spend money year after year on something we likely won't ever use—but it was surprising to see the lengths some people will go to in a hobby that should be built on community and mutual support.

As hobbyists and small business owners, we should be helping each other grow, not trying to create obstacles for one another.

If you've heard negative things about our company, we encourage you to reach out and have a conversation with us directly. We have nothing to hide. We'll gladly discuss any concerns and do our best to either verify the information or correct any misinformation you've been told. Open and honest communication is how communities grow stronger. If we dont know, we can't address it!

Our customers know what we're about. Our reviews are honest, unpaid, and reflect the effort we put into providing quality products and education to the reefing community.

Despite the negativity, we'll continue doing what we've always done: producing quality products, educating hobbyists, and helping our customers achieve real results.

If you've purchased one of our products through a retailer and aren't satisfied with what you received, please reach out to us directly. We'll do our best to make it right. We always had concerns that quality could slip once products reached store shelves, but our intention was to make our products more accessible to hobbyists across Canada while maintaining the standards we've built our reputation on.

It's disappointing to spend time addressing situations like this when we'd much rather focus on improving our cultures and developing better products for the community. But I suppose there's one positive takeaway:

Momma, we made it.🏆

Thank you all for your continued support. 💚🧡

🚨 WEEKEND SALE ALERT 🚨Calling all clownfish breeders! 🐠Doctor Plankton has written a prescription for healthy, well-fed ...
06/05/2026

🚨 WEEKEND SALE ALERT 🚨

Calling all clownfish breeders! 🐠

Doctor Plankton has written a prescription for healthy, well-fed fry:

✅ 3 × 500mL Dense Rotifers
✅ 500mL Guillard's F2
✅ 2L Nannochloropsis Phytoplankton

💰 Regular Price: $120🔥 Sale Price: $84🎉 Save $36 (30% OFF)

📅 Sale runs Friday, June 5th through Monday, June 8th, 2026.

Whether you're raising your first batch of clownfish fry or your hundredth, this bundle has everything you need to keep your cultures thriving and your fry well-fed.

Freshly harvested. Consistently dense. Packed with life.

📩 Message us to reserve your bundle before the sale swims away!

06/04/2026

Fresh shipment of pods and phyto from Plankton plug

06/02/2026

No hype, just results.

This customer requested 2 bottles of Tisbe biminensis and 2 bottles of rotifers, and we delivered. As always, every bottle is harvested fresh and packed at the densities we've become known for.

Quality, consistency, and live cultures you can count on.

Message us today to discuss your reef's needs and find the right live foods for your system.

05/30/2026

🚚 TORONTO Delivery Today! 🐠

We'll be in Toronto today. If you'd like to skip the $20 shipping fee, let us know if you need live copepods, rotifers, or phytoplankton!

This is a great opportunity to get fresh, live phytoplankton and zooplankton delivered without paying shipping.

Please place your order by 12:00 PM so we have time to harvest and package everything fresh.

Message us to reserve your order! 🌊🦠

Get em while theyre fresh 🤗
05/28/2026

Get em while theyre fresh 🤗

05/25/2026

We will be in Mississauga this Friday, May 29th!

To make things easier for those working during the day, we will be offering $5 delivery right to your doorstep. Please message us by Thursday, May 28th to secure your order.

Our cultures are consistently dense and our phytoplankton is always fresh and live! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to stock up your reef with quality nutrition. 🌊🦠

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