Puffer Pantry Care Guide
Tetraselmis is a single‑cell green phytoplankton used in aquariums as a live food, water conditioner, and microfauna booster. It’s rich in fatty acids, pigments, and nutrients that support Daphnia, scuds, copepods, shrimp, filter feeders, and reef organisms.
Aquarists use Tetraselmis for:
Tetraselmis is marine in origin, but it is safe and effective for freshwater microfauna. It does not survive long‑term in freshwater, so it will not overgrow or cause algae blooms.
Best Uses in Freshwater