what is Phytoplankton? How do I know if I have any in my tank?

[sinner's girl]

I'm looking at getting feather dusters, it says they eat Phytoplankton. But I don't want to buy anything I can't feed.
Thanks

 

[exile415]

from what i've heard. these are pretty much just .. a worm that you put in your tank and it eats anything. "filter feeds"

 

[exile415]

a worm that doesnt need to be really cared for.

 

[sinner's girl]

Thanks, we have a few that come on lr, or had, not sure, we move lr around and forgot about them. But one of the fish I was looking at also ate plankton, so how do I know if I have plankton in my tank?

 

[exile415]

no problem. I have tons on my LR.

 

[maurice]

You really can't tell,but if you get filter feeders,get yourself some marine snow.It is a good plankton food for filter feeders.

 

[kazam]

DT live phytoplankton..get that and store it the fridge

 

[birdy]

If you have the green film algae on your glass that you have to use a magnet cleaner to get off then you have just fed your filter feeders. Adding stuff like DT "can" contribute to algea growing in the tank, unless you have a TON of filter feeders or baby clams, you usually have more than enough phytoplankton in the tank, just by cleaning your glass.

 

[ophiura]

Phytoplankon is generally added to reach concentrations where it is useful to creatures. For plankton, the same is somewhat true, though there are larvae in from LR creatures that also count. What fish are you considering that eats plankton?