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Live Copepod Food

Live Copepod Food

Copepod DietCopepod food. What do Copepods eat? Copepods feed directly on phytoplankton such as our blend of 6 types called Phytopreme Live, catching cells singly. Some of the larger species are predators of their smaller relatives. Many benthic copepods eat organic detritus or the bacteria that grow in it, and their mouth parts are adapted for scraping and biting. Herbivorous copepods, p…