Ochtodes Sp.

* Currently unavailable via Free Royal Mail First Class delivery. Due to Covid-19 there are possible longer transit times and this algae will not do well in transit for longer than 2 days*

Ochtodes Sp. Marine Macroalgae

Premium Marine Macro algae for the Planted Reef Display Tank & Refugium for sale on Live Algae UK.
Your 1st choice for clean Marine Macroalgae from Fish & Copper free tanks since 2014.

Colouration
The Ochtodes macroalgae species will arrive at yours more brown looking, which is completely normal for it. As this macroalgae changes its colour once we take it out of the water and it comes in contact with air.
It will turn back to blue/purple normally within 1-2 days once back in the tank and adjustment to the new water and light environment.

The colouration of the Blue Ochtodes macroalgae will vary between purple to blue, depending on what light spectrum and light intensity will be provided.  Less light will let it turn more deep blue.

Transit
As it is quite a fragile macroalgae species we will add a bit more for you than you order to account for any damage in transit or for small break ups.
This macro algae will though easily attach itself together again and to rock or similar. Please just leave it therefore in an area without a current but good light.

Light
The Blue Ochtodes macroalgae prefers good light, but not too much. Its deep blue colour is best to reach with a 6500k-10000k light. With direct sunlight or out of the water it will turn brown.  When you receive these algae it will look brown,  but once back in the marine water it will get its colour back, varying in blue / purple shades, depending on what kind of light and how much light the Blue Ochtodes gets.

Palatable
The whole macroalgae is very tasty for herbivore marine fishes, like the Foxfish, Tang species etc. Therefore it is recommended to keep this marine algae in a safe area for a reserve until you like to offer it as additional food to your fishes.

Attaching
This algae will attach itself when left for example on the rock for a few days without movement. Keep an eye on floating bits of it in your tank as they will do the same when they get the chance too.

Trimming
Whitish parts of the Ochtodes macroalgae should be removed as they are decomposing.

Treatment
Like for most marine macroalgae a higher level of Nitrate and Phosphate, in addition to the supplement of Iron, Magnesium and Trace elements will improve the growth of this live algae.

If the macroalgae is not growing as expected a special formulated fertiliser for the marine aquarium can help to improve the growth of the macroalgae. Please find a selection of supplements for the marine aquarium HERE   

Placement
This marine algae can be either placed in the Refugium where it would need an enclosed space or in the marine Display Tank.

Important
Please bear in mind that the dense structure of this beautiful live algae makes it much easier for hitchhikers to hide within the algae and although we dip all macroalgae before posting in a professional solution, some hitchhikers  may survive this. 
If you don't want them please inspect the macro algae very closely before adding it to your tank or keep them in a  quarantine tank or similar for the start.

Our macroalgae are from fish free macroalgae tanks, although we use pictures for demonstration purposes only which will include fishes, seahorses and or corals. 
We do our best to quarantine, treat and remove any unwanted hitchhikers, parasites etc from our macro algae but we can not guarantee that the algae are completely free of anything unwanted, not limited to Copepods, Rotifers, starfishes etc. This is simply because that sometimes eggs, spores, etc can remain viable but not visible and hitchhikers can still stay hidden, especially in dense algae structures, despite our strict quarantine efforts.