Breeding and distribution of live marine zooplankton and phytoplankton as well as marine captive-bred stock for aquaria and aquaculture

Aquacopa GmbH

Hoher Damm 25, 17194 Jabel (DE)New on Amplifa

2016Founded

GmbHLegal form (HRB 21068, Neubrandenburg Local Court)

Jabel, Mecklenburg-VorpommernLocation

Germany & EUDelivery area

About Aquacopa

Aquacopa GmbH from Jabel in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a specialized biotechnology and aquaculture company that breeds live marine zooplankton (copepods, rotifers) and phytoplankton (microalgae) under controlled conditions and ships them throughout Europe. The products are used as live feed for saltwater aquaria and for larval rearing in fish farming, in particular for feeding ornamental fish and seahorse larvae. The company was founded in 2016 by Dr. Hanno Bährs and Matthias and conducts research and development on recirculating aquaculture system technologies, among other things with funding projects from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) and the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Under the brand Copafich, or Copafish, Aquacopa distributes marine captive-bred stock in partnership with Aquarienkonzept. Customers include saltwater aquarists, ornamental fish breeding operations and research institutions such as the University of Rostock. It is a biotech company without classic industrial manufacturing; its profile is therefore only of limited relevance for the B2B industrial marketplace.

Site: Jabel
Processes: Controlled breeding of live zooplankton and phytoplankton (copepods, rotifers, microalgae), Research and development on aquaculture technologies, Shipping of live feed (standard and express), Distribution of marine captive-bred stock (Copafish brand)
Materials: Copepods (copepod crustaceans, e.g. Tigriopus californicus, Apocyclops, Rotifers, Microalgae (phytoplankton, e.g. Isochrysis, Chaetoceros)
Founded: 2016
Industries: Marine aquaria, Ornamental fish breeding, Aquaculture, Aquaculture research, Fish breeding/Aquaculture research

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Controlled breeding of microalgae (phytoplankton)
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Rearing of copepods and rotifers (zooplankton)
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Quality control and culture maintenance
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Packaging
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Shipping as live feed (standard/express)

Products & Processes

Copepoda

Copepods (copepod crustaceans, e.g. Tigriopus californicus, Apocyclops

Marine zooplankton as live feed for fish larvae and reef aquaria, sizes of approx. 80 to 600 µm.

Rotifera

Rotifers

Zooplankton class for larval rearing in fish farming.

Mikroalgen

Microalgae (phytoplankton, e.g. Isochrysis, Chaetoceros)

Used as feed organisms and nutritional basis of the zooplankton cultures.

Site

Jabel

Headquarters with production, research and pilot facilities

Lot size: Small-series production of live plankton
Materials: Copepods, rotifers, microalgae

Inside the production

Industries

Marine aquariaOrnamental fish breedingAquacultureAquaculture researchFish breeding/Aquaculture research

Additional services

Controlled breeding of live zooplankton and phytoplankton (copepods, rotifers, microalgae)Research and development on aquaculture technologiesShipping of live feed (standard and express)Distribution of marine captive-bred stock (Copafish brand)

Reference customers

Daniel Hötzel / Aquarienkonzept (Copafish partnership)University of Rostock (research cooperation)

History

2016
Foundation of Aquacopa GmbH by Dr. Hanno Bährs and Matthias in spring 2016.
2017
DBU-funded feasibility study on an aquaponic, semi-automated compact recirculating system (June 2017 – February 2018) as well as funding project on copepod production in fish farming (March 2017 – May 2019).
2018
Prototype development of a recirculated, integrated multi-trophic compact recirculating system for plankton production (Pro-REKOMAP, August 2018 – July 2020).
2019
Research cooperation with the University of Rostock on feeding pikeperch larvae with live feed organisms; launch of the Copafish brand with marine captive-bred stock.