About us

Passion

Founder Andreas Kulakowski has been an enthusiastic discoverer and researcher of everything that lives in water since his childhood. He started working on his own aquarium systems at an early age and successfully took part in "Jungend forscht" competitions. His studies in marine biotechnology took him to Bremerhaven, to the Alfred Wegener Institute and to various research projects in aquaculture. After completing his Master's degree at the Technical University of Braunschweig, he moved to Saarland, where he was part of an interdisciplinary team involved in the construction of Europe's largest saltwater fish farm. It was here that his ideas for innovative feeds for aquaculture and aquaristics matured.

Innovation

The "land-based marine food chain" is the integrated further development of today's aquaculture. algova sees itself as an essential part of this growth industry and offers a comprehensive product portfolio of aquatic raw materials. Based on many years of scientific research, algova is now able to produce oceanic phyto- and zooplankton independently from the sea on land - naturally under sterile GMP conditions and strictly controlled.

Quality

The primary goal of algova is to supply its customers with raw materials of the highest quality. Therefore, as a manufacturer as well as a wholesaler, we make sure that all our offered products are certified according to international and European standards. In addition, our products undergo further quality control by independent German laboratories.

"Probiotic Plankton"

In the near future, healthy and economically efficient feed will consist of the components algae, plankton and probiotics - the "Probiotic Plankton". This guarantees a high yield while protecting the environment. We specialise precisely in these innovative feed mixtures. They can be optimally tailored to the needs of our customers depending on the target species, functionality and digestibility. In particular, our novel and certified algae and probiotic mixtures are interesting solutions for aquaristics and aquaculture - whether as a basic mixture, feed or water additive. In particular, we also address the growing market of hatcheries in aquaculture.

Sustainability

With the unique process of land-based and integrated plankton production, algova claims a unique position. The company's goal is to replace fishmeal and soy in animal feed 100% with plankton from algova and at the same time to make commercially viable plankton feed possible. By avoiding products originating from land-intensive agriculture and oceanic fisheries, you sustainably protect the environment and increase consumer acceptance.

Regional responsibility

Out of the city, into the countryside. algova has moved to its home on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath. Why? Because we think that a start-up specialising in animal feed does not belong in an overpriced metropolitan area, but where good food for humans and animals is produced by responsible farmers. We see ourselves as part of this down-to-earth community and are very happy about the warm welcome on the "flat land". Besides, the internet connection here is quite wonderful and we know all our parcel services personally :)