Scuds

[guppy]

I don't know how many people are interested in these but I used to keep them in several planted tanks, they breed easily on their own and young ones are eaten by most fish, they only get a little more than three quarters of an inch long so most cichlids will eat adults as well, they eat detritus and fish food. They have not been easy to find at a decent price so I thought I would share this link, http://crayfishshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=103&osCsid=d68447d9f8f7936547925eb6c3d0c9f3.
If you have a little 2 to 5g tank laying around or full of guppies you might add some elodea and get 20-30 0f these and toss them in there. They love green and blue green algae and are quite hardy. here is a pic, forgot what site it is from, one about fly fishing.

[guppy]

As an after thought, they do well in planted community tanks of small fish. They don't bother the fish, eat debris, and because they are popular snacks when small, don't over run the tank.

[USMCtanker]

i have never even seen thos things. thanks for sharing

[aquaboyaquatics]

[QUOTE=guppy]http://crayfishshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=103&osCsid=d68447d9f8f7936547925eb6c3d0c9f3[/url].



This guy is a theif, he took me before. Just a warning.

[sandtiger]

I have kept them before, I used to feed them to my newts when I had them, The lakes are full of them, I would never buy them. :)

[Filthy Sanchez]

I think that's a great thing for a community tank or even if you keep a seperate feeder tank. Though I think if you put them in a big predatory tank they wouldn't be around long.

[guppy]

I have kept them before, I used to feed them to my newts when I had them, The lakes are full of them, I would never buy them. :)
Sandtiger, I would raise a couple of generations captive before feeling good about feeding wild ones, like daphnia thet can be hosts to some types of parasites but if kept without fish for a couple generations, (a few months) those die off.
Filthy Sanchez, even small predators hunt them down pretty quick but thet breed like crazy in even a 5g tank so make great snacks (for fish). They have a very mild fishy flavor if you want to eat them yourself, I have just to mess with people.

[sandtiger]

Yeah, I already know that, don't worry. The lake here can be pretty nasty, I wouldn't feed them straight out of the water.

[Filthy Sanchez]

Sandtiger, I would raise a couple of generations captive before feeling good about feeding wild ones, like daphnia thet can be hosts to some types of parasites but if kept without fish for a couple generations, (a few months) those die off.
Filthy Sanchez, even small predators hunt them down pretty quick but thet breed like crazy in even a 5g tank so make great snacks (for fish). They have a very mild fishy flavor if you want to eat them yourself, I have just to mess with people.


Hmmm then I'm thinking, this might be something to keep with piranha, to eat debris in the bottom of the tank.

[Nic]

now that looks like a breeding project i could do

[Gumby]

i have thoes things in my dam

[guppy]

Hiya and welcome Gumby.
They are found almost world wide (there are several species).

[kil66]

Do they eat plants?
Because i got something that looks like that in my tank

[davo]

interesting littleinvert guppy, i didnt really know anything about those

[midnight]

those are cool.
they in fl?where in the water are they?
thanks

[lil_blue]

if you want to find out if you have them, go to a body of water (fresh) with little to no current, and lots of plant matter on the bottom, and use a dipnet to pick up some of the plant matter, they look like little shrimp when caught, and kick

they are crustaceans

im thinking dwarf puffer food

i have a few in my garage from my last aquatic plant collecting trip

[lil_blue]

i cant believe that guy is making money off common stuff, i guess people are just too quick to draw their wallets

[davo]

hey if no one knows what they are or where they came from, they wont no better, and out comes the money

[lil_blue]

im gonnna start selling those lil clams i find while dipnetting, the reach about a quarter of an inch across is as big as ive found, anyone got any exotic name ideas i can use?

[Bassman89]

scuds are a terriffic food source..the more you have the happier your fish will be

[fisher12889]

Scuds can be found in rivers, lakes, and ponds, usually clinging to algae or plants. Fish really seem to love them, and they are very healthy food items.

[water_baby83]

There are also Salt water varients of Scuds. I had (and still have) them in my reef tanks, and they serve a number of purposes - Algae control, tasty snacks for my other fish and larger inverts, as well as mini-hoover's that stir up and sift through my sands, eating pretty much everything, and keeping the substrates well turned. I personally love the little things, and have never noiced any "downside" to having them in your tanks.

[kakojones]

are these things hardy??? I mean if they are that good at cleaning up and the fish will eat them, I would love to put a bunch in my tank. I have a little Cory who isn't doing too good a job cleaning without his partner (poor little guy just up and died one day). Also I'm sure the cory would love them as a little snack every now and again. of course they would have to make it past the big guys at the top.

[meepster]

im gonnna start selling those lil clams i find while dipnetting, the reach about a quarter of an inch across is as big as ive found, anyone got any exotic name ideas i can use?

most "dipnet" clams are endangered.

[Opiate]

haha, they look like interesting lil guys!