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[tlindsey]

Yeah they are pretty much the same as their salt water cousins. I had so many in my salt system after the lights went out and if you turned on any lights in the room that would light the tank enough to see they would be everywhere cleaning, like night janitors. My Mandarin gobies would be out cheerfully munching on them.

Lol one of my favorite reef species the Mandarin Goby.

 

[tlindsey]

Yeah they are pretty much the same as their salt water cousins. I had so many in my salt system after the lights went out and if you turned on any lights in the room that would light the tank enough to see they would be everywhere cleaning, like night janitors. My Mandarin gobies would be out cheerfully munching on them.

Lol one of my favorite reef species the Mandarin Goby.

 

[pescado209]

never heard of these guys. now I'm looking to start a breeding colony to feed along with my guppy breeders .

the oscars, polys . he'll even my goldfish will feast like kings once I get both colonies going.

 

[twentyleagues]

never heard of these guys. now I'm looking to start a breeding colony to feed along with my guppy breeders .

the oscars, polys . he'll even my goldfish will feast like kings once I get both colonies going.

The Oscars probably won't notice the scuds though. Maybe if the Oscars are babies.

 

[twentyleagues]

Lol one of my favorite reef species the Mandarin Goby.

I loved them. So cool. Mine actually would eat frozen foods so I was lucky but I had a huge pod population.

 

[pescado209]

The Oscars probably won't notice the scuds though. Maybe if the Oscars are babies.

my oscars and polys are about 4 inches. still on the smaller side. we will see what happens once I have a colony

 

[Gourami Swami]

Scuds are super tiny. Smaller than a pinhead. For super small fish they are probably a good food source, I couldn't imagine buying them to feed my cichlids or anything larger than an inch.
I had a colony explode in a 4g nano tank I had and bought some danios to eat them. Looked like an infestation of bugs on my glass. Some people seem to like them though. To each his own.

 

[Man vs fish]

Lol one of my favorite reef species the Mandarin Goby.

This has always been a pet peeve of mine haha, technically they are mandarin dragonets and not gobies.

 

[tlindsey]

This has always been a pet peeve of mine haha, technically they are mandarin dragonets and not gobies.

You are absolutely correct.

 

[jimmie d wad]

I live in ND we have these in many prarie ponds and devils lake. I have caught 8 lb northerns with scud being the only thing in their bellies. I have had so many in my systems before it was like a cloud. to me having them is a sign of a healthy system. they hang on plants. They are a great source of food for angels,discus, small fish, ect. Fish like larger cichlids probably will not notice them, although in the wild they can be the main source of food for pan fish. For perch esspecially around here. These guys are the reason our yellow perch reach 2+ lbs and 14+ inches. I have never had luck bringing them home from the lake without plants in what they are being transported in.