Scuds doing well in 8 oz. bowl!

[knifegill]

For at least a month now, a small colony of scuds has been establishing itself in a small glass bowl in my mom's apartment. It receives just about no care at all aside from my mom occasionally adding a pellet to produce bacteria for them to eat. I did the first water change today with a turkey baster, 50% and replaced it with water from my 55g. The pair in there have already produced one batch of little scooters and are on their second! Just a heads up to anyone wanting to try their hand at these. Keep the pH high, the temperature stable and the food light, and they will go at it!

 

[shua]

nice can you feed yr fish them

 

[knifegill]

Yes, my fish love to eat them.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Any pics? How big are yours?

 

[shua]

how do you get them do you order them from some where

 

[knifegill]

My camera won't focus on such small things, but they get up to 1/2 an inch sometimes and look just like this:

I caught mine at a murky stream-puddle just outside the wastewater treatment plant. Very fertile area, for obvious reasons. After several generations and water changes I decided they were safe for feeding. The main culture is a 5g acrylic hex that also has turbo snails and tubifex in it. I just pull a few out now and then for food or tiny tanks.