How To Culture Scuds | Live Aquarium Fish Food

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[ronnato]

I have them as a pet. I also have snails, water mites and daphnia all in the same tank as the scuds and they all seem to get along just fine for the most part.

[rebeccahart]

Thanks Dan,
Just got my scuds yesterday and the fork in a food idea is genius. Love it.

[WildFishTanks]

Awesome info, very descriptive and well done video. I’ve seen them on my green beans in shrimp tanks before, had no idea it was that simple to culture them, thanks for sharing!

[markfranklin]

Great food oh and scuds love hornwort. Thanks for sharing 💯💗👍✌️

[TemuMuuMuu]

Oh, man!!! Thanks for the feeding tips!
I got scuds somewhere (no clue where, all the live plants I have in the 10 gallon "scud tank" actually a pest snail tank, lol).
I tried overripe banana and they went
They're entertaining, but sometimes I do feed them to my bettas.

[Suz_]

Found your video after hearing Cory (Aquarium Co-OP) talk about scuds. I was trying to raise snails for my pea puffer and these little guys showed up. I wasn't getting many snails so, I started feeding these to the puffer. She loves them and so does her tank mate, a huge ghost shrimp. I really had no idea what they were called. I had even taken some of these to the only fish store we have (50 miles away) and the owner could not tell me what they were. I had no idea what to feed them to keep them going. I was using vacation fish feeders but I noticed that they were also eating the snails. Gave them some cooked carrots after seeing this and they swarmed on them. Now I know how to keep them coming. Thanks for a great video.

[MelodieRose]

The most informative and complete video about scuds and how to keep them I’ve been able to find, thank you!

[kilrkitty]

The title made me laugh lol Great information Dan Thanks!

[theworthysoul]

I have some in a jar as well as some flatworms and microscopic creatures and plants. Watching them swim is satisfying.

[samuraikitty]

Thanks for the vid! I just got my first scuds for betta food and this was very clear and informative.

[timothydarling]

Great tutorial. Thank you Dan. Now I can start my own scuds. This is something I have been wanted to do for a very long time. Just didn't know how to. I will now be ordering a culture.

[justsomeguywithoutaquirk]

Im gonna start cultivating these for my bumblebee gobies

[cdogallen]

Great vid might have to raise these to feed my fish

[williamavery]

Wow I think this is one of the best scud cultures I've seen including my own. Definitely gonna take some pointers from your setup very nice. I have a few buckets with live plants hornwort and little have moss and some leaves at the bottom mine seem to by doing good but I like your setup

[brianscott]

I'm seriously thinking of starting a culture. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Very informative!

[kerrypitt]

Dan, great topic! I think Acids may have a larger part to play, maybe, possibly.
As a fly fisher, I get to know a bit about local invertebrates and Schds exist darned near everywhere. I have seen them from about 3/16 of an inch, to darn near large enough to fillet, they are one of the top food invertebrates out there. They are prolific and do not need heat to survive. Most ice fishers will see them when they drill holes, Gammarus are everywhere. They are also good at cleaning up garbage, waste, protein based foods. I have watched them help in the disposal of dead fish, though never to the point where you could say they predate on them (Fry) I would not say they wouldn't. They sort of seem to be on the carnivorous side of the food chain.
Yep, awesome fish food, but I wonder how they would be as part of the clean up crew?

[Smuckersbestjam]

Great video! Appreciate all the info put together so well

[keithbordlee]

Thanks for the I info on them. I recently found some in my planted tank and have no clue where they came from. I guess i can feed them to my angelfish.

[NessysSanctuary]

OK i'm sold, as soon as you said puffers lol than you for the information much appreciated

[matador]

How do you aquire scuds to begin with. You told me everything I needed to know except where to start. Thanks for your time, Doug