Scud?????

[Chillie308]

I found several of these in my tank what the heck are they!?!?! How do I get rid of them in my shrimp tank? Is this a Scud???

 

[Nils]

Yep, that would be a scud. I have (or had, till the puffs found them ) them in my tank, perfectly fine. Just another microorganism that lives in our tanks. Shouldn't be a threat.

 

[9thdragon]

Many people says scuds will eat your baby shrimps

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[9thdragon]

I dont see any other people keeping them maybe that's why but fish do love to eat them

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[Chillie308]

Well that's great.... Any idea how to get rid of them? My tank is an over stocked tank it houses about 30-40 nebula steel guppies (some being large females I read could do the job) and around 50 red rili shrimp which at the time I don't have a population issue but makes me wonder how many babies arent making it and how long before utter doom takes place.

Ever since I purchased some hornwart and threw it in there 6 months ago I've been seeing these things along with pond snails (which I usually dispatch 3 a day still whenever I see them) that's the only plant in my tank....worst purchase ever

 

[9thdragon]

Just scoop them if you see them

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[keegster803]

Scuds don't eat shrimp fry, I had a colony of them in my 1 gal and I also raised about 7 rcs shrimplets in there


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[9thdragon]

Scuds don't eat shrimp fry, I had a colony of them in my 1 gal and I also raised about 7 rcs shrimplets in there


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many people have different opinion and different experience I prefer not to..

I think that if u only raised 7 rcs shrimplets where is the rest??? one patch produced from 20-50 shrimplets this 7 most be lucky to hide away from predators...

but hey if u gonna let scuds I n your shrimp tank let us know how it goes =D