Human Shrimp Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 So a long time ago I used to keep scuds, and still do just not as much. While I was watching my shrimp, I noticed a tiny little scud crawling beneath their feet, it's only about half a centimetre in length, I looked around, lifting up moss and wood and digging in the soils but didn't find any more, the tank has been set up for 4 months now and this is the first scud I've seen despite watching the tank every day. Should I be concerned or is it okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotf Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 It depends what you mean by "okay". There's a strong possibility you'll have a scud explosion in your shrimp tank. Some claim they attack and kill baby shrimp, others just find them unsightly. If you don't want them in that tank, kill each one you see as soon as you see it. Once you start to see several at a time, you've lost that battle and you'll have to resort to much more extreme measures to get them out of the tank (tear-down, seltzer water, etc...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Human Shrimp Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 I ended up removing the scud and put it in a 1 gallon container, I'll be on the look out for more, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotf Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Out of curiosity, why are you breeding/keeping them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Human Shrimp Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Well, before I had shrimp (or even a real aquarium) I had a very big interest in invertebrates, and when I found my first scud in 2017 in the pond behind my house, I instantly caught one. I was intrigued (this was before I was informed on all the species) I bought a 1 gallon aquarium from my LFS for 10$ CAD. I kept it because at the time I couldn't afford much more than some substrate and a plant (I'm young, I deliver flyers, not the most lucrative job) and then I caught more and more of them and they started breeding on their own and now I kinda just have them, I'm thinking of upgrading them to a larger setup after my next aquarium which will contain ghost shrimp. On December 3, 2018 at 2:09 PM, aotf said: Out of curiosity, why are you breeding/keeping them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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