Here's another benefit of having scuds in a tank: they eat algae.
I had a 70 gallon tank that would get outbreaks of black brush algae, and I could not eradicate the algae. I tried treating the tank with a heavy dose of hydrogen peroxide and Flourish Excel (after removing all the fish), but the BBA always came back.
This spring, I removed almost all the fish, leaving only a group of corydoras. I added scuds to the tank with each water change and also added some hornwort to the tank, because scuds seem to really like to eat hornwort.
It took a while for the scuds to be established in this tank, for reasons that are unclear to me, but now they are doing well and the BBA is gone, except for a little bit still on a filter spray bar. I'm going to remove the spray bar and treat it with hydrogen peroxide, to try to knock out the last little bit of BBA.
Interesting Bob. Thanks for sharing. Scuds are constantly invading my shrimp tanks. Usually harvest them and feed them to my badis. No idea on species. Any ideas on how to get rid of them other than manual removal? I have no hard evidence, but feel they do not do well with shrimp and decrease my populations, as you mentioned. Have heard a couple theories, but who knows. Thanks!
May not be the best suggestion but I've personally had better luck with Neocardinia that I've kept mixed with Endlers than alone because things like Hydra, Planaria, and Scuds are a lot rarer in those thanks which offsets the predation from the Endlers. This is starting to change as my endler population is a lot larger and my shrimp population seems to have shrunk.
Here's another benefit of having scuds in a tank: they eat algae.
I had a 70 gallon tank that would get outbreaks of black brush algae, and I could not eradicate the algae. I tried treating the tank with a heavy dose of hydrogen peroxide and Flourish Excel (after removing all the fish), but the BBA always came back.
This spring, I removed almost all the fish, leaving only a group of corydoras. I added scuds to the tank with each water change and also added some hornwort to the tank, because scuds seem to really like to eat hornwort.
It took a while for the scuds to be established in this tank, for reasons that are unclear to me, but now they are doing well and the BBA is gone, except for a little bit still on a filter spray bar. I'm going to remove the spray bar and treat it with hydrogen peroxide, to try to knock out the last little bit of BBA.
Great explanation! I like what you're doing with your video editing too. Takes time, but it's worth it. Keep up the great work.
Another interesting video by Bob Bock. As always I keep learning from these well done videos!
Interesting Bob. Thanks for sharing. Scuds are constantly invading my shrimp tanks. Usually harvest them and feed them to my badis. No idea on species. Any ideas on how to get rid of them other than manual removal? I have no hard evidence, but feel they do not do well with shrimp and decrease my populations, as you mentioned. Have heard a couple theories, but who knows. Thanks!