Critters Direct Live Freshwater Scuds (gammarus, sp) Qty-100

Update: it’s has been 8 months since I ordered and the scuds are going strong— I bought 100 but I reckon I have many hundreds now. Some eventually hitched a ride into my newer 55 gallon shrimp tank and they breed like crazy so I now have a ridiculous amount of scuds now. I have not been able to prove that my puffers, guppies or bettas eat them so at this point they are just weird tiny little creatures flying around my shrimp tanks and hogging all the shrimp food. The only annoying thing is that they are so tiny and so plentiful that you can’t really have them in a tank that has any filter besides a sponge filter because they will get sucked into the other filters and then you have to figure out how to save their lives when you’re cleaning your filter. Original review: I didn't count them obviously but they were all alive and there were some detritus worms as well which is a bonus. If I could do anything different I would order more especially if you're getting these to put in a tank with livestock that would eat them (puffers, guppies, etc.). I love how active and fast they are. I know they act as a clean up crew and I kinda like their appearance more than all the bladder snails that clean up tanks. I made sure to have lots of plants, moss and places for them to hide so hopeful they can escape all the predators in my tanks and still do their clean up job. They're definitely the most expensive aquatic livestock I've ever bought so I definitely hope they can escape the fish. They are obvious to spot in a tank, not small like copepods. Expensive but I'll probably order again and just keep them in their own nano tank because having them in a tank with established other fish is stressful, I did a water change and siphoned the substrate and had to net them out. It arrived faster than the original estimate.

All were alive and did extremely well in my new set up . I recommend introducing these guys before your fish so they can breed . I drilled holes into my drift wood for extra hiding spaces . As well as sand so they can burrow,

All arrived healthy and active. This is my first attempt at culturing a colony as live feed for my pea puffers. I have the scuds in a low-tech “swamp” jar set-up and they are already reproducing. The unfortunate news is that I have become fascinated by them and may have trouble feeding them to my fish… The good news is that I would readily buy from this seller again!

They arrived alive and thriving. My wild caught cardinals obliterated them, but I will order again once I'm ready to start a colony.

They arrived healthy and my fish immediately took a keen interest when I added them to the tank. Great supplier!

Arrived several days late, but all were alive. They are thriving in our Shabookin pond now.

Love it! Most arrived alive. My crayfish loved them and ate all 100 in 48 hours. I will need to breed these in a separate tank if they stand a chance of surviving! They were shipped in a plastic bag which leaked and some scuds got stuck in the creases of the bag. I would have shipped this in a small plastic tube with a cap on it. If they could better their shipping I think this would be stars but I still give it 4 stars! I will order again.

Most arrived dead