I've never raised Sea Monkeys (brine shrimp), but I have a feeling, scuds are infinitely simpler and infinitely easier. Best of all, scuds are free locally.

I killed the first scud I caught in the wild because of what I read. Now I have them in my tank and a separate culture of just scuds with some snails. They love carrots. I just bought some more carrots today for them.

Hello Tony. I was trying your method by culturing green water outside in sunlight. I added daphnia in the green water tank, green water is dark green now, but I don't see daphnia multiplying, what did I do wrong?

Genius idea! Now I really want to start a scud tank!

I thought you would put them in your aquarium and let them dig in the substrate...

Oh I want to try this!! I want to get a food web going

I'm definitely going to try this!

Why mix the dry algae with minced garlic if I might ask? I have just ordered a starter culture and I am curious...thanks

Hi Tony - love your product! How many bags would you recommend for a heavily planted 30g community tank? Tank is 36”Lx12”Wx16”H. Thank you!

Just found your site today....I will be ordering soon

I buckets of this stuff.......it grows like crazy

If i put bag of bugs in my tank will they just keep feeding my fish. As long as i put dead leaves and stuff in? Tks

I like your idea. I also like the idea of live frozen storage.

Thank you! Great video

Thank you for this video. I'm learning so much✌️⚘️🌴

Just stopping in to let everyone know abt my adventure w green water⚘️✌️🌴 first, thank you to Phillips Fish Works for all the attention and follow up with me. Today, customer service doesn't exist so on that front A+. The green kit wants for nothing. Wow. A+ seriously, nothing is needed except air. I have 4 jars, getting ready to purchase 2 more and then start on 2 buckets. I have abt 80 betta fry I'm keeping alive on these critters n green water Ya'll need to try this if only to offer your water pets a live treat Thank you.

They don't deliver to the UK! does anyone know some alternatives that do or have advice on doing it yourself?

Technically, meiofauna are animals that pass through a 1mm mesh screen but not through a 0.1mm mesh screen. Many of them are interstitial, living between grains of sand in the substrate.

I love playing with greenwater so much I woke up out of bed to look at the green water grabbed a small bottle of water out of the mini fridge, got stoned and was looking at my different cultures of green water that I put in empty water bottles and accidentally opened one and took a warm sip😢

I am currently running an fx6 filter…Will this be an issue when adding these?

Love some hornwort myself. And getting it from goliad farm means it’s probably full of life. BONUS!

Great information, I had no idea how scuds could be so beneficial when done correctly.

Just placed an order and looking forward to receiving this. Keep making videos brother! You got a wealth of knowledge that needs to be shared to others like your Scuds video.

Thank you for showing the different kinds of organisms

Even if someone didn't have an aquarium or keep fish this is a fantastic video. Its also got an excellent, chill, relaxing vibe with a narrator who sounds kinda like Chris Pratt.

Ordered my first Scuds from Phillopfishworks. I'm looking forward to seeing them in my aquariums.

Scuds rock

Hey, what’s the difference between bag of bugs and new and improved bag of bugs? Does the new and improved version have more micro fauna?

I keep a dirted substrate and added cyclops copepods. Had to go off into the woods with a jar, find a good stream (four times), collect the gunk, and sit in front of it with an eye dropper and a flashlight in the dark to transfer them into the tank. A lot of work but my substrate is BRISTLING with cyclops now. Beyond the substrate worms, cyclops break down the mulm into finer particles and settle it farther down into the dirt, making the nutrients more accessible to the plants. Also they add to the diet of many nano fish like scarlet badis and chili rasboras.

What name of the nutrients

Bought a Bag of Bugs. Had questions. Sent two emails but still haven’t heard back from you…

Will my nano fish also keep the scud population in check?

Do you ship them to Europe (Poland)?

Why does no one ship to Canada!? 😭

So they will eat my fris ?

u NEED alot of duckweed on the top.

Do aquatic isopods eat fish eggs? Do they clean up biofilms?

What temp do you keep a tank like this at? Would a 50-65 degree basement be ok without a heater?

Buy a second net for a dollar if you are worried about cross culturing 😅

Have you gotten any isopods that are slightly colored or have an interesting pattern?

Which is better at eating biofilm? Shrimp or scuds?

Nice update! Are you interested in reviewing our 7-in-1 Aquarium WiFi Monitor? It can monitor PH, ORP, EC, TDS, Salinity, S.G and Temp! We're sure that you'll love it.

I’m in Canada after watching your videos I really want to keep scuds

Do scuds eat fungal biofilm?

Thank you Tony. I'm having a blast w the betta fry. I'm ready to advance. I just ordered green machine thing and more bugs🤣 your the best. Ps: love the ceramic, by the way. What a nice touch It's under Alescio

Where can we buy aquatic isopods? I can't find them.

The scuds are eating my damn plants.

I find that Moina tend to handle softer ph and higher temps whereas the Daphnia magna tend to like a more alkaline ph and colder water. Just my 2 cents as a culture nerd myself.

Thank you for sharing :-))

WOW. I have been watching Father Fish and didn't know there was an UNCLE fish. AWESOME VIDEO.