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 alive after two weeks. Scuds arrived alive. We are two weeks into culturing, and one water change in. Have them in 4 gallons of water with low flow sponge filter, boiled India almond leaves, bio balls with starter bacteria, and feeding them shrimp pellets. They are all alive and seem to be thriving. The order arrived early, and I was out of town, so the scuds spent a few days in packaging at the post office but have done fine.

Many arrived dead, you can see in the photo that the bag has many dead scuds at the bottom. However, I still give it 5 stars, there are more than enough to make my own colony. The seller was meticulous and thorough with their packaging. The plastic bag they arrived in was made of material that allows the water to breathe, while not leaking. That bag was placed within a ziplock, then surrounded with paper, at the bottom was I believe a handwarmer, this was all within a insulated foil bubble wrap box. I honestly do not believe the seller could have done anything more to prevent the scuds that died during transit. I deposited some to my 75 gallon aquarium and the rest is in a 3 gallon tank to start my own colony. The ones that are alive are alive and seem to be thriving. Overall I am happy with my purchase.

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,

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

More then half arrived dead. It was actually kinda hard to tell cause of how small they are and move/float lol. Once dumped they just sank. I personally think it was my local USPS. They were packed good, the bag was cut off and i think thats where alot of them... suffered, maybe a bit more water? But they are sending a new bag which is really really kind. I recommend even if its a 50/50 chance, super good business to work with and came on the earlier side of the estimated delivery date.

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.

My critters arrived alive and kicking!! Took a while to get here but in all due farness there was a big snowstorm on top of us heading east, so, I understand the delay. I was so happy with my package, double bagged, topped off with paper so no flopping around in bags and insulated package. I was happy over with this experience, and it was below zero here the night B/4 it arrived so very cold outside. I was alerted as AD says to come pick up my order from local PO. Thank u for that!! Therefore no frozen critters!! Great realistic price too!! I'm buying more from here!!!!