I used to think something was wrong with me as a kid, all my buddies had tanks and wanted big fish, tropical fish stores charged more for bigger fish, so they must be better. Me, I gravitated to the small, little tetras, danios, kuhli loaches, guppies. When I went to salt water tanks, I was more fascinated the micro creatures that lived in the live rock and sand than I was in the fish stock. Then I got into scuba diving, other divers wanted to see the fish on the reefs and hoped to catch sight of large pelagic species on the walls and drop offs into the deep, while I found much more pleasure laying my self down in the sand of a reef and studying the tiny creatures that lived in the corral sand and silt. I was glad when I realized there is a whole sub-culture that enjoys watching and studying the world of micro life.

@sunniezz3585

21 күн бұрын

i'm also into small species, they looks good in any tank size and seeing them working makes me feel so relax

@Billy426.

18 күн бұрын

Swordtails are the best species ever, they breed a lot and theyre small

My goodness I could watch this tank all day! Something about this tiny ecosystem is so beautiful. Love it!

@adrianrainbow4106

2 ай бұрын

It's the symbiosis.

Just give them some cucumber....throws fork at them 🤣🤣

hes just dropped the fork along? roots

A cyclop bloom that came out of nowhere just wiped out my entire daphnia collony in 48 hours.

Wonderful video, and great how you show what gets along..and how easy it is to maintain. Love!

I’ve been told scuds will go after baby shrimp?

Great and Simple

That's awesome! I went to collect some shrimp from a stream yesterday, but ended up with a whole bunch of other little creatures - mostly Daphnia, but also some stuff I don't know. I was wondering whether I should remove the others, but I think I'll just leave them and see if I can create something similar to what you have here. Unless I see something eating my Daphnia or shrimp.

@SajSajidmk

7 ай бұрын

Any stream or only some stream have it

@commenter4898

7 ай бұрын

@@SajSajidmk You can find them almost anywhere, but for best results you want places with aquatic plants, algae, or plant litter, like stagnant ponds or lower stream rivers. Obviously avoid polluted waters.

Awesome ima try this with a 20 gal long cherry shrimp , snails , daphnia , scuds , black worms.

Hello, my friend.👋 I used a 5-gallon bucket all summer to grow big brine, & fish lice. Green water. Lord, it smells so terrible. U think I could keep a heated 10-gallon on a 4-season porch this winter? My 5-gallon bucket of “ candy” is for my puffer fish. I have the snails w/ the cherry shrimp in another tank, w/ 1 pelco. 🐡

very cool

Very well done! Don't shrimps eat daphnia? Mine do.

I want to do just this!

Wonder how blackworm would do in that tanks? Thanks for sharing.

This is bad ass!! I definitely want to do this!! How many gallons??

hey buddy, i was wondering if i could have daphnia and gammarus all together and you solve it for me :) thanks a lot! Love from Argentina!

Cool, thanks for sharing! What's your water change schedule like on this culture?

This is so informative. I am going to be growing my own food cultures in the next day or two.. Should I add a small heater, and would a small dirted/sand amount on the bottom for the plants be a good idea. You did mention the plants so I just want to make sure this is correct for me to do!? Also I will have tiny snails as well for my betta tanks. I do have a lid with a light, do you suggest using the regular light or the blue light. Thank you so much, I would appreciate any info I might need. Kindly

I see that some of the hornwort has been chewed off, does it grow back?

What species of scud do you have? Some species are supposed to be harmful to neocaridina, so knowing which species can work together would be very helpful.

What plants do you have floating?

Hi! I have accidentally started a culture and I think I’m seeing a lot of seed shrimp. Is there an easy way to catch them to feed my other tanks?

How to you get aquatic plants and algae to grow without sun?

Can't find daphnia in any pond or body of water in Washington State. I'm in grays harbor county and there are tons of lakes ponds and vernal pools.. I'm stumped..

@giftofthewild6665

Жыл бұрын

Yeah me neither. I'm in SW Europe and I've found loads of stuff but no daphnia 😢

@yossarian00

18 күн бұрын

you can order eggs online or buy a live feedbag of them to start a culture too

How long do you leave food in there for then

I keep having fish hatch out in my scud tank. I have been wanting to get the daphnia in there also and keep some green water handy.

Hi, Very interesting. Do you change the water at all.

@thecarbondragon9478

Жыл бұрын

Not much of it. I am always taking a cup or two from it when harvesting. If it gets too organic rich, I will vacuum the substrate for mulm and take a couple gallons of water out.

have you found that these creatures don't get along together like the skuds eating the shrimplets? also will skuds destroy planted tanks, if they arent being predated enough?

@misconceptions5613

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they will eat plants, but they probably won’t do anything to shrimplets as long as there’s enough food. They don’t eat babies since they’re the same size, but they could compete for food

@thecarbondragon9478

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody gets along without any issues . I have cultured like this for years. Scuds will nibble on a few soft plants, such as mosses, but are fine with most plants if kept fed. Many plants enjoy what the scuds do as they keep the plant leaves clean.

Does the sponge filter suck up baby scuds, daphnia etc.???

So it’s ok to leave some sort of food in the tank 24/7 for them to eat. Never a time without food in the tank?

@jamesnguyen7069

10 ай бұрын

yes

this has inspired me to start my own food culture ✨but I accidentally started one and your video helped my identity what was living in my tank✨ sadly I also have detritus worms and those are nasty so I’m going to try to scoop some daphnia and a few scuds and start fresh in a new bucket

@elaineluikart5459

Жыл бұрын

Are detritus worms harmful? I was thinking they would be good food for Corys and Swordtails.

@skellaberry

10 ай бұрын

@@elaineluikart5459not harmful, but some people dont like the look of them

@samuelcontreras9248

7 ай бұрын

Detritus worms are good!

@yossarian00

18 күн бұрын

​@@samuelcontreras9248this, ignorance is astounding. detritus worms are highly beneficial and fish love eating them

Once I saw about 100 shrimp eating a sliver of wood, I think it was pine. There was nothing on it, just wood.

@Mittzie

Жыл бұрын

There was biofilm on it, wood is great at growing biofilm.

How about the water temperature? Do you put an heater in the tank to maintain the constant temperature?

@kenjiro2676

2 жыл бұрын

Daphnia can be found under ice, they don’t need heating. The same can be said for scuds and cherry shrimp. You heard that right, cherry shrimp are cold hardy.

Can you mix daphnia with scuds? I have 2 10 gallons setup. 1 has daphnia currently but I am trying to find a nice complementary animal. I also have a few snails with them. I heard the scuds eat daphnia but I would think they should be fine as long as there's enough food in the tank for them. Would love to hear your thoughts.

@curvingfyre6810

6 ай бұрын

I've had no trouble with gammarus gammarus and daphnia pulex. Can't speak for other species of scuds though.

can I incorporate a copy of your tank in my sump's refugium? So that current will occasionally sweep them to main tank via return pump?

@thecarbondragon9478

3 ай бұрын

The scuds will gladly colonize a sump.

Do you know if the scats eat the baby shrimp?

@thecarbondragon9478

Жыл бұрын

As long as being fed all is good. Stop feeding a scud culture and they will go destroy everything organic.

Is the filter still necessary? Isn't daphnia going to clear the algae and bacteria?

@thecarbondragon9478

2 жыл бұрын

A filter isn't needed at all. If used, how they help is being host to it's own biome. That biome slowly gets ejected and then available to the daphnia. I prefer an indoor culture have a filter, but I don't think it matters much either way. If not used I prefer having an area for the biome that snails can't reach - such as mounding the gravel.

@signupisannoying

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecarbondragon9478 Thank you very much for sharing your expertise!!

Do you recommend scuds in a planted community tank with nano fish? Or will the scuds eat the living plants?

@thebeigesheep6132

Жыл бұрын

Scuds eat baby shrimp so that's something to keep in mind

@vitoschiralli100

Жыл бұрын

I’m planning a hybrid Dutch style aquarium with hard scape and heavy plants, I’m hoping that will be enough for some shrimp babies to make it long enough and scuds to colonize along with daphnia

@Rorther

9 ай бұрын

@@thebeigesheep6132 As long as you have fish to control scuds, that won't be a big problem. Unless you want shrimp to breed. Cause the strong and smart shrimplets will still survive. Scuds are kinda considered a pest in shrimp-only aquarium.

i heard scuds prey on cherry shrimp

I was told you can't use tap water for daphnia is that not true?

@thecarbondragon9478

Жыл бұрын

It depends on what your municipality adds to the water. We do water changes on our daphnia cultures with water straight from the tap. It doesn't bother them at all.

@shannarafryer3111

Жыл бұрын

You can, just has to be dechloroinated and aged

You worry much about algae growth in this culture?

@markvickery5894

2 жыл бұрын

Algae is actually super good for the health of your tanks, however it’s just unsightly lol

So it’s ok to leave some sort of food in the tank 24/7 for them to eat. Never a time without food in the tank?

@DEXTER-TV-series

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! 👍💚😆