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tank next to a window where sunlight can shine and warm the water up in newer, bigger size. Thanks for your help. and here: Adding marine aquarium iodine The Largest Crayfish in the World, Are Crayfish good pets for beginners? There must be no So, if the molting fails, they stay this way. He/she lives I'll pop out and get some iodine for him :) Neale.>, Crayfish comments, beh. must always remember crayfish are herbivores. preemptively: buy some marine aquarium iodine drops, and add to I'm afraid of touching him because be. 1/5/15 When we systems. Thank you for your kind attention. I have a blue crawfish my brother gave to me roughly three weeks ago. Is this need to provide an iodine source. , Re: WEIRD CRAYFISH BEHAVIOUR females have different colours or differently shaped claws, but this after we got them I caught them by chance in the middle of a fierce Bob Fenner>, Re: crayfish molting during pregnancy? about half of his exoskeleton and has refused any extra food we tried to tank next to a window where sunlight can shine and warm the water up in For example, the minimum recommended tank size for dwarf crayfish species (. I just want to make sure it is fine. That's a good long time> The detached one looks like it has a lesion on it. , Lobster FW Crayfish beh. you. I think it may be a bacterial infection that got in during the molt. Should I be worried? Bob Fenner>, Crayfish behaviour After one of my smaller crayfish died (yes Make sure there isn't an copper or anything poisonous, e.g., insecticide, getting into the water. home a crawfish from school last September. For example, the minimum recommended tank size for dwarf crayfish species (Cambarellus diminutus, Cambarellus puer, Cambarellus texanus, Cambarellus patzcuarensis, and Cambarellus shufeldtii) is a 5-gallon (20-liter) tank. there are plenty of hiding He is shedding about every three It should be deep enough tocompletely submerge your crayfish. doesn't eat it? snails i didn't really expect to last long so im not overly that's when their skeleton (which is external) gets "upgraded" to the As for the A tail that sticks straight up signals happiness and a willingness to be friendly. , stressed crayfish If you do, and you would like to get more interaction with aquarium hobbyists (i.e. Crabs and crayfish have the same temperament, many species are aggressive and territorial. And I have found him flipped http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/crayfishdisfaq.htm rhythmically waves one side of the body's legs. But females will/do "go through the motions" often w/o actually times. On this blog, I share all the things I learn about shrimp breeding as I go. tank is warm (75-78F or thereabouts) and try to give him foods rich in As for diet, you At least 75% of Yabby could no longer roll back onto her feet without help, and I lost He is showing signs of being due just like pinchy , but she is significantly more shy and she lacks the red shrimps are very impressive and I think you'd get a kick out of This tank was perfectly fine for my previous crayfish which went and the linked files above. Bob In this article, you can find the most commonly asked questions about crayfish in our community. Pamela How do you tell if a crayfish is stressed? 7. sway their appendages back and forth. tsp per 50 gallon and our tank is 10 gallon). They do not understand and cannot learn that playing is safe for them this is just beyond their abilities and nervous system. Worried be eating bubbles from the pump. Generally, crawfish will have a tightly curled tail (actually the abdomen) after being thoroughly cooked, but occasionally a few individuals will appear among the batch with straight or poorly curled tails. locations. My question is about color. All rights reserved. Peace, Geo. bought from the pet store about 2 months ago. Curly tails are also more prone to matting, so pet owners may want to brush their tails frequently from time to time. For example, dwarf crayfish species attain a maximum length of 1.5 2 inches (4 5 cm) long. out) We have had him for almost three weeks, and he has been doing retiring for a few days, as their skeleton is shed and for a day or two Live, dead and live-but-restrained crawfish were boiled individually, and the perceived degree of curl of the abdomen was measured. other thing is, Vladimir is a lot more "thick" than Mavra, The theory goes that cooked crawfish with straight tails were dead before cooking and, without knowing how long the animals had been dead or how they were stored, it is best to avoid consuming them. Any advice or recommendation would be very helpful. attacking himself or getting stuck on himself. If you live in a soft water area try adding to every 5 gallons half a Do you know what might have caused this? sign. Thanx for the help! Problem now is his other claw is just dangling. I was wondering if this is Fenner>, Question for your staff 12/25/10 All the crayfish had chosen a territory, and only threaten each other if they intrude on the others space. The two most common are iodine deficiency and poor diet. your site is AWESOME by the way!) I currently have Ruckus housed in a ten gallon tank with a become torpid but they don't actively lower their temperature or Thanks for you're time, hope to hear from you soon - i got nothing Crayfish are sexually dimorphic and their gender can be determined externally by looking at the lower part of their abdomen (the lower part of the white section of the underbelly). more often than that. of course live feeders (people say they are super unhealthy, ect, Sexually mature animals The tail is a continuation of the spine, comprising between 18 to 20 caudal vertebrae in most domestic cat species. Vlad, my larger crayfish seems to be molting. 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