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	Blue Crayfish
nickman713 Enthusiast Posts: 187 Registered: 31-Dec-2003	I have a blue crayfish right now. It is a male. He will only reach about 4". I was wondering if I could get a female companion for him. Would they be alright? Also, what are the chances of them breeding?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	It will depend a lot on the setup, and how territorial the species is. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
nickman713 Enthusiast Posts: 187 Registered: 31-Dec-2003	The crayfish, from what I can see, is not very aggresive.Right now the tank is a 54g bow corner tank. It has a big piece of drift wood, with java moss and fern. The plants are new and haven't grown in yet.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	To breed them i would be fairly sure to increase your odds get more than 2. I've heard they breed best in a setup like a 10 or 20 gallon just for them with a few tetras live plants etc etc. You could try it in the 54gallon tank but the odds are slim imo they crayfish may rarly see each other in a tank of that size.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
charlie_tuna Hobbyist Posts: 119 Kudos: 160 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-May-2003	I just bought one of those last week, how can you tell which is male or female? And how much did yours cost? I paid $6.00 U.S. for mine, I'm just curious. thanx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Around here they are about 20 us dollars. I think you them but looking at there stomach not 100% not do i no what to look for when you turn them over?? Any way i wouldnt reccomend doing it to often as it will make the crayfish stressed. ==fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
charlie_tuna Hobbyist Posts: 119 Kudos: 160 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-May-2003	cool, I don't think I'll be grabbing it anytime soon, even though it's only 2 inches long, I thought you could tell by the color on the body, but I guess not. thanx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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