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so i went to a shop i rarely go to and i see these (not very) blue lobsters... the label was on the wrong tank but i'm quite certain it was them

fishprofiles doesnt seem to feature them but anyone know anything about them?

r they good for a community tank? do they prefer to b alone groups etc?

any thing else?

many thanks in advance!!

I think you could be refering to Blue Yabbies they are actually not the best thing to keep with any fish if fishare small they will eat the fish if the fish are rather large they will eat the yabbie it is their natural food.

They also can be agressive towards each other in smaller tanks.

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i think i might have seen what you're talking about.. freshwater blue crayfish of some sort..


honestly, i wouldnt put a crayfish with any kind of fish, considering natural food in the wild for crayfish, are in fact.... FISH.... these might be cool for a tank thats planted, with maybe a plecostomus..... but im not sure if they'd be a good investment.

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...

hmmm

the fish shop did have them in tanks with other fish in it...

i mite have to go there a few more times keep an eye on them see how they react

worrying thing that did set me off - i actually went there again to buy but in the tank above - to where it said blue lobster £4.99 - there was an shell floatin around whcih some mollys i think it was were nibbbling at it...

so they have been moved to the current tank... hmmmmm

what about newts?

i know nothing about newts... they're cute little dudes though... i've always wanted to do a huge green anole tank with half water for some fire-bellied toads and maybe some fish.... but... you know... $$$ issues.

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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...

the blue crayfish is suitable for mid sized fish, i had one with my parrots, convict and tiger barbs, it was a awesome specimen but the lifespan isnt long at all on them, they need to be in a established tank with leftover food on the bottom for them to feed on, mine lasted for 4mnths i think, was a while ago though.

The blue crayfish are quite common in the petstores I go to in Southern Indiana. Go with medium-sized fish in the tank. I would avoid tigar barbs, because the crays I saw were really big, and would probubly eat the barb if it got close enough. A species tank is probubly best ^_^

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yabbies/crayfish are cool! I wouldn't put any other fish in with them though.

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If you're looking to buy crayfish in the UK then the only legally imported variety available is the Australian Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax Quadricarinatus). Stick the name in a google search and you can find out quite a lot about them.
They can go in with most fish but be careful - if they are attacked they will activly defend themselves.
I have 1 male + 1 female in with an Amazonian Puffer fish and they all live quite happily together (except when the crays moult). The puffer ignores them and they ignore him - even when they could easily kill him they don't.
They are great fun to watch, easy to feed and are 'great escape artists'.
The lifespan is supposed to be 2-3 years.