Blue crayfish ?'s

[Garrett.turbo]

I just got a blue crayfish and I was wonding if anyone knows what kind it is and possably how big itll get, Im pretty sure its a female, because there were babies and this was the only cray there. If anyone could give me some info on size specie and whatll eat would be awesome, thanks if advanced!

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[torval]

well im not an expert on NA species but it is definitely of the procambarus genus. either p. clarkii or p. alleni.

 

[piggy67]

Looks to be P.alleni and will eat anything. I feed mine shrimp pellets and algae waffers...they will sift through the substrate for food as well. It may be a target for the tankmates when it molts,be sure to add lots of hiding places...

 

[phillydog1958]

They are cool, but I've lost the 2 that I have had. They always seem to get eaten. I fed mine any bottom feeder pellet , to include shrimp, algae, etc . . . Mine also foraged for leftovers.

 

[Garrett.turbo]

okay cool thanks, my fish are still small yet, smaller than the cray so I dont need to worry right now I dont think and thanks for the info

 

[Crunchy]

Yeah, I had one with some small barbs.

The thing is , when they shed, they are super vulnerable for a while until their new shell hardens. AND they smell extremely tasty to all the fishies.

He shed the first time just fine. Not a single problem.
The second time, he was just too good to pass by. They ate all his legs off before he could move. He definitely died before he even had a chance.

So I second the motion for tons of hiding places. And I hope she is smart when she chooses a place to shed.

 

[Garrett.turbo]

ahh I see, hmm well currently shes hiding in a rock structure which she can barely fit so I think shes safe, and ideas on anything else I can try to fit into the tank? I cant try to put a couple bigger clay pots in and see if shell hide in there

 

[deeda]

You will need to offer hiding places the cray can fit into and the other fish cannot.

 

[Garrett.turbo]

any cheap ideas anyone can think of for hiding places, because I dont no how to make something a fish cant get into lol,

 

[torval]

go to lowes or a hardware store and buy a couple pieces of pvc pipe, either elbows, connectors, or short pieces of pipe. you can get several elbows or connectors, or a short piece of piping for under 5 bucks and my local lowes cut mine for me for free. just drop it in. not the prettiest but works very well and cheap.