Breeding electric blue crayfish??

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keeperdk

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Okay so I just noticed this morning that my crayfish is carrying eggs. I have her in a 5 gallon tank for now (only one I had available) but I have no idea how to proceed from here. I was hoping some of you guys might be able to answer some of my questions:
1) Once the babies are born, are they in danger of being eaten?
2) Should I feed the carrying cray normally, or do I need to change its diet slightly?
3) On average, how long does it take for the eggs to hatch? (sorry I have no idea what species she specifically is)
4) The father is a white crayfish, would this produce a blue/white coloured morph in the offspring?

Sorry if this is a lot, I tried to do some research but I couldnt find any answers with 100% certanity

Thanks guys :)
 
i dont think theres a father i belive they do the dirty with them selfs hahaha. i could be wrong tho. but i swear they self suffecent.


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Tyler - Thanks :)
Fishstick - Im pretty sure they can do it both ways, I always thought they needed another but my friend had one that bred on its own :D
 
keeperdk said:
Tyler - Thanks :)
Fishstick - Im pretty sure they can do it both ways, I always thought they needed another but my friend had one that bred on its own :D
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I'm pretty sure that electric blue crays aren't self cloning, I have had mine for a few months without eggs.


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Ptrick125 said:
I'm pretty sure that electric blue crays aren't self cloning, I have had mine for a few months without eggs.


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But blue marbled crayfish can self cloning..after all they comes in various colors.
 
MN_Rebel said:
But blue marbled crayfish can self cloning..after all they comes in various colors.
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It is my understanding that marbled crays (marmokrebs or something like that) are the only ones that reproduce asexually. They don't come in all colors as each is a clone of its parent and will have the exact same coloring, down to the dot.

Electric blue crays are a diff species.

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Mount_Prion said:
It is my understanding that marbled crays (marmokrebs or something like that) are the only ones that reproduce asexually. They don't come in all colors as each is a clone of its parent and will have the exact same coloring, down to the dot.

Electric blue crays are a diff species.

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Not excatly. They comes in all colors based on the diet and the water quality.
 
Andrew1002 said:
Any pics? Never heard of this before. That could be some big money! Those little guys sell for $20 a pop normally.

-Andrew
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None yet, ill post some when they hatch :)
 
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