Cray ID

[nirman]

Guys this is my first invertebrate, so i don't know anything about this species. Got this guy today., can anybody id this? And if possible it's gender?

 

[joe jaskot]

Most likely a procambarus alleni. Need a picture of its underside to determine sex.

 

[nirman]

Most likely a procambarus alleni. Need a picture of its underside to determine sex.

Looked google pics, but mine is realy darker than them...
I don't have any idea how to get pic of underside? Hmmm

 

[jordanhunt]

I used to have one of these guys, it an Australian red claw crayfish, most probably female coz males have a red line running across their claws, very aggressive and they can grow over a foot long if you keep them in a large tank, what tank size do you have, minimum is 20 gallons


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[jordanhunt]

I used to have one of these guys, it an Australian red claw crayfish, most probably female coz males have a red line running across their claws, very aggressive and they can grow over a foot long if you keep them in a large tank, what tank size do you have, minimum is 20 gallons


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Scientific name is cherax quadricarinatus Btw




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[nirman]

I used to have one of these guys, it an Australian red claw crayfish, most probably female coz males have a red line running across their claws, very aggressive and they can grow over a foot long if you keep them in a large tank, what tank size do you have, minimum is 20 gallons


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Defanitely not that i think. Because,
01). These grows only 6-7 inches.
02). Not that aggressive, i saw many of these guys get along with little angels almost 3 months and continues without any prob.
03). I can't see any of them got that red claw at my LFS (they got 50-60 crays), that i saw on pics.

 

[jordanhunt]

Defanitely not that i think. Because,
01). These grows only 6-7 inches.
02). Not that aggressive, i saw many of these guys get along with little angels almost 3 months and continues without any prob.
03). I can't see any of them got that red claw at my LFS (they got 50-60 crays), that i saw on pics.

Yea but the red claw doesn't develop until sexual maturity, and they usually get around 6 inches but in a BIG tank they can get over a foot, hands down a red claw crayfish


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[jordanhunt]

Here's a pic of mine, she lived fine with my fish until she reached 5+ inches, that's when she started trying to eat them, found fish covered in scars
And trust me, no crayfish can live with fish, all Crays will eat them if they get the chance


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[jordanhunt]

Here's a pic of mine, she lived fine with my fish until she reached 5+ inches, that's when she started trying to eat them, found fish covered in scarsView attachment 860545View attachment 860546
And trust me, no crayfish can live with fish, all Crays will eat them if they get the chance.


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They also NEED a hiding space like a log or a pot, without it they will become very stressed and probably die early, not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just trying to give you advice so you can give her a good life




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[Chub_by]

Jordan is right, it's C. Quadricarinatus
But on one thing you're wrong, NA crays can live with fish

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