Crayfish Genetics?

[Destroyer551]

Ok, so I just shook off a batch of babies from a wild caught female that had eggs. Turns out, some of her babies have a blue tint to them, while others are red. I have some other pure blue crayfish of the same species.
2 females and 1 baby male. I positive the 2 females are pure blue, but not quite sure about the male. If I mate the blue baby males from this batch with the blue females when they get older, will I get some real blues from batch? Also, I'm not quite sure on the species...I don't have a good enough camera to take a picture anyways. But how much would they sell for? How much for an adult? Juvie?

 

[aquaculture]

iAM PRETTY SURE THAT IF THE BLUE IS RECESSIVE WILL GET LEES THAN A HANDFUL OF TRUE BLUES IF YOU BREED TWO BLUES TOGETHER

 

[Noto]

There are way too many variables involved to say how many, if any, blue offspring you would get; you'll just have to breed'em and find out!

Are you in South Florida? If so, your crays are very likely Procambarus alleni. Blue P. alleni are already quite common in the market and are not expensive, so don't expect to make a killing. The only other cray it could be down there is P. fallax. Now, if you're further north, say north of Tampa Bay, things start getting more interesting. Here's a checklist of Florida species: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/country_pages/state_pages/florida.htm

 

[Destroyer551]

I'm right above orlando, if not in it.
So yes, I'm north of tampa bay.

 

[Otto_VonBacon]

A blue and a red? done this before. Then bred them. My current ones change color each molt. from blue, to dark blue, to brown, to a mix of both.

What i'm saying is the best way to breed blues for sale is to just breed two true blues, beceause there are to many variables that are taken into account and you never know just how many you end up with.

 

[Destroyer551]

Ok, was just wondering.
I know the first female is true blue, as she just shed and she's the same color. Not sure about the smaller female and male, but I'll just have to wait till they molt.