hey, so i was down at my lfs today and they had four of what the guy told me was sold as "electric blue lobsters". they were plenty blue alright. i'm interested in them, so i was wondering if anyone maybe had any experience with them? i don't know for sure if i can get one, i'd rather not add another tank at the moment. so i was also wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to possibly condense tanks [way more than likely not] or to move things around so he'd work? i'm really thinking it's not going to work without getting a new tank. i have a 55g with one rhinoceros pleco and two small green spotted puffers, and a 30g community tank [see "my tank setup" dropdown thing for specifics]. i also have a 40g breeder, soon to be a 75g, with a turtle in it [he's fairly small as far as turtles can go; maybe around a five or six inch shell]. my fiance had the idea to get a tank separater for my 55g, but we'd rather not confine my pleco's space. not that he moves around that much, lol. anyway, suggestions on care for the cray would be much appreciated, as it's hard to find very much reliable, complete information searching the web [which i am currently doing]. thanks!
"electric blue lobster" suggestions?
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Crays are very easy to care for I keep mine in a no fish tank because sooner or later either the cray will get eaten or you will be missing fish the only fish Ive ever kept with crays are plecos a bit bigger then the cray . They eat most anything though the better the food the better the color, you need a heater in winter if you are in a cold climate unless they are native to where you live. They like lots of rocks so they can make their homes. Mine are forever trying to pull the fake plants around their burrows quite funny to watch. They also need a tight fitting lid they are natorious for escaping . I once found one of mine in the subpump hole in the basement. I use to raise my little ones in a rubbermade contaner with a filter and submersible heater . Hope this helps.
If you would like pics of a cray tank let me know and Ill post one up tommorrow.
If you would like pics of a cray tank let me know and Ill post one up tommorrow.They also need calcium. You can give them egg shells. They eat EVERYTHING, veggies (potatos even raw). As pat said they love to climb. I strongly recomend a species only tank with these guys.
thanks everyone. yeah, i don't have any cichlids anymore, and i definitely wouldn't try that, lol. i was considering building a sand shelf for my puffers to sleep on [that's the only time they're really at the bottom] and having that in there for a few days to see if they use it, and if so then maybe trying one in there. the only other fish in there is my rhinoceros pleco, who's bigger that the cray and can hold his ground if he gets snipped at. my puffers actually keep pretty much away from him now; he's not aggressive or anything and they're not afraid of him, but one was tying to eat a snail once and it fell next to my pleco and the puffer just sort of looked at it and then swam away. they seem to respect his personal space
Puffers will probably be like cichlids. When the cray molts, they'll tear him up. They might not even wait. Crays are crunchy puffer food.
^^ Agree, as soon as that cray lays on it's side it's food. Mine just molted and they are so vulnerable when they molt.
Put it this way, if the cray is large enough it will probably kill the puffer, and if the puffer is large enough, it will more than likely eat the cray...
Also, with pleco's having tendencies of hanging out near the bottom, there is a good chance the cray will start picking at the pleco...
So overall, probably not the best of ideas to add any crays into the tank unless its living on its own...
Also, with pleco's having tendencies of hanging out near the bottom, there is a good chance the cray will start picking at the pleco...
So overall, probably not the best of ideas to add any crays into the tank unless its living on its own...
okay, well i got one today. i've been watching closely. she is about three inches long, my pleco is six and is hard as a rock [literally, he feels like a rock]. the puffers are about one inch. they don't seem very interested in her, nor she in them. as soon as i put her in she swam to the bottom and found herself a nice little crevice under a piece of wood, and started digging out a den. she's mostly been sitting guarding her little den, and has ventured out a few times to scrounge for food. she likes the bloodworms that i feed my fish. and there are lots of little hiding places for her for when she molts. if i have to, i'll put her inside of a large critter carrier when i notice her about to molt [not eating as much, more sluggish] and leave that inside of the tank for water circulation. but so far it's been good. i have no worries whatsoever with my pleco; he's pretty docile unless attacked [and i'm not worried about the cray attacking her, she's very mellow as well], and he's too big for the cray's little claws. the puffers i'll keep an eye on; she doesn't seem quite big enough to get them [i'm almost positive she's a she; her claws were a bit smaller than the other cray in the tank, and a slightly different shape], and they're little mouths don't seem quite strong enough to get her. but again, i'm keeping a very close eye on them.
I got 2 of them today that are around 1 1/2". They are in my 29 gal with some tetras, and a silver dollar. For the price that they are selling for I hope to breed them, but with my luck they will both be the same sex