Fate of my crayfish

[Frostyone]

So I have a 40 gallon planted tank with a wild caught pair of Apisto. Cacatuoides some Cory cats and 5 cardinal tetras, well there was also this baby cray that I put in there to help with the clean up. Well, he's been cleaning up alright. First he knocked off 3 of the Cardinals, then I got home from work yesterday and was doing my daily head counts when I look under the driftwood to see half of my female apisto in it's claws . Well out he came and I put him in my 30 which has a 4" festae and 4" sailfin plec, and on the other side of the divider 12-13 3/4" Festae fry. Well about 15 minutes later I went to check on him and he'd already climbed the divier and was going after my baby festae. I'm thinking of putting him in my 125 with my big Africans and let them make a meal out of him, but I'm not sure I'd kinda like to keep him but all my tanks are full.

So I'll leave it up to everyone here. Should he be a treat for my big boys, get a tank and keep him or give him away?

I'm really pissed he ate my female!

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Why would you keep a crayfish with fish anyways? Did you not know they are notorious fish eaters?

 

[Frostyone]

I did but the fish I though were fast enough and the crayfish small enough, I didn't think I'd have this problem this soon.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Just because they are fast doesn't mean they don't have their down time. The moment they hi the bottom of the tank they are goners. Personally I would lose the fish and keep the cray but that's me.

 

[Frostyone]

I can always pick up another tank, I work p/t at a LFS, but I'm still really mad that it ate my damn female!

 

[cichlaguapote]

I would take him bass fishing..

Seriously it's up to you and how much you are attached. If you really like him get a seperate tank. If you don't then get rid of him one way or another.. You do have to remember though that as far as eating your fish he was only doing what he knows to do.

 

[fillyfolly]

Its not really its fault you know!

But if you are really mad of what he did to your apisto, make a meal otta
him

Like the fish alot, keep him

Mad & annoyed,but still like him ,give him away.

hey, I am no expert so you dont have to go by what I say

Do whatever you want, it is your fish

 

[The Red Severum]

feed him

 

[freshwaterfishing]

Snack time forsure! Its great to watch them get eatin aswell lol.

 

[Frostyone]

6 to 2 for fish food , it's not like he's a blue or red cray. Just plain brown variety.