Does anyone know of which ones are safe to put in a tank with fish? I can't seem to find an answer to my question? They have 2 crabs at PetSmart, I think one is a Red-Claw Crab and the other is a "Mini Crab" or something like that... Anyone with any expierence with these? What about Crayfish? Are there any fish friendly species?
Fish safe crabs or crays?
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i am not knowledgeable on the subject, but for crabs you have to give them some land out of water. so take that into consideration also.
wonword;2297144; said:
Yea I knew that already, I have the basics of keeping one but now I want to know if any are fish safe.
You may be interested in the Atyopsis gabonensis (also known as the giant armored shrimp, Cameroon African shrimp, vampire shrimp). Its a filter feeding shrimp that is basically a crayfish that instead of having claws has feather like structures that pull traces of food out of the water. It cleans your tank all day and it won't ever attack your fish. Here's a picture:
That's pretty cool but would I worry about someone eating it? I feed them Ghost Shrimp once a week? How big does it get? How expensive are they? Also how rare?
ViperCLKGTR;2297239; said:
According to what I've read they are very well protected by their shell and can be put in with all but the most aggressive fish. They grow up to 6 inches long and they can eat pellets and food sticks, but prefer to filter feed on particles left over from feeding other fish in the tank. I've seem them being sold online for only $12.00, but then of course the cost of shipping is always high with fish, so that jacks up the total cost a bit. Apparently they are pretty rare and i doubt you will ever find them in a lfs, so ordering online may be the only way to get one.
I've been told that crayfish and crab can't live with fish or shrimp. However, I have all of the so called incompatible species in my tank and haven't had any problem for a long time.
2 blue crayfish, 8 red claws, 4 fiddler crabs, too many cherry shrimps, tiger shrimps, amano shrimps and dwarf crayfish, 3 GN's, 2 royals, 2 mangos, 6 hillstream loaches, 10 cories, and too many neon tetras all live together in this tank.
The tank is planted, with a lot of woods and hiding spots.
2 blue crayfish, 8 red claws, 4 fiddler crabs, too many cherry shrimps, tiger shrimps, amano shrimps and dwarf crayfish, 3 GN's, 2 royals, 2 mangos, 6 hillstream loaches, 10 cories, and too many neon tetras all live together in this tank.
The tank is planted, with a lot of woods and hiding spots.
imisim, your tank rocks! What a perfect example of all these different species living together....all too rare but sweeeeeeeeet when it does happen!
cymrufem;2299901; said:
Thank you. I've read from another thread that you just got your first blue crayfish
My blue crayfish eat pond snails and veggies. I just feed them the canned mix veggies. You will see them carry the green beans, carrots, potatoes, etc... to their caves. They are very greedy 
I guess I feed them well; therefore, all of them get along just fine.
imisim;2299723; said:
That is a cool tank. I have a suspicion that the reason all those species aren't fighting with each other in your tank is because of the large amount of hiding spots you have in there. There are so many caves and places to hide they are probably able to avoid eachother much more easily than in an open tank.