Is this a Yabby? (pics)

[z5nick]

Bought this today at the lfs. It was labeled as a "blue lobster" (of Course!)
Up until now, the only crayfish that I have seen in pet stores have been either red or blue clarkii. I know this isnt one of those. I've seen pics of Yabbies that look similar to this. This one also has alot of fuzz in its arm joints. Anybody got any idea what type it is?

 

[~THEO~]

Its common name is a yabby. It is actually a freshwater crayfish. Someone could probably tell you the scientific name, but it looks to be a female redclaw. They are native to Queensland, Australia and are as common as bat ****. They are great fun and pack loads of personality! it looks a nice size. how much did it cost you? Oh, and the "fuzz" is normal.

 

[z5nick]

it's about 3.5 inches from head to tail and cost me $20. I was hoping that it was an Australian species. How big do you think it will get

 

[z5nick]

I googled images of red claw yabbys (Cherax quadricarinatus) and it almost looks like what I have. The only differnce is that mine dosent have any red coloration on its claws. Maybe the color develops when it gets bigger?

 

[~THEO~]

I just found the common name, "Cherax quadricarinatus". It can grow up to 40cm, 15inches. I had mine up to about 7 inches tail to head. At that point i am very weary of handling them. They are called Redclaw because the males have a patch of red on the outerside of the claws. The females have thinner claws without the red.
If you want an awesome Australian cray, look for a "Cherax tenuimanus" the Blue marron cray, they would have to be my favourite by far.

 

[~THEO~]

Here is the female (left) and male (right) redclaws.

And here is the Blue Marron

 

[amehel0]

thoose are commonly sold as feeders for 1 dollar au probs like.5-.8 of adollaor AM

 

[z5nick]

Guess I must have a female since there is no red. I'd love to get a Cherax species but I dont think I'd have much luck finding one in my area. I was lucky to find this one

 

[~THEO~]

Guess I must have a female since there is no red. I'd love to get a Cherax species but I dont think I'd have much luck finding one in my area. I was lucky to find this one

Yeah mate, definitly a female. My female redclaws always grew faster, bigger and were always more active then my males.
Haha, I know what its like, I want heaps of fish that i cant seem to find anywhere.

 

[meepster]

the best way to tell if a cray is a yabby is to look at the underside. the aussie ones have been isolated from the rest of the world so their reproductive structures are different.