need help Quick !! Cichlid with crayfish

[goldenballer]

i recently bought 2 blue clawed crayfish from a friend. they are being housed with my cons (2+ inches) , a larger severum , a baby JD and a Baby firemouth. will they be safe living with these cichlids ? the crayfish are only 1.5 inches long , still no colour so there pretty young. or should i remove the crayfish to my empty 20 gallon tank ? i don't have a filter for this tank so will they be okay? i think the temperature is 70F in the tank . at what size do they molt ? they've been in with the cichlids for about 4 days now , but i RARELY see them bcuz they hide alot. should i leave them in the tank with the cichlids or should i remove them to a 20G tank by themselves ? also i noticed my male Convict attacked the crayfish but this was probably because the cray had food in his mouth.

thanks in advance !!!!

 

[goldenballer]

another option would be to remove the Con that is being aggressive to another tank. whats the best way to get my baby cray's to grow quickly ? can they escape when they are this small ?

 

[AcsFoolMike]

First off, how big is your tank? Secondly, I would def bump the temp of that tank up to 78-80.

 

[Blues14]

I can tell you all will be good until they shed and go softshell.....then its bye bye crayfish

 

[Morledzep]

if you give the crayfish enough hiding spots they COULD be ok. but if the cichilds can get to the crayfish when they moult, they WILL be eaten. and they moult often while they are growing. they slow down some, but still moult several times a year even when they are full grown.

 

[Dissy]

Crayfish have no business being with cichlids, and vice-versa. I'd rehome the crayfish ASAP. They will get eaten at some point.

 

[caribexr2]

Agree, dont bother as the crays can be a pain in the neck when fish are small. But when the cichlids get bigger they are just gonna start pulling it apart. Noting like a nice soft crayfish to fill some cichlids belly's.