Fantastic Crayfish! Incredible that it could be 15 years old... how long can it live?Ianab;1675524; said:Something differernt.
NZ native freshwater crayfish
This little guy I caught in the stream down at the back of the garden a few days back. He seems to have settled in eating shrimp wafers and pieces of vege.
Amazing thing is when I researched them, a 3" one like this is probably 15 years old.
Ian
I think about 30 years. That one is about 3" long, and they can grow to about 5". Being coldwater they grow much slower than tropical species, but also live longer.Incredible that it could be 15 years old... how long can it live?
Thank you for the info When you say cold water, how cold are we talking about (in Celcius if possible)?Ianab;1684226; said:I think about 30 years. That one is about 3" long, and they can grow to about 5". Being coldwater they grow much slower than tropical species, but also live longer.
Ian