Saltwater dip for crayfish?

[Nabbig2]

In an issue of my AFM, it suggests to give a crayfish a 30 second saltwater dip when you just get it, so that any parasites will drop off. It says to use a cup of salt in a gallon of water. Would this be a good idea?

 

[tunerX]

A short dip can get rid of some external parasites and parasites that live in the gills. Are you trying to use these as feeders?

 

[Nabbig2]

A short dip can get rid of some external parasites and parasites that live in the gills. Are you trying to use these as feeders?

Nope, I just want to take care of the crayfish. After all, getting rid of parasites would benefit the crayfish, right?

 

[sevendreamz]

Never heard of this, but it sounds like it makes perfectly good sense. And since its only 30 seconds that also sounds fine, I've seen them live quite a bit longer than 30 seconds when being fed to SW Puffers and such....

 

[Crusty]

In an issue of my AFM, it suggests to give a crayfish a 30 second saltwater dip when you just get it, so that any parasites will drop off. It says to use a cup of salt in a gallon of water. Would this be a good idea?

mmm 30 seconds is a little short. Either 30 grams salt per liter of water, for 2 to 3 minutes: or 10 grams salt per liter of water for 30 minutes. You may need to do the conversions to imperial though.