Spialz Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 My birthday is tomorrow and my very sweet fiance surprised me with this little guy as a present. Its obviously a white crayfish, but Im wondering what species. A quick google search wasnt conclusive so I thought some of the cray experts on here might be able to identify it. Im thinking P. alleni? Can anyone confirm that? Thanks for any help. Soothing Shrimp and CharlesWex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Ya your right I got some my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 What water parameters do you keep your white crays at? Ive got mine in a tank with RO water remineralized with SS GH/KH+ to the following: Temp: 72 pH: 7.4 GH: 8 KH: 3 TDS: ~250 Anything else special this little guy needs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I honestly don't check the parameters for These guys I just declorifier my tap water not even my ro and if they haven't shed in a while I throw crushed oyster shells in. I keep them separated throw them in together every now and then see if they mate, I have one that just did that, and then wait for eggs to hatch, then remove the mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Seems simple. I guess maybe Im over thinking it. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Procambarus Alleni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 A picture from straight above would help. He looks young, and I can't tell if he's a clarkii or alleni from the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Found him trying to climb out the back when I went to get a top shot. Guess that works. chibikaie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yepper. Alleni. That pic above helped a great deal. Clarkii touches where the shell on the thorax comes together. Also, clarkii have pronounced raised bumps, and this is relatively smooth. miwu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Great! Thank you everyone for the information. Just watched him molt this morning so I guess he's doing alright. Soothing Shrimp and miwu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Don't take the shed out but you probibly new that already omgfrog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yup. I left it for him. He was starting to eat it before I left for work. I've been reading about having hard enough water and iodine levels. Do you need to do anything extra for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I just do gh+ to TDS 300. But I'm still learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I've been using the gh/kh+. The higher kh shouldn't cause him any problems, should it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I doubt it. Crayfish are pretty tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spialz Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 That's what I figured. Thanks for the help Soothing. I appriciate it. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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