Soothing Shrimp Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Marble crayfish aka Marmorkrebs are self cloning craysfish that are mainly used for feeding the cray fry to fish to get them into breeding condition. Open to trades. Hit me up with an offer. aquariumlover10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Can't trade and don't have a tank, but maybe some pics would interest somepoepl(coughs)me(coughs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 LOL I literally just now found my camera charger, so let me have a few minutes to charge it up and I'll post a pic or two. I have 1/2" to 1 1/2" to adults. Any idea what size would interest you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Haha,ok. If I could gert them 1" probaly, not to young, but not to old and of breeding size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 At 1" they'll be cloning/berrying pretty soon. If interested, PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 They look great I'm berried excited for whoever gets them Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Water conditions to keep it? How big is the fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Fry start at 1/8 and grow fast. Some people freeze them at the size they want for future use. I keep them at 7+ ph and ~300TDS, however they are kind of like hardy fish in the sense that they'll have no problem with other params. Recommend gh 6 and up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Can I keep couples in the same tank, do they fight? what's the recommended tank size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 They start getting territorial as adults, so if in a tank together, provide plenty of hiding spots (fake plants, pvc, clay pots, etc) to break up the line of sight from each other. They get vulnerable too when molting. The more hiding spots, the more that can be kept in a tank. Tank size is subjective. I've kept 5 adults in a tenner before without problems because of "clutter." Having said that, I currently have a pet Marm that I keep in a cheap tenner bare tank, by herself. Reason for keeping influences choice of tank size. If kept as a pet, get a tank or container as large as you wish so you can enjoy them. If a feeder production factory, I've seen fish keepers keep one each in storage containers, and 5g buckets. All depends on your intentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 I can attest that these guys are robust and will happily start breeding after a short period of time ... my only problem is now I'm too attached to feed them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 LOL That's what happened to me with my current pet marm! I've satisfied myself I have one as a pet,now the others can go back into the life cycle. heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Can you keep it with Neos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I know some people have done it, but I wouldn't suggest it. It would be hard to separate the marm babies from the shrimp after hatching from berrying. They also are opportunistic feeders, so while they are slow moving and shrimp are faster, having a whole tank of cray fry would be problematic I'm guessing. heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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