Shrimpo Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Some of the crayfish I got not too long ago, the tank is 8 gallon all in one. Wish me luck breeding them. Timothylem, ShortGirl, aquariumlover10 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungle64 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hey, Good Luck ! Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I'm sure I'll be trying some more crays sooner or later, so interested in following along with your project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thanks guys, I want to try selfcloning crayfish also but I don't have space for them at the moment, I like when they throw light blue offspring which I don't know if they can breed true or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 They don't. I have several right now that are blue, and I'm convinced it comes from eating snowflake. Not sure why it affects crays and not shrimp. Go figure. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 So today I found one berried crayfish, after closer look into the tank I also found baby crayfish that are about a week or so from another female I guess. never noticed when they hatched. aquariumlover10 and Louie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hey! That's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Thanks, they are at the Market place forum now, I need space for the soon to be hatchlings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Shrimpo, What temp do you keep them at ? I have 1 M /2 F (pics in gallery) but no babies . They have mated but females never berried , not that I am aware of . Soothing , I have noticed the same thing with my cloning crays . As adults the blue comes and goes . They molt blue but don't stay blue . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Right now they are at ~78F. maybe yours are not mature yet? Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Is it safe to keep livebearers fish with dwarf crayfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks . Mine are at 76 but 2 degrees shouldn't have made the different with crays . I have had them for awhile I have seen them mate but nothing comes of it . As far as keeping fish with them . Many do , In fact most who keep them do . I do not because I know a fish here and there is going to be pinched by one of my females who is bit aggressive but I do keep endlers livebearers with my Cajun dwarfs who are not as pretty as my CPO's but as peaceful as shrimp . I have only had them like a month (4 of them) and they have shown no interest in the fish , if anything they run when the tiny fish eat a pellet near them . Either way I would not hesitate in your case to keep some small fish in there . Perhaps long fins like guppies might not work out but endlers , danios or platies will . Shrimpo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Will the fish pick on the newly hatched crayfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Ahh that is possible . I have a friend who has shrimp I have given him for his 55 gallon planted (hybrid mixed shrimp ) . He only keeps different colors of the male endlers livebearer not the much bigger females and he has countless babies . I guess a few might be taken esp shrimp as so tiny as babies but he does have considerable amount of babies that grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Bad news, the berried crayfish dropped all her eggs, I hope it will do better than that next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Aww, too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 shrimpo, They seem a bit more particular than other crays but in your case they bred at temps, ph you keep them at so she dropped her eggs this time but imagine you will get more soon enough . I have not got one to carry eggs but reading about them it seems once they start other than a mishap now and than they continue . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Maybe that was the first time getting berried, it happens with shrimp also. What is your PH and TDS Louie, I am wondering why no berries up to now? Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 shrimp, I have to say that I have never checked either . My shrimp which get the same exact water breed very well as do my cloning crays though imagine they would clone in any water but never a berried CPO. They have mated but no babies . I think I will take a water sample to the pet store and find out . I have never checked anything I just do my 2 weekly water changes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I am thinking about getting some of these guy here in a while. I was wondering if they've been known to crawl out of tanks? also what is a good amount of these guys per gallon? Like if I wanted to keep them in a 20 gallon long how many could I safely have in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpo Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Not sure if they can crawl out, mine are kept in all in one tank, so all the power cords are in the back there is nothing that they can hold on to get out. I don't know how many to keep per gallon, just provide as much as possible of hiding places. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Duff, If you have hiding areas like the small pvc tubes they sell at home depot or fancier stuff like shrimp has and or driftwood . I would keep 1 male and 3 females no problem as that is what I have in my 20. My tank is uncovered but water is 1 inch lower than rim and never had a problem . Never had one even try to climb out . If you have driftwood or thick leafed plants that reach the top rims than that is another issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Would they kill shrimp? Always thought it be cool to get some orange neos and the orange dwarf cray fish in one tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I asked the same question and apparently they are o.k with shrimp.But then again I am yet to try. Sent from my BlackBerry 9860 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 In my experience having some drab colored shrimp with them, If the shrimp have plants , etc to avoid them than the shrimp are fine. A CPO will take a shrimp if the tank is some bare type set up which forces the shrimp to 'hang out' with the CPO but with plants and or driftwood the shrimp are fine which does not mean that a shrimp could be taken here or there . I found the smaller but way more active and faster American dwarf crays to be much worse on shrimp . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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