New Generation of Crayfish

thenewpufferintown · Post by **thenewpufferintown** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:00 pm

So i bought 4 marbled crayfish on aquabid for $20 about 2-3 months ago. About two weeks ago i noticed that I could never find them inside their tank. When I finally found them, i saw that one or two of them had a large cluster of black eggs underneath the tail. Today, when looking at the the tank, I noticed a bunch of tiny newborne crayfish, probably about 50 or so of them. I know at one point, I counted 15 inside one pvc pipe. Needles to say, I am excited about the the new generation and successful breeding. I look forward to their growth and reproduction in order to feed my four GSP in a cost-friendly way.

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:03 pm

grrrrr mine still haven't had babies as of yet.

Congrats on the little ones!

thenewpufferintown · Post by **thenewpufferintown** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:07 pm

Thanks. I was really surprised to see them reproduce so quickly since they are still not even that big themselves. But compared to the babies, they are HUGE. I suppose I need to be extremely careful with water changes. I probably wouldn't even notice if I sucked one up.

Nuclear_Glitter · Post by **Nuclear_Glitter** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:31 pm

Just use a flashlight to inspect your water changing bucket. I have to do it for my molly fry.

chuckfriedrice · Post by **chuckfriedrice** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:35 pm

Mine had babies about a week ago , They grow like weeds , Youll be able to see them in no time !

pufferfreak · Post by **pufferfreak** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:37 pm

Congrats!

Nuclear_Glitter · Post by **Nuclear_Glitter** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:43 pm

You have four GSPs?

geronimo69 · Post by **geronimo69** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:17 am

Good job! I started with 6 adults and now have hundreds.

What do you feed them?

chuckfriedrice · Post by **chuckfriedrice** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:39 am

Cucumber,carrots and algae wafers. I lost the mama cray the other day , looks like she couldnt molt properly. I have to wait for my other 3 adults to berry for more babies. Its amazing how easy they are to take care of . lol

geronimo69 · Post by **geronimo69** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:44 pm

It happens. For some reason, they don't always molt properly. I've only had it happen to the large adults (3-4"). It seems like they get halfway through the molt and their body splits. Pretty weird. Maybe it's the way they die of old age... Make sure you feed them to your puffer before they get to that point!

chuckfriedrice · Post by **chuckfriedrice** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:44 pm

3 Adults , around 30 babies and one of the adults just berried ! Cool!

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:54 pm

I just found a bunch of new babies

chuckfriedrice · Post by **chuckfriedrice** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:27 pm

Im thinking of rigging up a couple small tanks for these guys and the ghost shrimp!

thenewpufferintown · Post by **thenewpufferintown** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:41 pm

definitely worth the investment in the long run!

carsona246 · Post by **carsona246** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:37 pm

How big do they get? Could they fit in half a 30 gallon sump if I made sure to block off the pump from them?

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