Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

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Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by taureandragon76 »

Here is a video of Homer eating an electric blue crayfish. Expensive meal but they were free to me and the pair hasn't done anything for me and I need their tank to breed snails so they are becoming his meal. I breed enough marbles in a 55g to keep Homer happy but was hoping the electric blues where gonna breed for me as they do get bigger. Then again the marbles don't like to eat each other so I think I am better off just sticking with the marbles. I figure Homer is pushing around 14" now. Excuse the dirty glass but ever since I moved him outta my garage and upstairs to the living room in front of the window it is getting dirtier alot faster so need to get a background on the tank to block out the sun. Anyways enough of me talking and now for the vid, enjoy :D

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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by fugu99 »

Strike! Ah I love how they hunt :D that was a really pretty crayfish! And I bet it was tasty too hehe. :grin3:
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

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I love the cheerleader in the back ground HAHA
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by bertie 83 »

gonna get one of those for my fahaka just a little scared it might fight back too much lol. certain it wont stand a chance tho hes a vicious beggar with his food
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

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I had one fight back a few weeks back, but when he decided to fight back he was already in Bloats mouth. Bloat freaked out a bit and swam around shaking like crazy till he was able to get the crayfish out, then collected himself and attacked it from above and grabbed it like Homer did LOL
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by bertie 83 »

love it!!!! thats settled playmate will be paid for just 1 question how long should i quarantine it for if at all?
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

id wait at least a week. Also during that time you can feed it what you want and gut load it so its full of nutrients for your puff
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

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cheers guys bloodworm gutload i think hell yea
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by xrayjeeper83 »

They love them some blood worms, I also feed mine the left overs from Bloats meals, and algae wafers
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

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Bloat has leftovers??? Lol! Ares never has leftovers...I think be would eat nonstop, all day if I would let him...lol!
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

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Small little left overs that he ignores, or bits of the shell he doesnt want to mess with lol

Bloat is got to be the laziest fahaka around
RTR wrote:Fahakas do not have tank mates, they may have swimming food reserves.
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Re: Homer eating an electric blue crayfish

Post by FADE2BLACK_1973 »

Wow he is a big fellow. My fahaka (Stripes) will eat all the tiny shell fragments too..lol. Try asking around at local baitshops for live crayfishes if you want to add more crayfish to his diet.
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