hello everyone! rite ive got rid of my fish and my 20g tank is ready for the crayfish! i have been offered 2 baby ones but am i not to just keep one? also, what fish can i put in with these if any? will fast moving tetras be ok and fish without long fins? thanks in advance summat fishy
20ukg will be too small for two Redclaw, in a very short time. they can grow from two inches to six inches in under twelve months!!!! a rough rule is twenty five to forty gallons per cray. keeping two can be problematic. Cray do not live in a family unit! putting a male and a female together, can cause problems, as the male secretes hormones to make the female spawn, not always a good idea. they may also fight. two females will fight, though in a big enough tank, say 300ukg plus, you may be able to provide enough places to hide, and enough room for them to have separate areas.
as for keeping them with fish............
first off you will need to let the Cray mature, in a tank of its own. next Cray will not fair well in a tank that is not mature, young fish and young crays lead to fish soup!
if you are prepared to take the risk, it does seem possible to keep them in a community, however it must be remembered that it could all end in tears and dead fish! that said, Cray have lived with most tropical fish, but avoiding large predictors should go without saying.
whatever you decide, Cray are a fascinating creatures and are an addition to any fish collection, in community or on their own, that will prove well worth while.
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