Can Crayfish Climb Air Hose

[reverendterry]

I ask because I just bought a crayfish and it trys to climb from plant to air hose can it climb out this way.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Yes. Make sure you have a tight fitting lid!

 

[raptorrex]

I ask because I just bought a crayfish and it trys to climb from plant to air hose can it climb out this way.

lol, Houdini in a shell. or they can be. (you wont believe how small of a hole a large cray can squeeze through.)

my guess is your cray is just acclimatising to your tank. or, it my just be a bit of a gymnast.
and its just found a new environment. like us, its having a good look around.
many like to "play" around/on air stones too

if this behaviour continues, I'd look into your water stats.
crays normally "pack their spotted hanky" when they are unhappy with their environment.

Oh, and plants are a problem. the Cray will both destroy them and dig them up. they kill the plants then eat them as they rot.

do you know what "make" of cray you have?

 

[reverendterry]

one of ohios native I think got it from local shop said it came in with plant shippment looks like what
iused to catch from creek as a kid.

 

[raptorrex]

one of ohios native I think got it from local shop said it came in with plant shippment looks like what
iused to catch from creek as a kid.

oh, i need a pic.
there are 20 kinds of crayfish/crawfish living in the Ohio area. lol.

what is your setup?

 

[reverendterry]

I cant do pic right now no cam but its in a US 75 with a few silver dollars a glasscat a pleco they get along fine , a birchir a little redtail shark and my sunspot cat which has no problems with the cray.

 

[raptorrex]

I cant do pic right now no cam but its in a US 75 with a few silver dollars a glasscat a pleco they get along fine , a birchir a little redtail shark and my sunspot cat which has no problems with the cray.

ok, best of luck there, guy.

 

[Jogalyn]

Yes they can and they will

 

[comocrayfish5]

wow another person with a cray! yes crays will climb things. when mine were little i put a screen over the filter, now he is older (4 years!!) and he doesnt climb anymore ... now i have to worry about the soon to be baby crays

 

[mrsbarx]

Mine would climb the airhose and would sometimes be on the filter. I didn't have the best of luck with my crayfish with keeping fish alive. So goodluck!