Crayfish (yabbie)

[jakeroberts]

hi all well i was wondering if i could keep a crayfish in my african cichliud tank or would the cichlids try and eat him

 

[raptorrex]

hi all well i was wondering if i could keep a crayfish in my african cichliud tank or would the cichlids try and eat him

yep the fish killing the Cray would be a real possibility. but a good set of hides will help. what Crayfish were you thinking of putting in there?

 

[jakeroberts]

well there are plenty of hiding places if one of the fish try to attack him and i am thinking of just getting a blue yabby that all i know as i am getting it from my pops dam

 

[kribensis12]

They will attack it, but if the crayfish is big enoguh, it will survive.

 

[jakeroberts]

well he is pretty big but he only has one claw

 

[kribensis12]

That would be a issue.

 

[dthoffsett]

Another issue you need to consider is that the yabbie occupies the same level as the mbuna, and yabbies hunt at night. Personally I just don't think it's a good idea.

 

[jakeroberts]

well it has been a week ad everything has been good they are all getting along

 

[raptorrex]

well it has been a week ad everything has been good they are all getting along

interestin keep us up do date!

 

[Soaup]

Hows the Crayfish doing? You said you caught it out of your pops dam?

 

[jakeroberts]

yeah everything is going well the 2 crayfish eat the food i bought for them they are specialized yabbie pellets the fish don't bother the yabbies and the yabbies don't bother the fish so everything is working out fine. the reason I caught the yabbies from my pops dam rather then buy is that they would have cost m $60 (australian) where as i got them for free

 

[raptorrex]

yeah everything is going well the 2 crayfish eat the food i bought for them they are specialized yabbie pellets the fish don't bother the yabbies and the yabbies don't bother the fish so everything is working out fine. the reason I caught the yabbies from my pops dam rather then buy is that they would have cost m $60 (australian) where as i got them for free

you got a brand for that "Yabbie" food? i would be interested in the ingredients. glad to hear its going well/

 

[jakeroberts]

well the brand is aqua master it says the contents are fish meal, meat meal, soy flour,kelp meal, luceme,wheaten flour,vegetable oil,yeast, enzymes, emulsifier, vitamins and minerals