Long Arm Shrimp Info
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RESGuy
Fishaholic
I don't believe there is but you never know 
Try asking another member here
Try asking another member here 
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
There is, and you can buy them off the net too. Only from German websites though. And it depends of how fish friendly they need to be. I'll see if i can find the site again later.
severum boy
Fish Herder
It would depend partly on what fish you keep them with. Big peaceful fish will ignore them, and they are too big to be attacked by the shrimp.
Any idea what fish you may be keeping them with?
Any idea what fish you may be keeping them with?
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
http
/www.interaquaristik.de/
It's amazing all the sorts of inverts you can buy in Germany
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Shipping any inverts here is only £11.53(2 day shipping). You have to be in Germany to buy the vertebrates though.
The best way to translate the website is to use firefox with the FoxLingo add-on, you cant use google whiled logged into the website or through the ordering progress.
For long arm shrimp, search 'Macrobrachium' in the search box.
They have some AMAZING crays on that site too, makes you want to live in Germany .
/www.interaquaristik.de/It's amazing all the sorts of inverts you can buy in Germany
. Shipping any inverts here is only £11.53(2 day shipping). You have to be in Germany to buy the vertebrates though.
The best way to translate the website is to use firefox with the FoxLingo add-on, you cant use google whiled logged into the website or through the ordering progress.
For long arm shrimp, search 'Macrobrachium' in the search box
.They have some AMAZING crays on that site too, makes you want to live in Germany
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It's amazing all the sorts of inverts you can buy in Germany
Shipping any inverts here is only £11.53(2 day shipping). You have to be in Germany to buy the vertebrates though.
The best way to translate the website is to use firefox with the FoxLingo add-on, you cant use google whiled logged into the website or through the ordering progress.
For long arm shrimp, search 'Macrobrachium' in the search box
They have some AMAZING crays on that site too, makes you want to live in Germany
thank you top site
and a very useful firefox add on. .demonmagus
spamming my way to the top...
wow that site has some lovely crays, are they illegal over here?
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
Yep, you can apply for a license though, you would also need to get that German website to fill in some forums and send them back before you purchased.
Well, thats how it is in Scotland, dunno how you would go about it in England, where the crayfish problem is in the first place
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Well, thats how it is in Scotland, dunno how you would go about it in England, where the crayfish problem is in the first place
.Yep, you can apply for a license though, you would also need to get that German website to fill in some forums and send them back before you purchased.
Well, thats how it is in Scotland, dunno how you would go about it in England, where the crayfish problem is in the first place
you lucky s%d!!! in England it is far from easy to get a licence for Cray, none Redclaw. though there are some arias that are exempt!!!!
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
Really, where?
The 'native' white claw crayfish is actually an alien in most of Scotland since it was introduced from England, so competition from other alien crayfish such as the signal isn't really too much of a problem. Still, they have been here so long that they are a part of the ecosystem, and were probably native here at one point in time .
The 'native' white claw crayfish is actually an alien in most of Scotland since it was introduced from England, so competition from other alien crayfish such as the signal isn't really too much of a problem. Still, they have been here so long that they are a part of the ecosystem, and were probably native here at one point in time
.you will have to give me time on that one. the DOE report is somewhere on my HDD, oops don't know where. i will be back to you on that one
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
I found that map while surfing the net, the website says that it's legal to keep the signal crayfish as well as the usual red claw in the green area. Dunno about other species though. It would make sense that if you are able to keep signals, you should be able to keep most other crays
.Reprinted from DEFRA
WHO NEEDS A CRAYFISH LICENCE?
Anyone who wishes to introduce non-native crayfish into the wild needs a licence issued under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. "The Wild" for these purposes is generally defined as any open body of water, including garden ponds and fish farms, even if not connected by water to any other water bodies. Therefore anyone who for example buys crayfish for placing in a garden pond would be committing an offence under the Act and therefore could face prosecution.
Anyone wishing to keep any non-native crayfish (other than signal crayfish) must be licenced in any part of England and Wales. Signal crayfish however, under the Crayfish Order 1996 may be kept in certain areas of the country without a licence (details can be found in the table below). Non-native crayfish to be kept in markets, hotels and restaurants for the purpose of direct supply for human consumption are covered by a general licence issued under the Crayfish Order. A guidance leaflet ("Crayfish Alert") has been produced for the food industry to help prevent the accidental release of crayfish.
CAN I KEEP A CRAYFISH AS A PET?
Red Clawed (Cherax quadricarinatus)
The keeping of crayfish as ornamental animals is effectively prohibited. However, an exception has been made for the keeping of certain named tropical species of crayfish, in heated indoor aquaria. A general licence has been issued under the Crayfish Order, in respect of the redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus), a native of Northern Australia. This is the only crayfish currently recognised as a tropical species and therefore incapable of reproducing in the wild in Britain. "A guide to the identification of redclaw crayfish" has been produced by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) to assist both the trade and those enforcing the legislation.
There are several other non-native crayfish species which may be found in the ornamental trade elsewhere in the world. These include red swamp crayfish (
Procambarus clarkii), yabbies (
Cherax destructor and
C.albidus), Marron (
C. tenuimanus) and various other species often referred to as red, blue or tiger crayfish or lobsters. It is an offence to keep any of these species in England and Wales except under licence, anyone with such crayfish in their possession, should contact the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) at:
Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI)
CEFAS, Weymouth Laboratory
The Nothe, Barrack Road
Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB
Email: fish.health.inspectorate@cefas.co.uk
Web: www.cefas.co.uk
Tel: 01305 206673
Fax: 01305 206602
The inspectorate would be grateful to receive any reports of non-native crayfish being offered for sale as ornamental specimens.
ISSUE OF LICENCES
There is a general presumption against the issue of keeping licences or licences for the release of non-native crayfish. Applications are usually only considered in respect of keeping in secure sites for scientific research, or for aquaculture, where the crayfish are to be held in secure indoor facilities and sold direct to the food market.
You will need to obtain a licence prior to the introduction of non-native crayfish for applications in England for the keeping of crayfish you will need to apply on form CRAY2, if you wish to release crayfish into the wild then you must apply for a licence on form ILFA1 direct to CEFAS. Applicants in Wales should contact the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) at:
Welsh Assembly Government
Environment - Conservation & Management (Fisheries)
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ
Email: fisheries@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 02920 823567
Licences are free of charge and will be issued by CEFAS or WAG following a full consultation process with the Fish Health Inspectorate - who may undertake an inspection of the facilities in which the crayfish are to be kept - the Environment Agency and English Nature. The issue of licences usually takes about a month following receipt of an application. There may be conditions placed on the licence and a licence may be time limited. ________________________
WHO NEEDS A CRAYFISH LICENCE?
Anyone who wishes to introduce non-native crayfish into the wild needs a licence issued under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. "The Wild" for these purposes is generally defined as any open body of water, including garden ponds and fish farms, even if not connected by water to any other water bodies. Therefore anyone who for example buys crayfish for placing in a garden pond would be committing an offence under the Act and therefore could face prosecution.
Anyone wishing to keep any non-native crayfish (other than signal crayfish) must be licenced in any part of England and Wales. Signal crayfish however, under the Crayfish Order 1996 may be kept in certain areas of the country without a licence (details can be found in the table below). Non-native crayfish to be kept in markets, hotels and restaurants for the purpose of direct supply for human consumption are covered by a general licence issued under the Crayfish Order. A guidance leaflet ("Crayfish Alert") has been produced for the food industry to help prevent the accidental release of crayfish.
CAN I KEEP A CRAYFISH AS A PET?
Red Clawed (Cherax quadricarinatus)
The keeping of crayfish as ornamental animals is effectively prohibited. However, an exception has been made for the keeping of certain named tropical species of crayfish, in heated indoor aquaria. A general licence has been issued under the Crayfish Order, in respect of the redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus), a native of Northern Australia. This is the only crayfish currently recognised as a tropical species and therefore incapable of reproducing in the wild in Britain. "A guide to the identification of redclaw crayfish" has been produced by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) to assist both the trade and those enforcing the legislation.
- Guide to identification of redclaw crayfish (on eFishBusiness website)
There are several other non-native crayfish species which may be found in the ornamental trade elsewhere in the world. These include red swamp crayfish (
Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI)
CEFAS, Weymouth Laboratory
The Nothe, Barrack Road
Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB
Email: fish.health.inspectorate@cefas.co.uk
Web: www.cefas.co.uk
Tel: 01305 206673
Fax: 01305 206602
The inspectorate would be grateful to receive any reports of non-native crayfish being offered for sale as ornamental specimens.
ISSUE OF LICENCES
There is a general presumption against the issue of keeping licences or licences for the release of non-native crayfish. Applications are usually only considered in respect of keeping in secure sites for scientific research, or for aquaculture, where the crayfish are to be held in secure indoor facilities and sold direct to the food market.
You will need to obtain a licence prior to the introduction of non-native crayfish for applications in England for the keeping of crayfish you will need to apply on form CRAY2, if you wish to release crayfish into the wild then you must apply for a licence on form ILFA1 direct to CEFAS. Applicants in Wales should contact the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) at:
Welsh Assembly Government
Environment - Conservation & Management (Fisheries)
Cathays Park
Cardiff CF10 3NQ
Email: fisheries@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 02920 823567
Licences are free of charge and will be issued by CEFAS or WAG following a full consultation process with the Fish Health Inspectorate - who may undertake an inspection of the facilities in which the crayfish are to be kept - the Environment Agency and English Nature. The issue of licences usually takes about a month following receipt of an application. There may be conditions placed on the licence and a licence may be time limited. ________________________
three-fingers
Fish Connoisseur
Thats the silly part, there seems to be loads of crayfish out there with similar temperature ranges to the red claw
. Silly DEFRA.On a side note if i was going to get any crayfish i would get Cherax destructor on it's scientific name alone. I wish my name was destructor.
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