New Addition To The Family

[raptorrex]

she is young fasinating to watch and best of all she is mine.

 

[donna123]

Hi,
i think shes awsome,
ive seen them in my lfs, they are interesting to watch

 

[Kuhni]

Nice Yabby, love the red and blue. Do you know what sort it is, how big it is and how much did it cost you?

 

[CBBP]

Do you have a bunch of crays in the same tank? how big?

 

[raptorrex]

Nice Yabby, love the red and blue. Do you know what sort it is, how big it is and how much did it cost you?

yep its a RedClaw Cherax quadricarinatus see below for size. and she cost £5.95

Do you have a bunch of crays in the same tank? how big?

nope she is in a community tank, she is about 2&1/2 inches nose to tail and add 1/2 for the claws. i have two Cobalt Blue Cherax quadricarinatus comming, and they will be housed in a Juwel 180, with a Rainbow shark, two Angels, a Plec and some Rock Shrimp. though this will depend how mature the Crays are when they arrive. if they are too young they will go into the tank on their own first.

 

[mrjames]

you can put him in the tank he should be fine. the only time u may have to keep an eye on him is when he sheds his skin because his new outter shell will be very soft for around a week. watch out tho, they are known to prey on fish that are asleep on the bottom of the tank!!

good luck james B)

 

[raptorrex]

some more of her here
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=162373&hl=

 

[raptorrex]

you can put him in the tank he should be fine. the only time u may have to keep an eye on him is when he sheds his skin because his new outter shell will be very soft for around a week. watch out tho, they are known to prey on fish that are asleep on the bottom of the tank!!

good luck james B)

lol its a bit more difficalt than that! thing is young Crays tend not to do too well in a community tank, much the same goes for young fish kept with them. the fish will do better than the Cray will though. so its a case of my judgment on how mature the Cray is. as size is not really any indicator of age, the red patch on the claws will give some indication that a Cray is maturing!

she is fine in the community tank for now. fish dont get much chance to sleep with her around, she is up earth moving all night and day lol. also she is so well fed hunting is not on the top of her list.

im calling her Violet!!!! a little research will reveal why