Complete Crayfish Care Guide
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Hope you enjoyed today’s video on crayfish care, comment any questions on keeping crayfish keeping and I will answer them as soon as possible. Good luck keeping Crayfish!!
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Temperature 60-75 F
Kh 1-6
Ph 6-8
Ammonia 0-2 ppm
Nitrite 0-5 ppm
Nitrate 10-20 ppm
What color ghost babies do you get by breeding different ghost colors?
@@SS-dr8hp It depends on the coloration, Usually if you breed like a fireball with a Tricolord it would be a extra red ghost. Same if you breed a blue ghost with a tricolord it would be extra blue. But it depends on the genetics and if they are dominant or a recessive gene.
@@kgaquaticsk2946 Thank you so much for replying. I can't find much information on breeding Ghost crayfish. Maybe you could do a video on Ghost genes or recommend a book about it.
@@SS-dr8hp I have a video on breeding crayfish linked ,ruclips.net/video/if4UR5uHha4/видео.html Its not all about ghosts but its general information and I do actually breed my ghost and fireball in the video, A good way to get information is by joining a crayfish group on Facebook or something like that. For a book I love this one www.amazon.com/Invertebrates-Shrimp-Crayfish-Freshwater-Aquaria/dp/3944821068 However It doesn't go to in depth on breeding.
Also a article that helped me alot was this gcaquatics.wixsite.com/gcaquatics/single-post/2017/03/22/breeding-ghost-crayfish
And this one is on the genetics of red swamp crayfish the base for the ghost morphs
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1749-7345.1980.tb00147.x
I would definitely say talk to a Facebook group or something like that, there are very helpful breeds who breed stunning crayfish and are happy to help,
I hope this helped
Hello! Thank you for the informative video. I am currently completing a project on red clawed crayfish, would you mind sharing where you got the information on how to care for crayfish (did you find the info in scientific research papers?). Thank you!
Woah tysm, I got a black crayfish as a present yesterday morning, I am honestly very lost how to take care of him, I was super lost I put lego in his tank (Idk what toys he likes) so now I know what to give him, tysm again, I appreciate it
Very nice care guide, there is so much information! I love to see people with enthusiasm for crayfish. Keep up the great work!!👍👍👍
I live in Tasmania where we have the Tasmanian freshwater crayfish. It can grow up to 1 metre long (40 inches) stretched out and weigh upwards of 6 kilograms (13 pounds). My cat weighs less than 5 kilograms! I've never seen one in captivity though; they are highly protected.
Thanks for the guide! I absolutely love keeping crayfish too!
I have a snakeskin blue moon in a 10g for about 3 weeks now. My substrate is crushed coral and I have hard water, should be plenty of calcium in the water. He has a nice cave that he hides in with driftwood and rocks. So far he seems very happy and has a healthy appetite. As far as filtration I have a Fluval C2 hob filter running full stream and an undergravel filter with 2 Tetra air pumps rated at 10g each, 1 on each side.
Your fireball is stunning, You have some crazy crayfish! The information is great, awesome video!!👍👍
I got one for $8 just on a whim and added it to planted cherry shrimp tank that also has a school of tetras. Fits into the ecosystem perfect. Goes around gardening and already molted today! Hard water around here is good for something I guess
This was an amazing video!! I recently caught a wild crawfish put in a 7 gal tank and was hoping to see if I had everything I needed. "She" is very curious and is always active I've had her for about a month now and is living the best of life lol.
Is she still alive
Thanks KG just got my crayfish blue and vanilla very helpful vid’s
Thanks for the video it really helped me❤
Amazing video I learned so much
Very informative! Lots of cool ideas too. Keep them coming!
Well done, thanks!
Very informative! I must do the boiled egg shell for them. Awesome idea. By the way, I have 2 male and 2 female red claws in a 40b, with four big angelfish. No issues. Is there a safe medication to kill parasites? My red claws were "wild caught" from a pond in a dairy farm.
Nothing chemical is safe for crayfish, depending on how long you have had them they could already be safe, you will know a crayfish has parasite after a mounts and if you have had them a mouth or more they wouldn’t be able to carry parasite without visible affects
good morning
excellent video 👍
I am passionate about crayfish 😍
I have 8 of them, just never succeeded in breeding, my females have been grabbed several times but never reached term 😭
best explain video ive seen cz other videos arents specific
Cool crayfish I love the zebra
Hello
Great videos videos
How would you kill the parasites that I’ve seen on them?
I’m trying to breed to
I myself get them from a local lake by my home
I have a Fahaka puffer who will love these mud bugs
Better than buying a $4 crayfish at the fish store
Good video.
Very knowledgeable.
During molting my crayfish flipped over! Do I just leave it alone? But it’s not moving.
Leave it alone, he will eventually pop out of the molt and be fine. During the molting period they flip on there side. It’s even normal after the molt while they are regenerating there calcium.
Great video. Lots of info.
Very informative and fascinating
Awesome video... now I have to find out if my electric blue crayfish is a boy or girl. Though it has been hiding a lot recently and hasn't come out when I drop food.
It’s likely getting ready to molt, they wouldn’t be eating or moving roughly for a week before the molting process.
How many days do we got the mother crayfisg after hes baby hatch.
Am I the only one who thinks the ghost peaking out from behind the rock is adorable??
I subscribed
Detritus when breeding, let the floor get a bit mucky babies will love it and grow to an inch in a month or so
I have an electric crayfish with community fish and nothing has happened, whenever she sees other fish she doesn’t do anything. Even when they go into her caves she doesn’t care. None of the community fish have been killed and overall she is a very nice crayfish
I have actually never had problem with the crayfish attacking the fish, my issues are when they molt and the fish will try to eat the crayfish. My poor little blue was eaten alive by my dojo loaches and giant danios after molting. Fish and crayfish can work and mine did for mounths but it basically works until it doesn't. Watch them close!
@@kgaquaticsk2946 oh no wonder you mentioned that, I have smaller community fish like tetras so my crayfish will be fine. I also have a 55 gallon cichlid tank they are cool fish
I have a crayfish with other fish and so far it has only killed an angel fish…it doesn’t seem to mind the others
They will take any chance they can to get a fish. Keep them well feed and you can reduce the risk but it’s always a possibility. Most of the time they can only catch sick or dying fish. My main problems with crayfish and fish actually came from the fish killing the crayfish. I had a white crayfish in a 55 gallon live planted tank with some angel fish and giant danios. When the crayfish molted it only took minutes for the fish to realize that and kill him. The angel fish would not leave him alone and by the time I realized what was going on it was to lake. So with any sort of semi aggressive crayfish it kind of works until one day it doesn’t…
Quick question do you know is wild caught crawfish in a river eat freeze dry shrimp
I don’t think many crayfish will eat freeze dry shrimp, I’m pretty sure those float and crayfish are bottom feeders. All of my wild caught crayfish have started by eating things like live worms and natural stuff and moved to sinking wafers and pellets
intresting video keep it goin
Hi again, I also have a 36 gallon tank with 1 big bluegill and 2 plecos. How many crayfish could I put in that?
A lot more, I would say up to 5
Just be careful bluegill naturally prey on crayfish
Thanks very much!
Cool nice video, you have a lot of colorful crayfish. How many crayfish do you have??
I have about 10 currently, more to come the rest are my friends crayfish. Unless you count babies then I have hundreds!
Love this
love the vid but i had a question. i have a sponge filter but should i take out the air stone to make more bubbles or leave it in?
Depends on how strong the pump is and if the air stone is helping make more oxygen, or stopping oxygen flow. Do whatever gives the crayfish the most oxygen
Can I just use the egg shell without boiling it?
It’s best to boil the egg shell so it not only to make it easily for the crayfish to eat but also to make sure any germs or bacteria that could potentially harm the crayfish are gone
I love the red swamp he is so aggressive, I have a old 10 gallon would that be big enough for a single red swamp need?
That would work perfectly, Some might outgrow it, but it should be fine for a long time and likely all of its life
Great video! I just got "Rusty Crayfish" do you know anything about them?
Not much although I believe care is similar to the variable crayfish and probably like most North American species
I recently have a ghost crayfish and it ice a dark spot under her gills when the other side is clear and not dark could this be a parasite if so how do I go about removing it?
It could just be her colors, ghost crayfish have very randomized pigmentations so what they have on one side might look completely different from the other. However because I can’t see it I band be sure. With crayfish internal parasites are almost impossible to remove. The best recommendation I could give for a internal parasite is to add a slight salinity or chemical change. Look up before you do to see what procambarus clarkii can handle chemical wise. The idea is to find a way to create conditions the crayfish can survive but not the parasite. With my Zebra Crayfish, cherax peknyi I added her into a bowl once a week with warm salt and eventually I stoped seeing the worms and 4 months later she is fine and healthy. For external parasites you can simply use a soft bristle tooth brush to rub them of... hope this helps
@@kgaquaticsk2946 I have taken a video of it not sure how to send it to you
do I feed my blue crayfish like once a hour or like once every 4 hours or like once a day
Once a day
@@kgaquaticsk2946 ty
Good video but I’ve been keeping 2 crayfish in my fish wank with bottom feeding fish and the crayfish have never killed a fish.Might only be me but I’m just saying
As I go by with that is it works until it doesn’t. It could work but most likely it will eventually go bad.
Dont listen to her. Its It's more than possible to keep crayfish with fish depending on the circumstances. You have to get right fish. Have the right tank and environment and make sure you feed your crayfish daily especially at night so that they will definitely have something to eat and will lessen the chances of the crayfish ambushing your fish. But again nature happens. But I'm talking from experience I have fish in my tank with my crayfish.
R u in Australia? I want to buy some crayfish.
No sorry, I’m not in Australia and I can’t ship there
Don't put them with slow or stupid fish, they can do fine with bluegill and bass and other smarter fish but if you throw in a goldfish or pleco expect it to be torn to shreds
thats shit is bigger than mines
Thanks for this info! Easy to follow and very thorough, I subbed!
Nice videos cheers friend , crayfish are nice i am trying to get one
informative but a 5 gallon is wayyyyy too small for any of the larger crawfish species. 20 gallon long should be minimum with 40 breeder being the best choice for 1 maybe even 2 crayfish
With the cherax I said in the video 20 gal minimum... they were in fives for quarantine tanks. One my fiend gave me and said it had crawfish plague (the red claw) and the zebras were brand new and actually broke out into a worm outbreak and are still in there for easy treatment
Excellent video thank you!!
WOW THANKS FOR THE INFO WOW
big skrimp
Can a blue moon live with an electric blue crayfish?
Unfortunately not, they are each in a different genus.
Mute the videos before you record your audio voice-over. Will help a lot with the sound. Great content. Keep it up!
hello,
I really appreciate your videos on crayfish,👍 continue because there are not many on RUclips.
I am a French crayfish enthusiast, I have several.
today I just lost my Cherax peknyi who died halfway through her moult as if stuck, it's the first time this has happened to me
would you have an explanation and the kindness to let me know
Cordially
Sadly I just lost my cherax peknyi as well, presumably due to old age, after all I had her over two years and she was huge when I got her. From what you are describing it seems as though your crayfish had an issue forming a new shell, or her old exoskeleton was to hard due to intense amounts of calcium in the environment. To much or to little calcium can result in stuck molts and there’s really not much you can do when it happens. I’ve lost several crayfish to this including my ghost who even got out of the molt, however never reformed a tough enough shell. And the same exact thing as your description happens to my Red claw. I have reduced the chances of this happing by supplementing them with calcium to help them regenerate a new shell around the time they are due for a molt. But unfortunately there is really not a sure way to prevent this from happening. I hope you have better luck and this helps. I haven’t uploaded in a while because my entire procambarus clarkii collection died of old age and the stores near me can’t seem to import any crayfish and haven’t for the last two years where I was primarily selling my batches of babies to. Now that my zebra died I really don’t have anything to film until the pet stores get more crayfish imported. But when they do I will definitely keep marking videos. Good luck on your crayfish!
@@kgaquaticsk2946 thank you very much for taking the time to answer me 😉
We've caught some crayfish and some baby shrimps from a local pond (species still unknown).
Glad to see this informative video, really helped out a lot!
Crayfish keeps dying during molts.. any suggestions
Are they getting stuck in their molt or dying afterwards?
@@kgaquaticsk2946 stuck during molts
hmm i guess it would be good to have a crayfish in a separate tank if someone keeps guppies that breed out of control.
Hi do you have a heater for cray fish
Where I live most of my crayfish are native or the climate is conducive, however in some places a heater is needed
one of the best beginner videos for crayfish online!! so much information. I love it!!
Wow cool crayfish verry good information i wis i cpuld get a crayfish
Interesting and well done video. pity that in France we do not find ghosts
Thanks so much this was very helpful
Do you eat the crawfish ?
thank you so so much!!
so i could give my crayfish the inside shell of a boiled egg to help him after molt?
Outside shell but yes
Thank you
They so easy to care for.
Great information ! How you know if your crayfish has parasites or not ? Is it the same as with fish ? I’m not sure too sure how their feces should look and also I feed my crayfish sinking carnivore pellets but he barely eats it. He will take maybe 2 bites and leave the rest there. Please help 🙏🏽
You could try various foods, some will eat vegetation and plants, boiled lettuce would be a good thing to try, I feed my crayfish aquatic arts sinking inverdabrate Pellets and have never had a crayfish refuse them. Parasites are usually visible externally however internal parasites can be viewed by shining a bright light into a clear body part and getting a look inside, hope this helps
@@kgaquaticsk2946 I just got him from someone who wasn’t really taking care of him so I’m going to assume he’s stressed. I feed him a variety of foods, veggie wafers as well. I even let it soak in garlic guard as well since he’s so finicky but still to no avail ! I’ll try boiling some lettuce and see how it goes. Thank you.
Would you recommend giving the egg shell before the molt to supply calcium and help them break out?
Yes
Cuddle bones work to
Your knowledge was very helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Can you export these Crayfishes to India..
Depending on the species, many places have banned procambarus clarkii. Im not sure about the laws in India but due to the invasive spreed of procambarus clarkii they might be banned. Not many places have laws on Cherax so they would be legal if i had to guess.
@@kgaquaticsk2946 I have seen this only once in India and I got 3 pieces of it.. but due to some sickness or so.. I missed all of them.. 😭
I need help I'm thinking of getting a crayfish again but even when I do bunches of research and put lots of effort into there tank and care but they always die 3 days after any help?
Depending on the setup and species there coyld be a variety of problems, on I have had was a high KH. Another problem could be parisites or sickness. To avoid any of these issues you could keep a native species to your erea. It makes things a lot simpler
@@kgaquaticsk2946 thanks but the only crayfish in my ao that are cool are the emerald crayfish but they are 45 minutes away
@@lizardjoe4224 Red Swamp, Procambarus Clarkii are very good beginner crayfish, they come in multiple morphs to. That was my first crayfish and it lived a long time.
@@kgaquaticsk2946 I'm hoping to find an emerald because green is awesome and they're the coolest color I've cought at my camp
@@lizardjoe4224 Yeah that sounds awesome, I have never seen a emarald green crayfish! Good luck finding one!
Love the video
Fantastic video. Thank you and subbed!