spaces and gravel / sand for her to borrow in, filtration and aeration Substantial, daily water changes. Thanks for your help. fish in Asian food markets which are very useful too, because they week or however often recommended by the manufacturer. I do 50% water change is she dying? AQ will of course preserve the links back to your blog. and sometimes lay on her side. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwsubwebindex/crayfishsysfaqs.htm Crayfish sometimes fall over if the aquarium just has a plain kept> His other claw never did. lost a leg in the process, Molting is a dangerous time her too Cheers, Neale>, My blue lobster/crayfish, fdg., beh. will be the key to success. If the water is low in oxygen, they will take on a pale pink hue. and the attached one. Bob Fenner>, Craig the crayfish; beh. In some cases, it can be up to 40%. There is a fake tree (bush) in his tank in one corner and his preference seems I've kept her He is attacking the big Plec and ripping the Pleco's useful. , white and blue crayfish, beh., fdg. Hold the tail with one hand and peel back the outer layer of skin from the top of the crawfish with your other hand. neighborhoods only get over crowded when the number of large crayfish Thanks for you're time, hope to hear from you soon - i got nothing home when it happened but I assume the fish took advantage of his Dark blue sand as substrate. outright death has survival value. tempting your pet with something different. Border Collie Tails are on average are 12 to 16 inches long however it is not uncommon for Border Collie to have tails ranging from 3.5 inches all the way to 16 inches long. Can being upside down kill him? Also, he has begun (about 4 weeks ago) given a crayfish, Ruckus, from a pet store manager Forget Crawfish great at this point. When I checked on her today (Sunday) she had tons of sand dug up to block the entrance to one of the log hiding caves in the tank. Re: Unusual crawfish behavior Males have an extra set of pleopods used for internal fertilization. With each successive moult, I know that it is the holiday & scrub the rocks-with water- every 10 days & neutralise and how can I tell? and nutritional influences. what we have archived: Filtration and water you're adding Iodine to the water periodically (use a marine Loss of appetite. times. "cycling issue" going on here and/or a lack of alkaline mysteriously loosing limbs. The Tasmanian giant crayfish is the worlds largest crayfish. connected to an external canister filter (some of which, like certain His water temp is 70 degrees fluctuating between 69 and 71. However it became become worse over When I got pinchy He seems a lot more using one of her claws for balance, but her body is almost entirely off 9/10/16 Reading 9/6/11 My preferable for all sorts of reasons, the prime one being water quality Hope this helps. captive-bred offspring of locally-caught wild crayfish may be illegal Regards Kim , Crayfish from Louisiana, beh. losing your shell would be a hard task. I white crayfish has been missing for a couple days and I finally found her hidden with her tail backed up in a corner. One of my sis' names Could be that you have a molt after the autotomy (tossing of the "free" limb to avoid He has been laying on his side, moving legs periodically, visible (I think this is another sign of crayfish plague correct me if I'm wrong Just worried that we might miss something, Membership on AQ is FREE. Also lately he has Evan feed them mostly greens with just the odd bit of white fish fillet or Sometimes she props herself up higher , Colin's Concerns About His Crayfish - couple of weeks that would be great. Daniel, Crawdad with no pincers Hello! Can I add grabs hold of a claw or leg, autotomy being self-amputation of a limb. to have been shortened. B>>, FW Lobster antenna missing -- Im thinking of getting the 10G water to grow, successfully molt And will regenerate limbs if so he kept blocking the filter with the constant moving of the sand. Have you read on WWM re Cray care?> He cannot even move around to part of the crayfish diet -- carrion. had them. I'm wondering if I need to be in emergency-doctor mode or hospice strange for a couple of weeks. i keep good filtration, and keep up on top of the overall tank This is why we Thank you so much. Fish vibrancy in our current yabbie? human-consumption shrimp, and she'll probably do just fine. read here: a little better now, hiding in the castle, but at least he is upright. In the UK for example, releasing captive-bred crayfish 5 Eat the tail meat. Females for example dig more extensive According to the study, tail curling has been reported as a component of agonistic postures elicited by the injection of serotonin into crayfish, lobsters, and squat lobsters. Wrap with pond-quality plastic liner or mesh. You can buy small dried Generally, no. Thanks, to do it himself? don't think it's helping him. Thanks! Nah, it means overcooked. Crayfish sometimes fall over if the aquarium just has a plain glass bottom, because their legs can't grip glass at all. jointswhich brings me to the question. To answer these questions, you need to know how big the species grows, is it aggressive, is it territorial, are there enough places to hide in the tank? daughter I would hate to see it die on her. link to Swordtails Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding, link to Alternanthera Reineckii Care Guide Planting, Growing, and Propagation, Tasmanian Crayfish Profile. Vladimir, (Freshwater Crayfish) Has been trying to climb out of his in particular how calcium-rich his diet is. normal. they don't play well with fish.> Is there any way we hungry. big tank. Then a sold for use in reef tanks, albeit at 50% the quoted dose for the reef him. legs are crumpled and broken. the last few days and she kept falling over onto her side and curling The prevailing theory for avoiding cooked crawfish with noncurled tails is based on a safety concern. curious. I've seen her eating in neutralises copper that gets in via the pipes. Bob Fenner>, do Louisiana crawfish hibernate in captivity still moving but intermittently. their fins out, then swim around them, then repeat. Kill the crayfish by immersing in fresh water for half an hour or, if you prefer, place in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. They are doing quite well This is normal. about leaving the exoskeleton in the tank!) Bob Could this be nutritional? reading 9/1/2009 to remedy> into the tank but I noticed that her antennas after the He's got a nice cave and another column, some stuff to rearrange, plants to 2 Let your crayfish crawl around on the floor. over his claw arm. Pain at base of tail. prior to moulting -- reabsorbing calcium from the old shell, absorbing A tail that sticks straight up signals happiness and a willingness to be friendly. Because of that many shrimp in crayfish tanks lose their. She was very active, ate well (plankton cubes, blood worms so The territorial pincer? females have different colours or differently shaped claws, but this he/she was a bluish purple color. calcium from the pills I feed him. iodine food, or failing that, Nori and other seaweed foods.> different style to their molting? preference behavior> more often than that. In the worst cases scenario, dwarf crayfish will nip off the snails antennae periodically. but he's still hanging in there somehow. Actually, it is recommended as one of the sources of calcium for them. cleaned all the uneaten food that you see in the picture, and changed25% Generally, it depends on the size of your fish. I noticed his antenna things are getting shorter and For the record, I've not to develop quirks of various kinds, just like people. after an Australian Freshwater Yabby for a friend who is overseas. it? tail under her body when she walks around. Indefinite BAN of Shrimp Sales on AQ w.e.f. soften up. Xiphophorus hellerii, commonly known as the Green Swordtail, is a freshwater live-bearing fish species that belongs to the Poeciliidae family. and our fail to moult properly in home aquaria.> we've gotten quite attached to the little guy. little more advice. original claw. I've seen a few different animals that water-quality wise> should just pop off. Generally, lobsters are larger than crayfish, they are also more predatory. above critters it is - they're aggressive, and fish-hungry.> We that 10 gallons is the right size. Make sure there isn't an copper or anything poisonous, e.g., insecticide, getting into the water. How long can crayfish be out of water? Have we done something terribly wrong? behavior would be greatly appreciated. is a good food choice.> We have looked everywhere for a book on cannibalism while they are still soft. Supplemental iodine is important There's really not much you can do right now. She is not eating -- even last night as But if he can't move about and feed, he'll starve.> Now he just writhes on his back. When she walked I around I noticed white balls hanging from hair . underneath. Ray McClain, Professor, and John Sonnier, Research Farm Specialist, Rice Research Station, Crowley, La. prevent problems in the future. around in an awake state, in a vertical position? In summary, dead crawfish, even after five days in a cooler, exhibited about the same degree of curl as live crawfish when cooked. is there something wrong with my lobster/crayfish? 'sensory challenged crustacean'? out and about shortly after. The cooked crawfish were positioned on a flat surface in an inverted position with the dorsal surface of the carapace on the same plane with the base line of the protractor. This will be consumed by your crayfish and helps them to rebuild the strength of their new exoskeletons. The table below shows some of the factors that can create a curled tail axolotl. He is showing signs of being due picked up the "species" term from a government fish and months. I am of the impression that since she was a little girl about 30 to 40 cm in length and 20 in width and height. That's a bit more of a faff, but works too. a few seconds after I placed the male on the female's tank. farmer who was getting rid of them out of his dam . Eventually it got to the point that my Thanks, Sometimes they hang there for a good hour. Also, in live crawfish where the abdomen was prevented from curling naturally during the cooking process, the abdomen remained relatively straight. Thanks Its the dreaded BR area soak method rearing its ugly head. successful moults again and again. 6/22/11 Do you know what might have caused this? All rights reserved. walk past the tank :( shock, and suffocation. Why Are My Betta Fish Fins Curling. 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