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If you don't have a trap, try putting some bait (they really like oily =
things, salmon or bacon, etc) into one of those mesh bags like onion =
sets come in. Tie it closed with a long string and let it set on the =
bottom. Also set a net with the hoop side on the bottom and the handle =
sticking out the top of the aquarium. Let the cray get busy with the =
bait and then slowly pull the bag, bait and cray toward the waiting net. =
The crays legs tend to get caught up in the mesh and you can usually =
scoop them quickly with the net before they can get free. Bring the net =
to the surface fast so he can't swim out.
Note: I have used this technique in Lake Washington, but never in an =
aquarium.
Tom
West Hyblos Creek Drainage
Washington State
----- Original Message -----=20
From: matt ashton=20
To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org=20
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Another Crayfish Problem?
Its a big tank throw one of those metal traps in :-) Otherwise try =
dangling a hunk of worm or shrimp or something like that on a thread in =
front of him and try to get him to latch on and pull him out. Fish might =
go for it though and taking fish out of a trap might be easier. Madtoms =
are probably the only thing that could get in, maybe your sunnies.
"Dean A. Markley" <damarkley-in-earthlink.net> wrote:=20
Hello all, here's a totally different crayfish issue. I have a 110 =
gallon set up with an 8 inch longnose gar, a 3 inch pumpkinseed and a =
pair of 2 inch madtoms. I've noticed over the past few weeks that =
something has been doing some excavating but haadn't been able to figure =
out who or what.
Well last night, the mystery was solved. I have a three inch =
crayfish in residence! I have no idea how he got in there unless he came =
along with the gravel from the Susquehanna River way back in August. =
Now, how the heck do I get him out of there? He's a rather destructive =
creature and I don't think the gar is really interested in eating him. I =
also do not want to disrupt my rocks or plants. Any suggestions????
Dean
Dean A. Markley
3628 Peregrine Circle
Mountville, PA 17554
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If you don't have a trap, try putting =
some bait=20
(they really like oily things, salmon or bacon, etc) into one of those =
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like onion sets come in. Tie it closed with a long string and let =
it set=20
on the bottom. Also set a net with the hoop side on the =
bottom and=20
the handle sticking out the top of the aquarium. Let the cray get =
busy=20
with the bait and then slowly pull the bag, bait and cray toward the =
waiting=20
net. The crays legs tend to get caught up in the mesh and you can =
usually=20
scoop them quickly with the net before they can get free. Bring =
the net to=20
the surface fast so he can't swim out.
Note: I have used this technique =
in Lake=20
Washington, but never in an aquarium.
Tom
West Hyblos Creek Drainage
Washington State
----- Original Message -----
From:=20
matt=20
ashton
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 =
7:21=20
AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Another =
Crayfish=20
Problem?
Its a big tank throw one of those metal traps in :-) Otherwise =
try=20
dangling a hunk of worm or shrimp or something like that on =
a thread in=20
front of him and try to get him to latch on and pull him out. Fish =
might go=20
for it though and taking fish out of a trap might be easier. Madtoms =
are=20
probably the only thing that could get in, maybe your=20
sunnies.
"Dean A. Markley"=20
<damarkley-in-earthlink.net> wrote:=20
Hello=20
all, here's a totally different crayfish issue. I have a 110 gallon =
set up=20
with an 8 inch longnose gar, a 3 inch pumpkinseed and a pair of 2 =
inch=20
madtoms. I've noticed over the past few weeks that something has =
been doing=20
some excavating but haadn't been able to figure out who or =
what.
Well=20
last night, the mystery was solved. I have a three inch crayfish in=20
residence! I have no idea how he got in there unless he came along =
with the=20
gravel from the Susquehanna River way back in August. Now, how the =
heck do I=20
get him out of there? He's a rather destructive creature and I don't =
think=20
the gar is really interested in eating him. I also do not want to =
disrupt my=20
rocks or plants. Any suggestions????
Dean
Dean =
A.=20
Markley
3628 Peregrine Circle
Mountville, PA=20
=
17554
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