Re: NANFA-- Feeding Dwarf Crayfish "Fry"

Brian Haas (bhaas_at_dubuque.net)
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 15:13:22 -0600

Is it difficult getting crayfish to spawn?

Travis Haas
Wisconsin

At 02:28 PM 1/21/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I have two spawns of dwarf crayfish, Cambarellus shufeldtii, that were
>recently released from their mothers' tails. The little ones (sorry, I
>don't know the terminology for crustaceans) are all in a bare 10 gallon
>tank with a sponge filter. There is some algae, detritus and Java moss in
>the tank. I'm experimenting with different feeds. One feed that I can
>confirm is working is live, baby brine shrimp (BBS). Since the Artemia
>(BBS) are pink, I can see that the stomachs of the tiny crayfish have
>turned pink, so they are feeding. These crayfish are about 3/16 of an inch
>long (5 mm). You can see photos of adult dwarf crayfish at
>http://jonahsaquarium.com/fishlist.htm
>
>
>Mark
>Columbus Ohio USA <))><
>mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com
>
>
>
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