Prost,
Martin
Jackson, MS
Quoting BG Granier <shinerscoop_at_bellsouth.net>:
> I think it's a case of wanderlust, crayfish will often be found crossing
> roads during the spring here in Louisiana. Often it's because their original
> habitat is drying up or the water has become uninhabitable because of a
> build-up of tannins which is called blackwater. Very low O2 levels!
>
> I once sent a full grown Procambarus clarkii to John Brill and he reported
> the same thing, a dry crayfish wandering the floor in his darkroom.
>
> BG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <EELReprah_at_aol.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 8:07 AM
> Subject: NANFA-- Wandering crayfish
>
>
> > I just was surprised this morning when I went down in the basement to see
> a
> > crayfish crawling across the floor. He had picked up some dust and cobwebs
> on
> > the way and was pretty scary if you didn't recognize what it was. I am
> glad I
> > found it before my wife did. My question is -- do they get wanderlust in
> the
> > spring or is this just a chance accident?
> > I put several small crayfish along with some assorted shiners, dace and
> > darters in a 125 gallon "pool" in the basement. The pool is a straight
> sided half
> > of a discarded 250 gallon storage tank made of polyethylene. It makes a
> nice
> > wintering place for my tropical water lily and the shiners and darters
> love it.
> > Apparently the crayfish wanted to leave. Obviously it has prospered in the
> > pool because he/she is about twice the size he/she was last June.
> >
> > Lee Harper
> > Media, PA
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