Lobster/Crayfish 15th Edition

[luigi545]

Start to have interest in the crays
here is a link i found not sure it helps
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo...sh/varcraw.htm

Originally Posted by Gus

Can someone check it out this website see whether the type of lobster the seller is the common blue/red craw.

I find it look the same.


http://www.internetads.com.sg/lobster.htm

The Sohibo Blue indeed belongs to the Cherax quadricarinatus species, which brings it to be the same as the Common Blue or Red Claw as we call it for the usual colouration (can be either dull brown, green, blue or a combination of them) of the species over here, with the difference being the Sohibo Blue having an attractive bright blue colouration through careful selective breeding as what bro highlander_den has mentioned earlier.

Originally Posted by highlander_den

Nah, my real Name is not Willie.

If it's me, I am rich already. hahaha....

Anyway, this guy "Uncle Willie" also make his own food for lobsters.

Quoted from his website - "Formulated and Manufactured by SOHIBO Specially for LOBSTERS and ALL CRUSTACEANS. Turtles, Prawns, Crabs and so on.... Complete with necessary vitamins and minerals including fibre and calcium to support rapid growth."

I did buy the food from him and feed the crayfish I used to keep. They seems to like it.

http://www.internetads.com.sg/foodstick.htm

Oh, one more info for you guys out there. I used to feed frozen green pea to my crayfish. Most of the time, they will rush to grab the green pea. You can get a packet at NTUC. Before throwing into the tank, soak in water to defreeze. If the pea float after thrown into tank, just give it a soft squeeze and the pea will drop to the bottom of the tank.

Yes bro highlander_den is right. Crayfishes normally are not picky feeders and basically eat anything that looks edible to them and that includes vegetables like lettuce, pea, corn, etc. In fact, it makes good practice to provide the crayfishes with a balanced diet of green and meat through a planned feeding regime, instead of feeding them the same food everytime. It has been speculated that feeding them with some green will reduce aggression and probably lead to less injuries/casualties especially in community tanks with more than one crayfish, worse still, of more than one species.

Regarding the food formulated by Mr Willie, I haven't try it myself, but I am guessing it probably is similar to Hikari Crab Cuisine, with increased amount of calcium to aid the crayfishes in growing strong shells while growing. Perhaps bro highlander_den might want to share with us more about his experiences with using the food.

Originally Posted by luigi545

Start to have interest in the crays
here is a link i found not sure it helps
http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo...sh/varcraw.htm

That's an interesting link, bro luigi545. It is unfortunate that many of the species native to North America are not available locally in our lands, especially that of the Cambarus and Orconectes families. Of the various species listed, only the Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii or Red as we commonly named it locally) native of Louisiana state in the United States is procurable over here. In fact, the species reproduces so readily and thus is so abundant in numbers that they are seen as a pest over there and makes for a food item as well.

Come on bro, join us in our hobby, we can never have too many crayfish pals over here.

Originally Posted by highlander_den

Wow, you still can remember me? It's like 3 ~ 4 years back.

Anyway, you are right. Uncle Willie did selective breeding. I remembered that he shared with me that he choose those bright blue colour crayfish for breeding projects. Hence he named them "Sohibo Blue Lobster".

I went to QH today. When I reached, there was an accident. A car (I believed) was travelling at high speed, was out of control when it reached the sharp bend outside QH, ran over the fence and nearly dive into QH's pond. I will post pic soon.

Anyway, I saw the $250 Crayfish (x2) that QH is selling. What a crazy price! And there are 2 white, few zebra, many common red & blue, and electric blue.

Bros here, what is the best Filter system for crayfish if i am planning for a 3ft/4ft tank?

Yes bro, once a crayfish buddy, always a crayfish buddy. So when are you planning to make a come back to the wonderful world of crayfishes?

Do you still have any Sohibo Blues alive? They make for good aquarium additions, although much steeper in price than the regular Common Blue in trade, but also much nicer in colouration. Most importantly, they are much more managable than the delicate Marrons and will most certainly be able to be sustained in the tropical climate over here in Singapore, without the use of an expensive investment in a chiller.

That sounds like some reckless driving, good thing you were not involved in the accident.

I am looking to get one more Snow White female to replace the one recently deceased as a plan to continue the breeding programme I am undergoing together with bro destination33 for a while. As for the $250 crayfish, bro lincolngoh seems to have a piece, let's encourage him to post some pictures of his new expensive pet.

Depending on your planned bioload level, a crayfish tank can make use of filtration ranging from a primitive air filter type to an internal filter to an overhead filter and to even a canister filter. If a frequent and regular water change regime is in place, filtration can be overlooked, although still a recommendation to have, in order to maintain reasonable water quality in between water changes. However if water changes are unable to be made in a predetermined fashion, a canister filter might be a good choice, and with a bioload level not exceeding the capacity and capabilities of the canister filter, an equilibrium system can be achieved to keep the water conditions in check. Having said that, water changes should still be a regular part of fish keeping, crayfish keeping not withstanding. The rule of the thumb is to perform at least a water change from weekly to monthly, depending on the tank bioload and filtration.

GUYS!!!! i managed to get a pair of blue moon today WOOT!!! both around 4.5 to 5 inch...Gus..i've got the last female from c328 last shop hehe..1st day i went c328 1st shop i saw 2 male and i know u bought the female and then the male..then i went today i got the last male hehe and the female from the last shop...

well..the last shop have 2 more male blue moon but have a white shade on its back..looks more like a white moon haha.. however i saw cherax pressi X 2 and marron X 3 (small) ...big zebra and orange tip at the last shop..feel free to see

now my tank is messy haha..my 2 ft tank consist of 1 pair blue moon..1 pair zebra and 2 pairs clarkii..omg haha...feel like giving away my reds

Originally Posted by PrinceCharming

GUYS!!!! i managed to get a pair of blue moon today WOOT!!! both around 4.5 to 5 inch...Gus..i've got the last female from c328 last shop hehe..1st day i went c328 1st shop i saw 2 male and i know u bought the female and then the male..then i went today i got the last male hehe and the female from the last shop...

well..the last shop have 2 more male blue moon but have a white shade on its back..looks more like a white moon haha.. however i saw cherax pressi X 2 and marron X 3 (small) ...big zebra and orange tip at the last shop..feel free to see

now my tank is messy haha..my 2 ft tank consist of 1 pair blue moon..1 pair zebra and 2 pairs clarkii..omg haha...feel like giving away my reds

That sounds good, do post up some pictures of your new acquisitions and your tank with various species. You do need to exercise some caution now that there are many species in your tank and aggression is known to be higher between difference species as compared that of the same species. You don't want any of your crayfishes to end up with a claw or leg less and, in more serious cases, deaths can occur. If you have to use a community tank, make sure there are enough space for the different crayfish species to establish a territory of their own (by virtue of tank size) and at least enough places for them to hide in times of aggression (by virtue of hiding spots from use of driftwood, PVC pipes, lava rocks, etc). Good luck!

Originally Posted by Tualatin

Yes bro highlander_den is right. Crayfishes normally are not picky feeders and basically eat anything that looks edible to them and that includes vegetables like lettuce, pea, corn, etc. In fact, it makes good practice to provide the crayfishes with a balanced diet of green and meat through a planned feeding regime, instead of feeding them the same food everytime. It has been speculated that feeding them with some green will reduce aggression and probably lead to less injuries/casualties especially in community tanks with more than one crayfish, worse still, of more than one species.

Regarding the food formulated by Mr Willie, I haven't try it myself, but I am guessing it probably is similar to Hikari Crab Cuisine, with increased amount of calcium to aid the crayfishes in growing strong shells while growing. Perhaps bro highlander_den might want to share with us more about his experiences with using the food.

For Uncle Willie's formulated food, it's slight different to Hikari Crab Cuisine. It is easier to break into small piece. I didn't use long enough to comment how effective it is. One thing I know is those crayfish I had love the formulated food as well.

Oh, I emailed uncle Willie yesterday. He is still seilling "Sohibo Blue Lobster".

Originally Posted by Tualatin

Yes bro, once a crayfish buddy, always a crayfish buddy. So when are you planning to make a come back to the wonderful world of crayfishes?

Do you still have any Sohibo Blues alive? They make for good aquarium additions, although much steeper in price than the regular Common Blue in trade, but also much nicer in colouration. Most importantly, they are much more managable than the delicate Marrons and will most certainly be able to be sustained in the tropical climate over here in Singapore, without the use of an expensive investment in a chiller.

That sounds like some reckless driving, good thing you were not involved in the accident.

I am looking to get one more Snow White female to replace the one recently deceased as a plan to continue the breeding programme I am undergoing together with bro destination33 for a while. As for the $250 crayfish, bro lincolngoh seems to have a piece, let's encourage him to post some pictures of his new expensive pet.

Depending on your planned bioload level, a crayfish tank can make use of filtration ranging from a primitive air filter type to an internal filter to an overhead filter and to even a canister filter. If a frequent and regular water change regime is in place, filtration can be overlooked, although still a recommendation to have, in order to maintain reasonable water quality in between water changes. However if water changes are unable to be made in a predetermined fashion, a canister filter might be a good choice, and with a bioload level not exceeding the capacity and capabilities of the canister filter, an equilibrium system can be achieved to keep the water conditions in check. Having said that, water changes should still be a regular part of fish keeping, crayfish keeping not withstanding. The rule of the thumb is to perform at least a water change from weekly to monthly, depending on the tank bioload and filtration.

It won't be near future if I am really going to keep crayfish again. Got to arrange the house for the tank and stuff.

Nope, I gave them away 3 years back.

I am planning either a 3ft or 4 ft tank, with canister filter. That is going to cost a sum.

Good luck for your breeding project Bro. I once setup a comm 2ft tank with diff crayfish (around 7 ~ 8), and dream to have cross breed. But I guess there isn't enough space for them. So one by one, they were either killed, or died due to stress (I guess).

Oh, one think to share with you cabby bro out there.

I notice crayfish colour can be affected with the choice of gravel (Did i spell the word right?).

I used to use black colour gravel. And most of my crayfish have darker body colour. I notice those LFS that used light colour gravel, their crayfish seems to have lighter colour. I may be wrong. But I did notice after few visits to LFS / farms.