Lobster/Crayfish 15th Edition

Originally Posted by Gus

Hummmmmmmmm should be a cook crayfish can hee........hee........

Ai Ya make fun of me... funny how places change a person, in Singapore, Yabbies look like pets now. So I guess all crayfish cannot take 28deg and flourish?.

[Chinmo]

Erm...so which specis easiest to breed?

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

http://www.arofanatics.com/members/lincolngoh/sales2/

I really want to turn on my tank lights but it will increase the temp. So can let go this fellow at at $125 ONLY to the people in this thread who know how to keep crayfish. (1/2 the price at QH)

Or want to trade witrh me for other tankmates also can to the same value.

Otherwise this weekend I bring back QH to trade in with other fish.

Cheers.

That's a tough call, bro. Perhaps exchanging for other livestock might be your best course of action. I would love to have the beauty but, like you, I do not have a suitable environment for it to have a decent chance of surviving.

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

I kept the ones I caught in the wild in Australia, but there cold, plus not comm with aros... Aros too cold fall sick... bad tank planning.

I think cannot put smaller crayfish cos I got Aussie Lung, that's their are their natural food, Ke Kiang went to buy big exotic crayfish one then realize species requirements. Damn stuupid.

Maybe it's retribution for eating my yabbies before I came back home. All grew from 4 to 8 inches in a year. They taste exacly like lobster but sweeter.

There, it's a sold as seafood there by the bags, so cheap summore $5 can get 30+ small ones.

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

It's food there, not really pets, much nicer than prawns, sweeter and got more bite, but a lot more shell and less meat.

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

GO to fresh sea food centres, can buy big ones. Not cheap thou. Perth is a cray fish haven.

My dad's friend owns land with streams in Tasmania, but probably need chiller to own one of these protected species thou.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...ND:en%26sa%3DN

Well it is a matter of culture and availability. Over there, the Common Blues and Marrons are known to be food for the Australians since they are native over there, in abundance and relatively easy to breed, especially for the Common Blues. The Marrons are a little more tricky due to their lesser hardiness and longer time to maturity. At the end of the day, it is an issue of economics, supply and demand. Having said that, of course, I do not contemplate taking my crayfishes for food, since they are pets and inevitably there is some form of emotional attachment to them. It will be great to head over there for some crayfishing, maybe meet up the crayfish experts over there, like those from Crayfish World.

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

Ai Ya make fun of me... funny how places change a person, in Singapore, Yabbies look like pets now. So I guess all crayfish cannot take 28deg and flourish?.

Originally Posted by Chinmo

Erm...so which specis easiest to breed?

Crayfishes that adapt well to our climate include the very adaptable Common Blues (Cherax quad) and the quite adaptable Reds (Procambarus clarkii). The colour morphs of the Reds (Whites) are quite hardy too, perhaps quite close to that of the Reds. Common Blues tend to dominate when both species are in the water channels due to their faster breeding and growth rate as well as their inherent maximum sizes.

Originally Posted by Chinmo

Hi bro and sis! which crayfish less agressive? the red crayfish or the commom blue?

Originally Posted by PrinceCharming

both aggressive..go get the cherax sp. eg. zebra..blue moon..orange tip...all peaceful

Like what bro PrinceCharming has mentioned, both species are indeed quite aggressive. A single species tank is recommended with a good tank size and adequate hiding spots. Generally, keeping them as a sexed pair or one male with a few females is advised for a successful breeding at a manageable aggression level.

With that in mind, all crayfishes are territorial by nature, differing only in temperament and usually do not take too well to a different species in close proximity with them.

Originally Posted by Tualatin

Nice, I see a big piece (female?). Feel like going crayfishing soon for more Common Blues, if not for the heavy workload these days.

BTW the Blue Moons you purchased looked more like Pink Corals. But then again, it might be just another common name mix up. The Blue Moon I meant has a dark blue base on the carapace with blue/green claws and blue legs, as compared to the bright purple base on the carapace with blue claws and blue legs of the ones you have. Both are still yet undescribed formally and are known as Cherax sp. though. There is another species commonly called Red Brick (Cherax lorentzii/sp.), which has a dark brown/purple base on the carapace with purple claws and purple/brown legs. There is also a species commonly called Blue Brick (Cherax sp.) which has a light brown/green base on the carapace with green/blue claws and green/blue legs. The latter two species sometimes come together with the Blue Moon.

Pink Coral


Blue Moon


Red Brick


Blue Brick


All pictures are courtesy of CRUSTA10.

Wow, that's very nice pic of the crayfish. Nice colour!

Wonder whether any of the LFS / farms carry these crayfish...

Are they less aggressive than Common blue and Red? Are they able to live well in our climate (SG)?

[Gus]

Not really i believe crayfish will change too.

Originally Posted by lincolngoh

Ai Ya make fun of me... funny how places change a person, in Singapore, Yabbies look like pets now. So I guess all crayfish cannot take 28deg and flourish?.

[Gus]

Red Crayfish those cheap cheap one.

I have a pair kept in e store room so the temp is kind of warm still doing well and grow well too.

Originally Posted by Chinmo

Erm...so which specis easiest to breed?

[Gus]

Ya to update you guys yesterday i went to clementi LFS the one which is always overcrowded one.

I saw some black cray very nice due to im kind of hurry n rush never check it out whether is there a pair a not maybe you guy free to check it out or some of u might wanted to get a pair of special cray.

Do keep us updated.

All Bros out there!!!!! i've uploaded a couple of new pics in my gallery...feel free to take a look..not very nice taken as it is taken from my fone hehe...bro Gus..i believe ur female blue moon is not a female blue moon..compare urs and mine..my pair are definitely a genuine blue moon..ur male is but ur female is not...i may be wrong