red lobster/crayfish

I just bought 2 red lobster or is it a crayfish, not sure... from clementi. So I need some information on keeping them.

I just need some basic information on how to keep them. Currently I keep them in a 2 feet tank.

1) Do i put in a lot of water or a little bit?
2) What do I feed them?
3) Do I need a cover for the tank to prevent escape?

Originally Posted by bubuseng

I just bought 2 red lobster or is it a crayfish, not sure... from clementi. So I need some information on keeping them.

I just need some basic information on how to keep them. Currently I keep them in a 2 feet tank.

1) Do i put in a lot of water or a little bit?
2) What do I feed them?
3) Do I need a cover for the tank to prevent escape?

To answer your queries:
1. It will be favourable to have a tank with water filled normally as of a fish tank and provide aeration for better air exchange, in order for the tank to have enough dissolved oxygen. Alternatively if you do want to provide aeration, ensure that the water does not cover the crayfish completely, so that they will not drown in it, although this is generally not an advisable setup in contrast to the former solution.

2. They eat close to anything you offer them, such as sinking pellets, bloodworms, etc. In particular, Hikari has a Crab Cuisine sinking pellet product which is calcium enriched and is especially suitable for crusteceans like the crayfishes. Hikari Lionhead sinking pellet is another more economical option, and can be used to complement the Crab Cuisine.

3. YES, you do, it is in CAPS for the right purpose. They are expert climbers and will escape given any opportunity. Depending on your luck, you might or might not find them again after they escaped, alive or dead.

For more information, do refer to our resident Lobster/Crayfish thread and the past archive threads. Have fun cray keeping!

Thank you for the great reply.

BTW does anyone have any useful links for keeping crayfish?

Thanks in advance.

[Sharpion]

hi, welcome to the cray community

im also new at this, at Tualatin pro bro has mentioned, u can try searching in the forums for:

Lobster/Crayfish Xth Edition (where X is anything from 1-13)

i slowly read all the posts and it realli helps. if not just search google under 'crayfish', there are a lot of links

bro Tualatin, i see ur avatar is a black crayfish... where u brought it? i am looking for different of crayfish

Originally Posted by Gunox

bro Tualatin, i see ur avatar is a black crayfish... where u brought it? i am looking for different of crayfish

Bro Gunox,
The cray you have seen is not exactly black, but actually having a very dark green base with orange highlights. Unfortunately, that specimen was deceased quite a long time ago and was procured from C328 if I didn't remember incorrectly.

where sells hikari crab cuisine? cannot seem to find it

Originally Posted by magislayer

where sells hikari crab cuisine? cannot seem to find it

alot of lfs... c328 there have. Where u stay? Mayb we can locate one near u.

i stay in siglap

the marine parade shop never sell.
tpy69 also never sell
maybe when i free i go c328 or tampines check check

anyway why the 13th ed lobster thread closed?