Marbled Cray Care and Feeding

[GodFan]

I just got a marbled cray and want to know the best way to care for it. My LFS said that hard water is fine and they feed them flake food. He said I can feed anything. Now I am asking yall for better advice lol. What water parameters are best? What to feed? (I have thought a mix frog pellets, betta pellets, tropical flakes, algae wafers, and prawn eggs would be good lol) What temperature?
I have it in a 5 gallon by a window right now. After I get some mula from the babies (she is carrying) I am gonna move the tank and get a clamp on light.
Also how do I reduce the water flow? I rubberbanded a top fin filter cartrige on the outtake but its not enough. I have duckweed that I am trying to grow.

 

[siva]

Crays like well oxygenated water, so if you reduce the flow, I would add an airstone.

Hard water is great. Unless the room gets really cold, you shouldn't need a heater. Crays can thrive in cooler waters.

They will eat just about everything. I feed my crays a varied diet of shrimp pellets, carnivore wafers, algae wafers, frozen blooodworms/brine shrimp, zucchini..whatever.

I would be careful selling these. I don't think the average hobbyist should keep these as pets. The rate at which they reproduce is pretty crazy and they don't require a mate, so they could become a very invasive species if released into the wild.

 

[GodFan]

Crays like well oxygenated water, so if you reduce the flow, I would add an airstone.
I have one behind the heater outake. I hope that is good. Its on low setting.
Hard water is great. Unless the room gets really cold, you shouldn't need a heater. Crays can thrive in cooler waters.
Our house gets low as 67 at night and high as 74 during day. Also the tank is by the window. I keep it at about 75.
They will eat just about everything. I feed my crays a varied diet of shrimp pellets, carnivore wafers, algae wafers, frozen blooodworms/brine shrimp, zucchini..whatever.
Thank you for this!
I would be careful selling these. I don't think the average hobbyist should keep these as pets. The rate at which they reproduce is pretty crazy and they don't require a mate, so they could become a very invasive species if released into the wild.
I will be careful. People on here and my LFS will be the most likely buyers.

Replies in red. He hides in his pvc ALL the time. Is that normal?

 

[Terrance]

Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community - Terrance's Album: 29 Gallon Marbled Crayfish Breeder Tank

Yes its normal. My 29g was not big enough to keep these crayfish.

 

[GodFan]

Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community - Terrance's Album: 29 Gallon Marbled Crayfish Breeder Tank

Yes its normal. My 29g was not big enough to keep these crayfish.

Why was it not big enough?

 

[Terrance]

Too many crays and not enough space. They are fast breeders and should not be aquarium pets IMO. Best to use them for academic purposes or feeders.

 

[siva]

When crays are berried they hide most of the time. For the short time it's not berried it should be out and about more.

 

[GodFan]

Ah ok. Well does anyone know how long they are berried? I actually only did this for extra money but I kinda fell for this thing lol