crayfish!!!!!!!!!!!

[datkidkevin]

what can i put in my tank with a crayfish?? right now i have um by itself

 

[strokinbyeu]

well u run the risk of it eating any fish u put in with it, but i had a blue crayfish 4 2 years and he only ate 2 fish and a red thi crab and as far as the fish i belive that they mite have been dead b4 he got to them. but i watch him and the crab fighting about an hour b4 i found him eating it. i had alot of bottom dwellers and goraimis and a bala and he only ever got 1 placo and a rainbow darter from the creek behind my girlfreinds house so i would say u would be safe with about anything thats semi aggresive or is fast. im sure ppl r gona say that u shouldnt put it with anything but it worked for me

 

[datkidkevin]

well right now i have him in a 10 gal. by himself just wanted to know what i can throw in there. they have these dwarf red crabs at my lfs but i dunno if i can throw them in there or maybe sumthin i dunno i need sum help

 

[strokinbyeu]

i wouldnt put a crab in with him just to much of a chance it gettin eatin maby some danios or neon tetras or maby a pair of lil gouramis

 

[Lowryder]

i wouldnt put a crab in with him just to much of a chance it gettin eatin maby some danios or neon tetras or maby a pair of lil gouramis

I think the gouramis feelers might make an easy target for the crawdad

 

[meegosh]

The problem with adding neons would be that they like to sleep at the bottom of the tank at night - That makes them easy prey. I would also add that two gouramis in a 10g is probably not a good idea. They can be territorial and a 10g just doesn't provide them with enough space.

 

[datkidkevin]

so any other ideas???

 

[Lowryder]

Maybe something fast and that stays more towards the top. Its really had to say with crawdads, might just be better off with a species tank.

 

[veetors]

anything that isn't a slow swimmer should be fine, but you can't be totally sure it won't eat any. I would think that as long as you keep him fed he won't have the need to eat the fish....

 

[DragonFish71]

Really a 10 is too small for a crayfish. Also, seriously, I have 2 of these guys and anything smaller than them is a target. We have a now 8 inch common pleco and they both have tried to catch him for dinner.

 

[Mad Mech Master]

How about guppies or another prolific fish?

 

[DragonFish71]

They would eat them. They eat rosey reds. Snatch them right out of the water column.

 

[Mad Mech Master]

Of course! Some of my favorite tanks have had a "cycle".

 

[datkidkevin]

how is a 10 gal 2 small if he only grows 3-4inches? and basically still cant put nothing wit um

 

[DragonFish71]

They like room to wander. How would you like to be in a small cage? Just enough room for you to walk a few inches in either direction. Also, most crayfish species get anywhere from 3 to 6 inches. They do molt every month and a half, with that molting comes growth. Our's just molted and the difference is very apparent.

 

[Jason7894561230]

It depends on the crayfish. I ahve a had a crayfish that was very mellow and peaceful and i out a little guppy with him and they were great friends but when he died i got another and he had a very bad additude he was mean and aggresive he ate my fish but gave me better entertainment

 

[Jason7894561230]

They like room to wander. How would you like to be in a small cage? Just enough room for you to walk a few inches in either direction. Also, most crayfish species get anywhere from 3 to 6 inches. They do molt every month and a half, with that molting comes growth. Our's just molted and the difference is very apparent.

+1
crayfish are the same as fish. A fish that is that big would need more room to swim so a crayfish would like to climb and move the rocks and evrything and actually ahve room to move

 

[Bluestman]

I've had a lobster for nearly a year, he is around 8" long. He has managed to catch and eat every fish I've tried with him, including tetras, mollies, guppies and golden algae eaters.
I have just added 6 marbled hatchet fish as they stay near the surface 90% of the time and are less likely to be eaten. To be honest I think that you are gonna need a bigger tank if you add fish, they will have nowhere to hide from him.