Strange coloration on ornage mexican dwarf crayfish

[BLUElobster99]

Ok so i have had this cray since February



When i bought him he was tan/orange but since he molted he is a dark orange with deep red in his claws


Is this normal???


Is this a pure mexican dwarf???

 

[BLUElobster99]

Anyone?

 

[Coyne]

Maybe related to its diet?

 

[ktomminello]

That happened to mine after molting n then the colors starting changing as it hardened, has black spots on either side of his tail now.

 

[BLUElobster99]

Woah, black spots are shell rott


Id put more calcium in his diet

 

[Autumnsky]

Maybe not a dwarf/CPO

 

[ktomminello]

Woah, black spots are shell rott

Id put more calcium in his diet

Nope- natural black dot on each individual fan on the tail- not 100% mexi orange- and rare cross with a Blyxa (?)- dwarf black lobster... Calcium levels kept in check with supplements, also supplement with iodine and is a fully planted nano (15g) biotope recreation

 

[FishCr8zy]

Ok so i have had this cray since February

When i bought him he was tan/orange but since he molted he is a dark orange with deep red in his claws

Is this normal???

Is this a pure mexican dwarf???

This is normal. When diet has more meaty ingredients, crayfish tend to turn redder. It looks more like my clarkii crayfish than a Mexican dwarf but it could be a CPO.

 

[FishCr8zy]

Nope- natural black dot on each individual fan on the tail- not 100% mexi orange- and rare cross with a Blyxa (?)- dwarf black lobster... Calcium levels kept in check with supplements, also supplement with iodine and is a fully planted nano (15g) biotope recreation

No not blyxa I don't think. Blyxa would prob be leaning more into the black color side and not orange.