Dwarf Crayfish Tank

[theotheragentm]

Just some updates from my crayfish tank.

Soon there will be more little crayfish.

Crayfish Jungle Gym.

 

[Zagz]

Awesome!!

 

[roka64]

Nice, how big do they get?

 

[majolo]

Beautiful critters!

 

[theotheragentm]

The max out at about 1-1/2". The one crawling on the "grating" there is almost full size. That material is the cross stitching plastic you can get from craft stores.

 

[roka64]

Cool, thanks! Do you just have them in a tank?

 

[theotheragentm]

Yeah, I have about 25 of them in a 20-gallon. Some always seem to be up on that mesh I have, but I assume they come down in the dark to eat. Breeding seems to be pretty easy too as I see a couple carrying eggs with no help from me.

 

[roka64]

Awesome, we called them craw-dads, when I was a kid.

 

[plecoperson]

The pics with the mesh make it look like they are out in the backyard by the fence.

VERY NICE!!!

 

[rich311k]

Very nice.

 

[QTOFFER]

Great pics! Crayfish are alot of fun to watch - especially feeding time. It's gratifying to watch one of your critters tear (literally) into a meal!

 

[theotheragentm]

I'm hoping to up their numbers and spread the wealth at a good price (for others, not me).

 

[Bubble_B0y]

do you have a FULL tank shot?
I am really interested to see how you designed your tank.

 

[theotheragentm]

I'll see if I can get one for you Sunday. I'm out all weekend. It's really not that interested. I have that grating standing up against a portion of a couple of the walls. I even built some "structures" by locking ends of the plastic stuff together. There is a pile of Java Moss on one side that I can't seem to get to grow fast enough. I actually had one of the members ship me some more Moss to provide more play areas for the crayfish.

 

[theotheragentm]

Sorry, not able to get full pictures of the tank. It's a long story, which involves my grandmother currently staying with me and will call me crazy if I turn the lights off to take pictures of a fish tank. I did, however, score some pictures of the tank close up, which didn't require lights off. Sorry, if they're redundant. Java Moss Jungle courtesy of Majolo.

 

[majolo]

Awesome shots!

 

[theotheragentm]

Here are more of the same pictures you are probably all sick of, but I can't get enough of these little critters.

I did manage to get a full tank shot. I'm trying to figure out what to do with it still.

 

[rich311k]

Even more great photos, they are neat little things.

 

[plecoperson]

Wow, great shots!

What camera, lens, settings etc. do you use?

 

[theotheragentm]

Point and shoot. Canon SD700IS on default macro settings. I tried playing with different settings, but it matters little. It's all about taking 200 pictures to get three good ones.