Blue "lobster" destruction.

[malott72]

Hello all,

I have a blue lobster/crayfish in my tank, and it will constantly tear out my dwarf grass i'm trying to grow. Any reason for this? I feed it cucumbers and algae wafers.

 

[patrickriley2010]

Hello all,

I have a blue lobster/crayfish in my tank, and it will constantly tear out my dwarf grass i'm trying to grow. Any reason for this? I feed it cucumbers and algae wafers.

I was looking into getting one of these for my tank but I want plants and dwarf grass and of this is common behavior I don't want get it in this current tank.

 

[malott72]

I have no idea. I also had a regular crawdad in the tank and it never bothered with it.

 

[Surfer]

It's common, most crawfish just don't get along with plants.

 

[malott72]

Splendid lol.

 

[Surfer]

Splendid lol.

Lol, if they were compatible I'd have a few in my planted tanks. They just look so legit.

 

[malott72]

He's survived with five piranha for months now. If he doesn't make it I'll try the dwarf grass again someday.

 

[patrickriley2010]

He's survived with five piranha for months now. If he doesn't make it I'll try the dwarf grass again someday.

How does one stick their hand to adjust things I a piranha tank?

 

[malott72]

They are terrified of my hand. Scaredy cats in the wild too, especially now. They are only 3 inches.

 

[Coyne]

How does one stick their hand to adjust things I a piranha tank?

Lol probably best to feed them first.

 

[BLUElobster99]

Im pretty sure only dwarf crays are plant safe


I have a CPO who never touches my plants unless they are visibly decaying

 

[Wolfsblood]

I saw on River Monsters(I know very scientific) that piranhas dont usually go after people, well live people at least.

 

[Surfer]

I saw on River Monsters(I know very scientific) that piranhas dont usually go after people, well live people at least.

They're more like scavengers, but if they're really hungry they'll go after ya. Lol

 

[henningc]

It sounds like Cherax Sp. or distructor. If so once the plants are gone it will dig the entire place up.

 

[malott72]

It's a Procambarus alleni

 

[Tetra1990]

How does one stick their hand to adjust things I a piranha tank?

They aren't the terrors that most people think they are. It's the whole' they are more scared of you then you are of them.' kind of thing.

 

[BLUElobster99]

IMO its more of a "you feed me or i eat you" relationship