Today I got a Hammers Cobalt Blue Lobster as an impulse buy. I also got a honey gourami and a couple more skirt tetras but I know those will be okay. My aquarium is a 55g with a schoal of skirt tetras and a schoal of danios along with a clown pleco, and so the only really new items are the gourami and the crayfish. The gourami will likely be a fine addition.
But I've never owned a crayfish before nor done much research. I imagine they are aggressive but at the same time the tank is large enough and has some hidey holes that I think it will be okay.
The crayfish and the others are in separate quarantines tanks since I didn't think that a smaller tank would be okay, at least until I learned more. My boyfriend really wanted it, and if all else fails I can keep it in a separate aquarium for him.
Also, my 55 has glass beads as substrate (bad, I know, but really pretty!! haha) and I have sand that I will be washing out tomorrow. Is it possible to take the fish out, take the glass beads out, then just add the sand and let it settle then return the fish? I really would prefer not to completely drain the tank just to switch substrates.
Thanks.
But I've never owned a crayfish before nor done much research. I imagine they are aggressive but at the same time the tank is large enough and has some hidey holes that I think it will be okay.
The crayfish and the others are in separate quarantines tanks since I didn't think that a smaller tank would be okay, at least until I learned more. My boyfriend really wanted it, and if all else fails I can keep it in a separate aquarium for him.
Also, my 55 has glass beads as substrate (bad, I know, but really pretty!! haha) and I have sand that I will be washing out tomorrow. Is it possible to take the fish out, take the glass beads out, then just add the sand and let it settle then return the fish? I really would prefer not to completely drain the tank just to switch substrates.
Thanks.