ianeberle
Aquarium Advice Freak
About a week ago, I got 4 dwarf orange crayfish (CPO) for my 36 gallon tank. I figured that 36 gallons was fairly large, so I figured four of these guys would be okay together.
When I released them into the tank, I purposely put them all at separate corners so they didn't fight immediately. They have wandered around and not really bothered each other until now.
I dropped an algae wafer in and within a minute or so, two of the crayfish were fighting over it. One would pull it away and the other would pull it back - like little kids. Then they started clawing at each other and one backed down. When my pleco came over to get a little bit of the algae wafer (he is about 2 inches or so), one of the CPOs latched onto his tail until he swam away.
Is this normal behavior or are they really hungry or something?
When I released them into the tank, I purposely put them all at separate corners so they didn't fight immediately. They have wandered around and not really bothered each other until now.
I dropped an algae wafer in and within a minute or so, two of the crayfish were fighting over it. One would pull it away and the other would pull it back - like little kids. Then they started clawing at each other and one backed down. When my pleco came over to get a little bit of the algae wafer (he is about 2 inches or so), one of the CPOs latched onto his tail until he swam away.
Is this normal behavior or are they really hungry or something?