Daryth Darkmoon
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi. I have had an electric blue crayfish (or lobster as some are inclined to call them) since February. She did well in my community 10 gallon but was growing large fairly quickly. So I set up my 50 gallon and moved her and every other fish I owned over into the larger tank. They did well for a few weeks, and then fish just started disappearing.
Warning to anyone interested in crayfish, THEY WILL EAT YOUR OTHER FISH!
Too bad I lost my koi angelfish before I ever found out there was a problem. Of course I bought it at Wal-Mart and went by the info card they had posted without doing my own research. The info card said they were non-aggressive and good in community tanks.
Thats just background history though. The question I'm wondering is how often will they molt? One site I was on said they would get up to 6 to 8 inches in length, and mine is up to about 4 inches now. She was only about an inch and a half when I bought her.
She is currently in quarantine until I put a divider in my 50 gallon so she'll stop eating my fantails. I'll probably toss in the occasional feeder gold for her, since she seems to prefer the live food.
I know the problem with her eating the fish isn't due to lack of food. She'll ignore the food and go straight for the fish!
But I digress. Again my question was about growth. Though any and all advice from someone experienced in dealing with crayfish would be most appreciated.
Oh and here is a pic......
Warning to anyone interested in crayfish, THEY WILL EAT YOUR OTHER FISH!
Too bad I lost my koi angelfish before I ever found out there was a problem. Of course I bought it at Wal-Mart and went by the info card they had posted without doing my own research. The info card said they were non-aggressive and good in community tanks.
Thats just background history though. The question I'm wondering is how often will they molt? One site I was on said they would get up to 6 to 8 inches in length, and mine is up to about 4 inches now. She was only about an inch and a half when I bought her.
She is currently in quarantine until I put a divider in my 50 gallon so she'll stop eating my fantails. I'll probably toss in the occasional feeder gold for her, since she seems to prefer the live food.
I know the problem with her eating the fish isn't due to lack of food. She'll ignore the food and go straight for the fish!
But I digress. Again my question was about growth. Though any and all advice from someone experienced in dealing with crayfish would be most appreciated.
Oh and here is a pic......