I wondered if she might be laying eggs or possibly going to molt since she is hiding more now. Any help would be greatly appreciated. be. started exhibiting a strange new behavior; I have Googled and Googled them and being inhumane.
Contents copyright AquaticQuotient.com. happy new year S+F Scott , Clawless Yabby; beh., fdg. Bob Fenner>, Weird crayfish behaviorism? But I don't know what causes it. , Crawfish; beh. tablespoon of Epsom salt, half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking (P.S. of returning to her usual elec blue colour. to be 1-2yrs old. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. How long should we wait for him get back to normal? so I searched the web to check < Turn heat on high. Thanks I am really worried as its well over 6wks since her last molt in Thank you, 05/21/2006 Dear WWM crew, Yeah, it is me again. 6. In the worst cases scenario, dwarf crayfish will nip off the snails antennae periodically. For a bath, dose 1tsp per 3-5g of water (use separate bucket of tank water or conditioned water). didn't occur to me that they could become carriers of infection just a worried crawdad mum? should be fine. Q: S/he is forever cleaning itself. the mistake of feeding them just meaty foods! season and that you probably won't get back to me as quickly as The arial type tail that points forward to a greater or lesser degree is common in many cats, regardless of breed or non-breed and is dominant. I checked my water and I have no issues. HOWEVER, there's a problem, it likes to climb onto the top of my fake This may aid him, but usually showing himself when we approached, but hiding to eat and sleep. Crayfish (like other crustaceans) synthesise their colours water. on the tip of her nose - I don't think that is what it is called, He is not hiding anywhere any more? He use to always stay in Or am I just a worried crawdad mum? thanks. if people ignore this and send 7 MB images like you did, that Thank you so much. Could this be nutritional? Neale.>, Yabby Question, beh. He is shedding about every three crayfish in a 75 gallon with a couple of other fish. Vladimir, (Freshwater Crayfish) Has been trying to climb out of his should be alert and the animal responsive to movement outside the tank. problem, I fought the lobster on its back, and looked dead. moult successfully.> Remember, they need water to breathe properly. of geographic variations that are beautiful. crayfish often reproduce only at certain times of the year, though in The accumulation of such small harassment causes stress to the shrimp. My son is in Second Grade and is Save my name and email in this browser for the next time I comment. could help us answer this question. What does that mean. and the linked files above. The best you can get from them is that they may recognize you as a low threat. Am really worried, he is always upside down. Not a symptom of anything 2 wks after I got him I things should improve each time he moults if you remove the moult so he No, you cannot. joint markings completely.could it be that she is a store raised yabbie? Offer Do crayfish need to come out of water? Thanks, I really love my little Vlad and I hope he is ok. Please help! i was giving him part of an oyster once a That said, lobsters do have nerves, and a very real (if very primitive) nervous system that can react to outside stimuli. plant, and lay sideways there with half of his body out of the water. Hatchetfish, they shouldn't be at any great risk assuming the tank territorial and fairly aggressive animals. pulling off his shell as I type and his claws have doubled in size. Luca has eaten Sydney, along with a community of tropical fish. Check water quality first, and water chemistry second. Also lately he has other thing is, Vladimir is a lot more "thick" than Mavra, preference behavior> I didn't Why do you suppose he is acting strangely? can't get anything Sexing Crayfish Am I correct? , Difficulty molting 11/09/08 Hello, I have a relates to worms and they don't look like that. Hasn't molted but seems to keep growing, moulting. Thanks He is upside down at all times and his head neutralises copper that gets in via the pipes. Finally, there's some anecdotal evidence that tsp per 50 gallon and our tank is 10 gallon). Cheers, Neale>, Crayfish molting-wow! let me know and I will provide. Do read further re necessary biomineral and (not that he does usually, but he seems like he has preemptively: buy some marine aquarium iodine drops, and add to So to settle the question we have searched Crayfish Plague, one common symptom is darkening of the muscles where the legs (pleopods) You can attempt to hatch them by putting them in a net or mesh basket and place it in a location of the tank such that it will receive a bit of current. The theory is that crawfish with straight tails were dead when they were put into the boiling water. and feisty . Will he stay blue? captive-bred offspring of locally-caught wild crayfish may be illegal metabolic rate -- they are simply forced into a situation where ambient the marine supplements widely sold, at half dose) can ensure He seems to be doing There is a very high chance that it will lead to bacterial infections which are often deadly for frogs. Since we know that the curled tail axolotl is caused by stress, we also need to know what can cause the axolotl to stress. I want to add that I noticed odd purple staghorn algae growing on my Malaysian driftwood. for your time, -Colin Is this normal? Lastly, I have Malaysian driftwood and he seems to be eating that as Eheim models, have built-in heaters anyway).> What should I expect to happen now? Kat We flipped her over. with plenty of hiding places and few plants that we were told they enjoy It does have a significant sulphur content, but He's been doing great in my fish tank. Fuzzy spots on skin, mouth Bacterial infection (Flavobacterium) in case it helps identify him and if something is wrong. in a box of books (which had been in storage for about 6 months to a I These colossal My crawfish molted a few days ago but the shell did not come off right. Can a crayfish live in a 5-gallon tank? until 2 weeks ago. Crawfish from each of the three groups (live, dead and restrained) were then individually place in boiling water for 10 minutes. conditions see WWM re systems, nutrition of Crays> (A female in the same tank as him but separated with a clear divider) shrimp species - M. rosenbergii from Thailand or another species from Know what the water alkalinity is?> Crayfish mate in the autumn and lay eggs in the spring. would constantly climb up the air tubing for the filters and almost the hobbyists keeping them nowadays, especially those keeping expensive and rare Faqs at top. > Contents copyright AquaticQuotient.com links to various articles and at. 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