[AquaticLife] New to the group ( *Crayfish*?)
Hi Bushman, I had some in the tank when I was in high school from out of the back yard creek. They did well and would eat and catch fish in the tank when they were not moving around. Like Turtles, they like to be on land as well but my tank was well aerated and they stayed in the water most all the time. I used to feed them little pieces of hot dog but I am sure that is not the best food for them. They did not fight with each other unless there were really too many in the tank. For bait they work but minnows are probably just as good. We once made a cocktail of these things and they tasted like lobster- but it took a lot of them. The female ones can be seen to have the eggs piled under the tail when the time comes- I don’t remember actually raising any little ones though- maybe the fish ate them but the crayfish eventually got even. This was back in the mid 70’s.
Best regards,
Sam Palermo, Chief Engineer Skywave Broadcast Engineering, Chicago (708)334-2260 Past Teac/Tascam Service Technician still doing repairs.
bushman_50 wrote: > > Hi , I’m new to the group (just joined a few mins ago.) I was > wondering if any you good people had experience with crayfish. I plan > on harvesting some to use as “bait” (hope I don’t offend with that > statement) and also to populate a tank in my living room. My major > question is. “how do I keep multiple crayfish in a single tank for > extended periods without them playing “last man standing on me”. I > had some a long time ago in a tank in my apt but my memory is fuzzy. > I remember some how getting pretty blue ones after some red ones mated > that I bought. I now live in the country and want to try my hand at > trapping some from the wild. My grandparents yard is infested with > them. Chimneys everywhere and I also assume that there will be some > in the local creeks. Thanks > >
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