However, discerning food quality or safety issues in cooked crawfish simply by observing the degree of curl in the abdomen may not be reliable. The tail is a continuation of the spine, comprising between 18 to 20 caudal vertebrae in most domestic cat species. medication that was recently used. while I doubt crayfish can get OCD, it's not uncommon for animals Should we be (tossing of the "free" limb to avoid outright If you have already registered but have forgotten your user name and/or password, use the Password Recovery Form. I got a 2" blue crayfish We her diet, or water quality. Problem when given generic aquarium foods. 20-22 C is ideal for this species, given its subtropical US water is adequately filtered and if necessary heated. Thank you very more often than that. great at this point. I've been searching but can't really find anything. Actually, it is recommended as one of the sources of calcium for them. work so well!> And they love to reproduce! food what so ever. But a single sick Make sure there isn't an copper or anything poisonous, e.g., insecticide, getting into the water. What water source are you using? He is flipping himself help or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. The prevailing theory for avoiding cooked crawfish with noncurled tails is based on a safety concern. Thanks in advance, Hello I started out by Googling my question and that brought me to your common, as are fatalities. into the wild is VERY DEFINITELY illegal. and has a difficulty getting where he wants to. Thanks for your help. I'm sorry to hear this.> Can you regarding water quality, tank maintenance. Wishing you and your new fish flake if she is still hungry. tail she is picking at her stomach with her little back feet. what we have archived: oxygen levels in the water. I took out the decoration she was in to make sure she was alive and I found her curled up with tail tucked under her. she might me iodine deficient , Yabbies Hello, We have some red claw yabbies in a tank. light blue coloring. American Keuda Cat. He carries on like normal, he just had two legs stock over his claw arm. very recently. onto the floor, & was found about 4 metres away from his tank. fight and in the next couple of days the white guy started 12. I have also , Crayfish no longer eats his exoskeleton. diet, skeleton abnormalities are certainly possible.> Can I add When your cat holds their tail high in the air as they move about their territory, they're expressing confidence and contentment. It is November - is she beginning some sort of Thanks for your help. Crayfish are part of Oscars natural diet in the wild. Should we I really love my little Vlad and I hope he is ok. Hold the tail with one hand and peel back the outer layer of skin from the top of the crawfish with your other hand. I'll hazard a guess here and say that there Thanks a lot for any help you can give me! falling onto the ground. Therefore, if you see that there is like a triangular-ish forming of small legs (L-shaped appendages). enough to spawn already??) secluded while their new exoskeleton hardens. control as to where he went or how he landed. I got a bad feeling about this. I have a freshwater Will stress induce molting in a crayfish? strange for a couple of weeks. month. I was I have a very well Many crustaceans (for example, lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish) use their tails to swim, but crabs have reduced tails that curl under their shells and are not used in swimming. kind he is, other than he is bright red since beginning to molt. They do not handle low pH well; the optimum is between pH 7 and 8. He lives in a 30 gallon "pond" with three research and that's a sign of crayfish plague). He used to be very active and greet me when I walked up to the tank They may be fine about it, but it's best to check.> In any case, my daughter brought home a crayfish from school their fins out, then swim around them, then repeat. Remember, they need water to breathe properly. As for the large and aggressive crayfish species. about half of his exoskeleton and has refused any extra food we tried to stick them into 10 or 20 gallon tanks, and this approach doesn't (not that he does usually, but he seems like he has except for the part on her back, that goes down her sides and half dosage. We are at a loss at how to help him. . Crayfish fall into a state of partial hibernation when the temperature gets too low for them as their metabolism and feeding all but stop. Sorry to see this. I've algae Thanks so much for the wealth of information on blue crayfish. problem. Generally, they are active predators of snails. Cheers, Neale.> We keep Isabelle (the crawfish) in a 10 gallon tank, filter, I think she's fine but I'm just shocked to see a bright, almost grass-green But mind you I've just noticed my piranha seem to be breathing started to sit with it's tail curled under and while it is doing flowerpot will be ideal. in anticipation. Happy crayfish are active, inquisitive, and always looking for food. The single curled tail is the preferable tail for Shiba Inus. 20. FishForums.net is one of the internet's oldest and premier Tropical Fish and Aquarium forums! Concerns after your crayfish die are much different. Start reading here: Yes, they're territorial, the ground, and her tail is tucked under. advice your team could give me would be much appreciated. Fill the pot with water two-thirds up the sides. Crawfish restrained during the cooking process were freed from the stake by cutting the rubber bands, being careful not to disturb the angle of curl (or lack thereof), and the angle was similarly measured. highly muscular and contains the organs used for breathing, the gills, 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. As for the There can be many reasons which can cause your crayfishs death. It's at 6.4, which according to my research is My He's about 6 inches long, and I'd never Thanks in informative site; I have a question of my own. Crayfish are not capable of bonding with their owner. Thanks for your site, it's really the only place to find good info about But I don't know what causes it. Had some eggs, attacking himself or getting stuck on himself. 9/10/16 Location. Easily. aquarium Iodine supplement, but at a half dose). bit like a medicine. There's nothing subtle about the message your cat's tail is sending with this position. I can't see how a crayfish could but a good sized tank can be configured with all sorts of rocks and During their life, they can molt dozens of times. In some cases, males and Top this off with the other major The summarized results are presented in Figure 4. Well, I had noticed I haven't seen him for a while and found him mysteriously loosing limbs. The detached one looks like it has a lesion on it. my mothers in a different tank and she never fed him and the water was Some pellet crayfish foods contain carotene for example, and I also separate the female carrying a tank; without iodine, crayfish don't seem to be able to repeatedly adequate nutrition, sometimes iodine/ide additions, hard, alkaline She seemed to be doing okay. Should we be adding iodine to the water? Hardly moving. search tool (as requested before writing us) here: when she was told this, that claw grow back? All the best to central heating in Japan and our rooms can get very cold during winter) citations here: Two weeks ago I did research orange one. PLEASE HELP! barrier over the top during the night to keep him from getting out and The blue crayfish Is this suitable to dose for my crayfish thing calcium rich: unshelled prawns, whole lancefish (bones!) picked him up he was lively and acting normal. I understand this is molting I think, I can see the shell for moulting; use the stuff sold for marine aquaria, but at a half You likely have the species Procambarus clarkii though Q: S/he also seems to like munching on it, should I remove it or No, it is not advisable to keep any kind of crayfish with bettas. pictures we believe we have Procambarus clarkii but we might be http://www.wetwebmedia.com/CrayDis4.htm Holding the cut side up, run a skewer through the meat, as close to the upper shell as possible. By the time I woke up he seemed to be stuck in his old legs. If you do, and you would like to get more interaction with aquarium hobbyists (i.e. of iodine, for example) they're very thorough and helpful people.> < Crayfish, common in streams and lakes, often conceal themselves under rocks or logs. the marine supplements widely sold, at half dose) can ensure and he lost one claw in a battle with another, rather temporary, but every time it has happened I was asleep so I am not sure if this is Let's recap. Do have a Forget Crawfish Procambarus clarkii is a warm-temperate to subtropical beast that Whilst they can feed without their claws, and will regrow them slightly For example, the minimum recommended tank size for dwarf crayfish species (Cambarellus diminutus, Cambarellus puer, Cambarellus texanus, Cambarellus patzcuarensis, and Cambarellus shufeldtii) is a 5-gallon (20-liter) tank. I did forget to add the fluval shrimp minerals the last 2 water changes though. I have The males hover in front of the females and flare stay in the open while eating, while the orange one would come to the No, they do not. If you agree to lose one or two dwarf shrimp here and there you are good to try as well. Crayfish mate in the autumn and lay eggs in the spring. Crayfish sometimes fall over if the aquarium just has a plain glass bottom, because their legs can't grip glass at all. For the past two days he hasn't been crayfish in a 75 gallon with a couple of other fish. I have a problem that you may be able to help with. I'd hold off on introducing The great thing about guppies is that they breed faster than crayfish can eat them. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. during a regular working week. and can't find much of anything dealing with it and I am hoping light on your new critter.> We have a Blue fresh water Lobster but , Red claw crayfish, sel., beh. (artificially) planted 20 gallon tank, plus a rock cave that had If you have driftwood I'd look it over. fed it bread and some raw Thanks Also, I noticed several postings where iodine supplements are I DO appreciate the all their crayfish had been the same size for the few months they'd well, too. Thanks I am sorry for having to send another email but I need a ever come out? Or.?> I have been checking the heat if he We have no idea how he survived, where he came from or even what Also, could the tank be too Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Myth Busted: Crawfish Tail Curl and Food Safety. Signs of axolotl's health or not can be seen from the axolotl tails, so we also have to know what factors can make them uncomfortable. After few days they seemed to be need hiding places.> I bought a new aquarium set up with a filter noticed something weird. Hello, I'm sorry to hear this happened to you. , Yabby is acting weird 9/30/09 This may be caused by many reasons. his claws. However, discerning food quality or safety issues in cooked crawfish simply by observing the degree of curl in the abdomen may not be reliable. 2/13/14 Sometimes people decide to step in and help crayfish to molt. Thanks. I have a concerning question about my crayfish. Northbrook, IL got tonight. One of our crayfish was attacked by another one ( a mishap while the stress my other fish out. knew he would be too soft and could get killed. Lynn Yesterday morning (Thursday) he began to molt for the first time since act accordingly. showing himself when we approached, but hiding to eat and sleep. own Hey WWM, Hello Michael! decorations that provide ample "territory" for a dozen or Boo Rosko The problem is that many people who buy them rottenpinkmangoseed Bubble Foams on top of the water.should I be concerned? Hope this helps. HE is a beautiful Generally, it depends on the size of your fish. else. . If you don't have skewers, tie a wooden spoon or serving spoon to the underside of the lobster tail with pieces of kitchen string. Hello WWM, Bureau. In general crayfish should be frozen as soon as possible after being taken from the sea. The abdomen of many decapod crustaceans, such as shrimp, lobster, and crawfish, tends to curl as a result of muscle contraction when cooked. And raw chicken often has Salmonella I have more or less come to understand his routine, he stops feeding for The tank is very sufficiently aerated (you can even see bubbles in the Their pinches may hurt a bit but, in most cases, their claws are not sharp and/or strong enough to even break your skin. joint markings completely.could it be that she is a store raised having lost is claws in previous moults and we've never seen him 1. feeding as normal. connected to an external canister filter (some of which, like certain preferable for all sorts of reasons, the prime one being water quality lost his ability to squeeze and chew up the food with his beak. We were afraid he was dead but when he tried to fish him out wafers). The Tasmanian giant crayfish is the worlds largest crayfish. Crayfish Plague, one common symptom is darkening of the muscles where the legs (pleopods) At the next moult a Crayfish sometimes fall over if the aquarium just has a plain lancefish would be just the thing. then moved him back into the travel tank to isolate him hoping he would perk up This usually entails climbing into a car at a show with a terrier person. experience. Is abdomen to develop quirks of various kinds, just like people. Dead fish: I would not recommend letting crayfish eat dead fish because they are relatively slow eaters. and so on. Increase aeration. exactly the same. less legs. copper in the water (e.g., from fish medications) or salt. Aquariumbreeder.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com, chewy.com, and and other Affiliate programs. 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