Put Marble Crayfish In My Lake

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Put marble crayfish in my lake. They are pretty neat to watch as well. The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s. Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida. I put the frozen food in there because she was st.

What s going on everybody rob here with a little video about marbled crayfish. I just wanted to say that i have raised these cool crayfish as feeders for my tropical fish i breed and sell them and they produce a lot of babies. Believe it or not these marbl. Although they were also found in pools rivers lakes swamps and even drainage ditches where ph values from 6 0 to 9 0.

The bass should put a huge dent in them but i hope they hide well and multiply like rabbits. Marble crayfish diet this aquarium freshwater crayfish is an omnivore. The marbled crayfish remains a popular pet species in europe and north america chucholl 2010. The marbled crayfish is famed for being able to reproduce without a mate making it danger if introduced to michigan s waterways according to news release from the michigan department of.

They feel excellent in the range of ph 7 0 8 0. A typical lake larger than one acre could be stocked with 200 largemouth bass fingerlings acre or 60 adults 400 bluegill fingerlings acre or 120 adults and 200 channel catfish acre. As i understand it they will either take to their new home or they will not. Another great supplement is blanched boiled until soft vegetables.

They are decent algae eaters and if sufficient algae is not present foods intended for aquarium fish and invertebrates can be used to supplement their diet. Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled. Virginalis has the potential for high beneficial impact if introduced to the great lakes. Make sure the crawfish have not been purged soaked in salt water or they will most likly die soon after they are stocked.

No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known. The little girl was only in the glass square bowl for a few minutes so i could get a good look at her eggs. They are very hardy animals and can live in a wide range of water parameters. I also breed shrimp but they are tiny so i m sure wouldn t make a good meal they are just pretty if you do decide to raise them to eat i d love to see how it.

Recommended stocking rates vary by lake size location condition of the lake and the desires of the owner.