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Cherax is a VERY large group & to suggest that they all have the same requirements would be ill advised.

These crays have completely different requirements than C. Quads. I would listent to what zwergkrebszuechter told you as he is one of the best breeders of ornamental Cherax in Germany. You can ...

badflash,



thank you for the information

You should add plenty of oak leaves and leaves of other trees. Cherax like to eat that very much. And it also provides a lot of hiding places for the young ones. When all of them have left the mother, remove her from the tank.
Adding brick stones will also add a lot of hiding places for the young ...

Paul,
Why don't I give you my web site so that you can take a look at our animals and our facilitys. I am already way ahead of you as far as the aquarium trade but thanks for the suggestion.
We sell our Quads for Aquarium trade and for food and for breeding. Not only does a 12"long cray make a great ...

thank you

I was actually thinking about doing both, putting shrimp in with crays and then having some tanks with just shrimp.But since large crays and little shrimp don't do well then i would like to just have shrimp in their own tanks.

Any ideas from anyone on what to grow? I would like something unusual ...

actually shell rot and tail burn (or blister tail )are two different things and should be treated different.
shell rot is like an indention or rotted out area of the shell .
Tail burn or blister tail actually looks like a blister and is found on the tail and tail area.

Ok

My husband and I import, breed and grow Walkamin Strain Redclaw crayfish( Cherax Quads) in an ultra intensive aquaculture recirculating system.
We have sizes that vary from eggs to 12-14" long.
We currently grow mollies and fantail guppies for our local pet stores in some of the tanks with NO ...

most crays will eat most degenerative matter on the bottom.
But i agree about the peas

I am a newbie here and I am really intrested in Crays. I am also intrested in seeing if there are any types of shrimp that I can raise with my crays.

I am sure that I can learn alot from everyone here.