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Wild caught crays are fine to have as pets. Most stores get ther crays from crayfish farms. They are caught in rivers, creeks, ponds and lakes. Keep the temperature in the 70's, if he starts looking bad, just put him back in the creek.

Hey, petco gets there crays from Apet, there crayfish are crossbreds. Most of them are rusty crays They sell them for like 1.99 or something, and they DO NOT last very long together at all. They fight like rats.

Yeah, crayfish do better in harder water (my experience). I always put java moss and wisteria in my big daddy tank, but he always munches on it. As for behaviors : I think crayfish have very different behaviors thats why I like them so much. When one of my crayfish are about to drop there babies, i'...

WOW, you coppied and pasted it, then you said you didn't see where it said that. LMAO thats funny.

And DON'T be so IGNORANT ! Mustafa said for me to post the link to the website so I did.

Well, whatever they are, there as big as my crayfish. They've been living together with the crayfish for a very long time. Several times I have seen them on top of the crayfish cleaning them it looks like. I also know that people say that crayfish will eat each other. Crayfish are very territorial, ...

This is one of the websites ::
http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20 ... Shrimp.htm
This is a "fact" sheet on Red Cherry Shrimp

I have to search more for the other links, but this one states that the babies may be eaten and that they require salt.

Well one of the websites was some dictionary, and the other was from some sort of science thing. So again, I dunno.

I just read on several different websites that cherries eat there babies... I haven't heard this before, is this true ? Oh, and Mustafa told me cherries do not require aquarium salt, so I stopped putting it in. But again on the same websites I have read they do require some salt. Of course I took Mu...

Yeah, I like sponge filters in 10 gallons and up. I have what you have in my ten gallon and the shrimp and there babies are doing just fine. You can always try and put 1 clam in there and see how it does. But good call on the ramshorns.

When a clam dies, the shell will open and the shrimp or other fish will be picking at the mussel inside. Or, if you notice your clams shell being opened, you can tell by picking them out of the water, usually the clam will close immediatly. If it does not close, gently try to close it, if it takes e...

Great, keep us posted. Remember the warmer the temperature, the longer you have to float them b4 you release .

Yep, thats why i'm "trying", but i'm definatly keeping a close look on the amanos with there stress level. Since there not use to salt, i'm gonna pull them right away if I see a change of color/behavior. Only time will tell. HEY, ya can't get mad at me for trying. I "failed" dram...

Hmm, I don't wanna buy them, I just want some for free
I feel like i'm in school again, i'm misunderstood and always getting yelled at

Hi Solaris, I would have to say java moss, and duck weed... Shrimp love to hang around the surface area 2, mine hang upside down from my duckweed... Duckweed grows like crazy 2. Why have plants? well they cure high levels of nitrates in your water. Reduces shrimp and fishes stress , less stress more...

Anything over 80 will kill them a.s.a.p. Don't get them, as I said before. SNAILS :: Most snails will do okay in 80 degree temps. but there life span will shorten. When there is cooler water, the snail will eat less and grow less therfore will extend there life span. When the temperature is warm/hot...