Introducing: Cambarellus diminutus

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:09 pm

YuccaPatrol
That is great news.
Wild caught Crayfish, and they are breeding in under a month.

Keep up the good work, From what it sounds like, you will need more nursery tanks.

John

milalic · Post by **milalic** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:33 am

Any updated pictures?

-Pedro

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:47 pm

No new photos. I am waiting for that berried female to pose for me but I don't want to disturb her just for a photo. . .

FISH WORLD ERIE · Post by **FISH WORLD ERIE** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:18 pm

try dimming the lights and feed some pellets in the corner. They fall for this trick sometimes.

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:38 pm

I saw the berried female again tonight, but she is only carrying two of the original 10 eggs.

In the larger tank, I had allowed a few of the ghost shrimp I collected to stay just to add a little bit of interest. However, they have been disappearing and I noticed last night that it seems that the crays like to cut the legs off of the shrimp before they eat them. So although the two live together in the same stream, they are not really great tank mates. . .

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:25 pm

Today I found another berried female. This one is much larger and is carrying many more eggs.

I believe she is the same "large" female that I witnessed mating a few days ago. Curiously, this female is now missing both of her claws and I wonder if they were lost during mating?

She is safe now that she is isolated in the nursery tank, so hopefully her missing claws won't really make a difference to her for now.

milalic · Post by **milalic** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:50 pm

YuccaPatrol wrote:Today I found another berried female. This one is much larger and is carrying many more eggs.

I believe she is the same "large" female that I witnessed mating a few days ago. Curiously, this female is now missing both of her claws and I wonder if they were lost during mating?

She is safe now that she is isolated in the nursery tank, so hopefully her missing claws won't really make a difference to her for now.

Sometimes males get too aggresive during mating and females loose the claws. She will eventually get them back.

Cableguy · Post by **Cableguy** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:17 pm

dang yuccapatrol, congrats, i wish there were some dwarf crays in the midwest =(

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:50 pm

There are a few auctions for dwarf crays listed on aquabid now.

Cableguy · Post by **Cableguy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:48 am

yeah, those ones from germany have a whole lot of shipping though, makes them just a tad pricey for my taste

Post by **Mustafa** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:52 am

guys...let's keep the items for sale and pricing out of here.

Cableguy · Post by **Cableguy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:57 am

my bad

ToddnBecka · Post by **ToddnBecka** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:05 am

Sorry, I was hopping around the 'net, and the e-mail alert about a new post came up... I responded w/out thinking. Too many forums, not enough brain to keep 'em straight sometimes.

Newjohn · Post by **Newjohn** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:27 pm

YuccaPatrol
This is a picture of my Wild form Dwarf Mexican. She has lost both of her claws, the last 2 times she has mated.
Her claws are still very small. If this keeps happening, She may never grow them back.

John

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:54 pm

Great picture NewJohn. What is the average number of babies per hatching? Is it the same number as other dwarf crays?