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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:09 pm
by Newjohn
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
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:33 am
by milalic
Any updated pictures?
-Pedro
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:47 pm
by YuccaPatrol
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. . .
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:18 pm
by FISH WORLD ERIE
try dimming the lights and feed some pellets in the corner. They fall for this trick sometimes.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:38 pm
by YuccaPatrol
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. . .
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:25 pm
by YuccaPatrol
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:50 pm
by milalic
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:17 pm
by Cableguy
dang yuccapatrol, congrats, i wish there were some dwarf crays in the midwest =(
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:50 pm
by ToddnBecka
There are a few auctions for dwarf crays listed on aquabid now.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:48 am
by Cableguy
yeah, those ones from germany have a whole lot of shipping though, makes them just a tad pricey for my taste
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:52 am
by Mustafa
guys...let's keep the items for sale and pricing out of here.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:57 am
by Cableguy
my bad
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:05 am
by ToddnBecka
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:27 pm
by Newjohn
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
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:54 pm
by Neonshrimp
Great picture NewJohn. What is the average number of babies per hatching? Is it the same number as other dwarf crays?