Females CPO
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:23 pm
Hello I am fairly new to crayfish. I received a CPO for Christmas and got a female to go with it in February. They mated right away, she had her babies and within a few days of them leaving her she molted and lost her 2 claws and was berried again. I put the male in another tank to give her a break. The babies have grown quite a bit and a few of the females are getting closer to their mom' s size. I have sexed and seperated the males from the females. I have 12 females including mom in a 20 gallons tank and 9 males(including dad) in a 25 gallons tank. From what I read I was expecting a higher male ratio...Is it normal I got more female babies then males? Are females as territorial as males? How many females can be kept in a 20 gallons? How many could I keep in a 25 gallons tank? How many males ca be kept togeher as adults in a 20 or 25 gallons tank? I love watching them and so far they are doing very well. Both tanks are heavily planted and have a lot of hideys. Any advice of people with experience with dwarf cryafish would be appreciated. Thank you