Florida Blue Crays - Babies

[rrocket2002]

Re: Florida Blue Crays - Babies

I love those pictures!  Thanks for sharing.  I've noticed the blue color shade varies on some, but most are a deep rich blue like a neon color to me.  The one that looks paler may just be getting ready to molt.  They will grow at different rates.  I still have some tiny ones and one is pushing 3 inches.

[JStrider]

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yah, 2 of ours are growing really fast and are about 2inches or so

and then one of ours is still significantly smaller... kinda worry he might get bullied...

[rrocket2002]

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Just give him a place to hide that the others can't get into due to there size.

[ghoastgirl1]

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Yea surprisingly the big stopped for a photo this evening. The colors are spectacular. Really love these crays. The little one has some pipes that he hides in that the others are too big for now. Hoping he'll molt soon like the other two giants.

[mrairportjunke]

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hey guys. what yall feedin them.  im feedin mine shrimp pellets  havent got them to come out for dinner yet. they really shy.  but i am scrared im over feedin cause they waste alot of the pelets but i never see them gettin any.  couple times i have but,  what do yall do?

[Spot86t]

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as far as tankmates go, here is what I have discovered when I had 3 of them in a 45 breeder a year or so ago.  Tank had several cave type ornaments, anachris (supplied knowig they'd eat it) and a large piece of driftwood (which they also ate).  
I didn't skimp on food, even though it meant frequent gravel vacs, in an effort to cause a loss of interest in 'fishing'.  I added to the tank:
4 amano shrimp - none ever caught
2 marble hatchets and 8 Glofish (danios)  they caught 3 danios, 1 hatchet - removed remaining
added 4 Rummynose tetras and 4 neons - they caught one rummy - removed remaining, then caught 2 neons, removed remaining.
added Molly mix (couple of balloon, about 8 standard) - caught 2 standards - both happened to be males, and one balloon vanished - caught I imagine.   removed remaining
added 4 3-spot gouramis - none caught, but one of the 2 males whipped up on the other so I removed the injured to recoup.  I imagine success with gouramis due to the fact they stay in the  upper levels of the tank.

finally just added a dozen or so guppies - mix of feeders and wild ones.  No idea how many got caught.  Never found any "leftovers".  Periodically had to remove guppies due to their wild sex lives and lack of birth control to the outside pond.

Boyfriend has a 55 currently stocked with 2 blue crays and one native ditch cray (who is the more aggressive of the 3), mollies, guppies, 4 kribs, 4 platies and one golden algae eater.  I expressed concern with the ae, he was added last week or so when petco had them for 1$ each.  So far he has managed fine.  Used to be 5 kribs, and I think he lost 2 mollies.

Mine also eat topfin shrimp pellets (wardley's fall apart too easily) the tetramin tablets, and Omega One Super color - that's the real fishy smelling pink flake, and of course frozen bloodworms.

[mrairportjunke]

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do they come up at feedin time??

[Brownsnoutuk]

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I have crays in with rosie reds and the small 12cents goldfish at petco/smart. Theyre all going in Franks tank eventually so theyre sharing a quarantine tank.

The crays havent caught any feeder fish ...yet. Its been a week so far.

[imagirlgeek]

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Our blue lobster comes out of her cave at feeding time and scoops up a bunch of pellets or whatever else falls to the bottom, then scoots right back in with all her 'loot'.  Otherwise, she just stays in her little cave.

She's kind of a loner...a rebel....

[Spot86t]

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Mine come out usually, unless they've just molted or it's a berried female.  then they won't eat usually until they finish eating their old shell.  Berried females dont' seem to eat much, they just stay in thier little cave - defending it with a vengeance

[ghoastgirl1]

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I've been feeding mine in the morning and at night some algae wafers that sink to the bottom.
I have to feed the fish first though otherwise they go after the crayfish food.
It's interesting you mentioned the guppies Spot. I went and bought some tonight when Petco was having their 5 for $5.00 sale.
I wanted to add some color to my tank so I also got 2 Sunset Platys which are pretty neat and colorful.
Currently I have 7 bleeding heart (natural caught) tetras in the tank and they've been in there a good few weeks and nothing bad has happened....Knock on wood. I'm hoping that while the guppies are young and the crayfish are still growing they will learn to fish them, if not then I suppose thats how these things work. 4 of the 5 stay at the very top of the tank while 1 is suicidal sitting at the bottom attacking his own reflection *sigh*
I also use a PC Pipe stick to feed the crays with since it allows easier access to them while ensuring their food doesn't get stolen from a fish.
So...
7 - Bleeding Heart Tetras
5 - Guppies
2 - Platys
3 - Crays

I guess I'll update those numbers if something bad happens!

[ghoastgirl1]

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Everyone made it through the night and now the suicidal guppy is at the top with his friends. Hopefully it will stay this way.

[Spot86t]

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glad to hear it.  guess his buddies finally talked some sense into him!

[ghoastgirl1]

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Ugh guys...got home from class and the big cray was finishing off one of the guppies. I feel so guilty.
I'm taking the other three back maybe...still not sure. They don't deserve a fate like that!

[dblondfemme]

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hmmm I'm wondering how do I know if I have males or females...
And Raul...I am thinking I really would like 1 or 2 more.  Mine are about 2 inches+ right now.  Will they kill one smaller if I put it in with them?  I feed mine sinking food..whichever kind I pick up at the moment lol.  The multiple moltings makes me think I am doing okay.