bought plants exceeding $100 & placed 1 in the tank to see what it does. it investigates that area, & immediately starts munching on the plants..i was like, Nope, took the plant right back out. it even unearths the root tabs, & makes the water cloudy and murky
Excellent tank, looks very nice!!!... I have crayfish aquariums for a long time... I have a couple of tips: The Crayfish are excellent escape artists. Be careful with the height of the diftwood, the filter, the bamboo, or anything you can climb, because they will do it and they will try to escape ... They have a kind of Houdini complex ... I don´t put many in your tank, maybe a couple more white procambarus clarikii looks very nice), because the Procambarus sometimes are very aggressive, and it is common that there is some cannibalism, the best thing to avoid is have a lot of space to keep separated, otherwise they spend the day hidden and you can not enjoy watching them. If you want to keep some fish with them guppy are a great option (if you dont have problem with living food), they will catch some, and be a good extra to their diet... But guppy reproduce very fast, which will always be more than the crayfish can eat ... I really love them, they are excellent pets !!! ;) Ps: Sorry if my English is a bit strange, I'm using a translator ... :)
Matias, thank you for the great tips. I haven't thought about guppies, but will consider it. Crayfish are very interesting creatures and beautiful to watch and film!
Hi PDFT and Matias, I also suggest guppies, they are gorgeous and energetic and multiply like crazy, and because I added a variety, my cross breeds are really cool. I have them in a planted 30 long with a pair of Bolivian Rams and they really do well. I know the rams snack on the babies from time to time, and so do the adult guppies. I use the tank as a plant nursery and the fish do well even though I am regularly planting, trimming and replanting. Guppies are low investment and high activity and colour.
Guppies are the great !!! Beautifulfish, and great living food... :P Crayfish don´t get the little guppies, just get the big ones... In my crayfish tanks there is only "young adults" and babies... When i have some very nice males y just get them out, and sometime females too... I forget.. Another GREAT living food/cleaning crew are ghost shrimp (i have "Palaemonetes argentinus", but "Macrobrachium lanchesteri" or any other kind of fresh water common shrimp will be good)... Both guppies and ghost shrimp can live in water for Procambarus Clarkii/Alleni (PH 7 to 9 / Gh 15 ) is not the best for guppies & shrimp but both reproduce a lot without problem and adapt to that conditions... :) Snails who become a plague will be a great food for your crayfish !!! :)
It's ok. I made the same mistake. I got some blue cray fish and threw them into a planted aquarium. By the end of the week, they had eaten all of the plants and half of the java moss. They are voracious. I've found that adding algae wafers does seem to dissuade them from eating plants as much though. I've started introducing plants again but more as a treat, since I know they'll eat through them.
Before watching the video I thought "this guy didn't learn a thing from last time he put crayfish in a planted tank". But I'm thankful I watched the whole video. What a great idea! Keep it up sir, you're doing a great job and we're learning from you as well.
Beautiful tank setup, its inspired me to try out the same design. I do have a couple concerns though, mixing species of crayfish can lead to death. The electric blue crayfish are much larger then the red ones and are likely to kill and eat their mates. Most prefer to keep them individually or one male and female to prevent accidents such as being seriously injured or death. I also suggest a lid for your tank because crayfish are known to be good escape artists. Good luck!
Love your video. Thanks! Couple more things: They LOVE UNcured bacon. I found some at Walmart. You have to cut the fat off the lean and cut it in small pieces. They will take it directly from you and fight over it! Also, they love blanched spinach and java moss. I have overflow thanks of java moss and just drop handfulls in their tank.
Great video. My neighbour gave me a Yabby aka Cherax Destructor about 2 years ago. He is an awesome fella. I am just in the process of building him new tank with lots more places to explore. He loves climbing up a chopstick and enjoys back scratches too lol.
nice video there on crayfish :D and free hardscape thats even more cool cheers, anyone else having crayfish at home now in 2021? and hows your crayfish tank now in 2021>?
Man, that crayfish tank set up looks amazing! I made similar mistake myself. I added a crayfish in my molly planted tank, and it ended up eating most of my plants and some of my fish too. So I just made a pond for him outside. I like your vids man
I totally disagree about "sick." This is one gorgeous tank. I keep some plants like the echinodorus in mine as well, but yours is beautiful. Just keep them well fed with algae wafers, shrimp pellets, and dried worm pellets and they will leave each other alone. Single pairs usually live together peacefully.
Love your ingenuity !! as usual your videos are full of really helpful tips and the recycling of the plastic bottles to create lucky bamboo pots is awesome. I have some red mangrove I am growing from pods and I think that your idea would be perfect to stop them from falling over all the time. I love this tank and can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve next! are you planning to put some fish in this tank? Thanks again for posting - as I have noted before you are my fav. channel!
Thank you much, Cindy! I definitely get motivation from your comments. I do plan on putting fish in this tank...I may ask for suggestions from the community...probable need fast moving fish to escape from the crayfish...also not sure what to do for algae eaters...maybe I'll stick with fast Siamese Algae Eaters!
dude that is a nice tank. my little lobster would love to crawl in there. i would get a 40-75 gallon tank if i had the space but mr lobster is gangster in his 20 long
PlantedDiscusFishTank also, I suggest adding some small feeder fish like Rosy minnows (quarantine them first of course), they're great enrichment for the crayfish. My guy loves them, but he tends to gorge himself immediately because they usually go right to the bottom.
If you have soft water you might want to buffer it for the crayfish with crush coral in the back behind the drift wood to help in their molting and making sure they have enough calcium to grow new shells or you can add crushed egg shell.
Thanks! I was using gH booster from NilocG.com. Its calcium carbonate and mg sulfate. I was targeting 8 to 15 on the gH scale, but great advice about the crushed coral and eggshells.
Congrats with your new discus , i saw the unboxing also ! Love your community set up and the red discus are hudge too ! nice set up , boss and original , get some repashy beachbuffet !
Mine Dosnt ever touch the plants in my 240 gal , mine also had babies and they don’t even mess with the plants at all , hard to find homes for them now tho
I like the idea to put the bamboos in plastic bottle to avoid the extension of the roots and the plant have a substrate to grow , but I think this particular type of bamboo is like hydro-type plant. I saw it many times to grow in glass Vases, with only water inside! Do you believe that this plant has any effect in the ph of the aquarium ? I want to do the same project for a shrimp colony (obviously in a smaller tank).. Thank you ,Great video !!
Be careful about mixing different colored crayfish, because they can and will kill each other. Or even the same color too I’ve found in my experience. Personally I love the blue crayfish as my favorites. The red ones seem a bit more friendlier than the blues. But DO NOT put any crayfish with the white ones. Those are devils.
Great video! I had crayfish when I was a kid. Just the ones you'd find in the ditches (south Texas, Houston area). They would have loved this tank! They did end up eating a few of the guppies so be careful if you are thinking of adding fish. What are the odds the blue pairs up with the red? Purple babies?
So my little girl, 9, just brought home a crayfish blue male without talking to me....its got a small tank a hiding rick and that s it I'm freaking out bc I know it needs hardscape and plants it's not natural for him now and I hear him tapping and I feel so sad. Help me I need to keep him alive and well but with as little as I can I plan to buy a longer tank and rocks for him.to dig I want to do it now at 2am but I can't lol. ...i have tap water sitting out for 24 hrs like one video said to do and hoping to hit the store as soon as I can foe this little guy I know my daughter loves it and needs him to survive and be happy. Plz help me tips and advice. Is what I plan ok? I won't be able to do what you've done which is perfect but I need it to be perfect for us ...oh this little guy I love him now
Have you checked into Mexican dwarf crayfish?bright Orange. I have them in planted tank they're too small to do any damage...I have to admit the bigger blue ones are really nice looking though
I have a blue crayfish... she has been upside down fkr last 24 hrs....and seems like having trouble moving.... did you experience anything like this or have some information that will help me ?
Ok I need ur advice so bad! So I just got a crawfish for the first time.... CORRECTION I have 18 BABY crawfish in the same tank, and I need to know can they stay in same tank together, what do baby crawfish eat, and can they survive without their parents?
