The great crayfish experiment

Wippit Guud

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• Dec 28, 2003

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Picked up a 10g for $30 Canadian, but had to take the fish too. So, my crayfish, in another 10g, had been joined by 4 black neon tetra, and 1 betta. The only reason the betta's in there is because there's another in my 29g, and the other 2 tanks aren't set up yet.

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Some people say crays gets along with fish, some don't. At the moment, they've been together 10 minutes, and the crayfish is keeping to himself. Mind you, I just fed him an hour ago, he may not be hungry

 

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• Dec 28, 2003

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i think the time to worry would be somewhere around "lights out".

 

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• Dec 28, 2003

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I think the betta would be the first to go, especially once they go to sleep at night.

 

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• Dec 28, 2003

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ill bet if you listen closely as you turn off the light, the betta will scream "NOO!!! NO!!! dont do that!!"

 

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I think your tetra will be alright cuz there pretty quick moving, but i dont know about the betta!! Might become a midnight snack!

 

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• Dec 28, 2003

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Bettas can survive in harsh conditions, why dont you just put him in a vase or bucket or something temporarily so he doesnt get eaten?

 

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Any sickos want to bet on how long they last?

 

Wippit Guud

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• Dec 29, 2003

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They made through the first night...

 

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• Dec 29, 2003

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Well...

I just watched Lobster "play dead" for about 30 minutes... he just laid on his side and didn't move. And it got the neons to stop schooling. Didn't get him a fish, though.

 

viboy

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• Dec 29, 2003

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Back when I had my oscar I used to catch crayfish from the river and put them in the tank with him. They would scrap a bit but every time the crayfish molted (right word?) he would become lunch. The odd time the crayfish would survive if he could find a big enough hiding place.:OT:

I can't see the fish that you have outlasting a crayfish.