Crayfish compatibility

[na06003]

Hello all.
I recently had to move my crawfish out of my 55gal because I got some new cichlids and he was cutting their fins while they were asleep. So I put him in a spare 20gal. I hate to get rid of him because he is very entertaining to watch... so I'm thinking of maybe making the 20gal a planted invert tank. However, I don't know much about inverts. He lived with some snails and turtles in my 55gal and didn't bother either, so I think I could add some snails to the 20gal... What else can live with him? Are shrimp compatible or would he eat them? Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Dwarf Puffers]

Usually crayfish eat any other inverts and most fish that can't eat them. You could either keep it alone, or you could replace him with some dwarf crays or CPOs for some peaceful crays.

[msjinkzd]

any idea what kind of crayfish it is?

[na06003]

I'm not sure what kind he is... he was free because the pet store gets them in with their freshwater plants and ends up with way too many of them. So when I bought some plants, they asked if I wanted him...
His body is brownish... His tail has a black stripe down the middle. His legs are very light colored but not quite white. His claws are brown but have a reddish tint.

I hate to get rid of him, he is fun to watch! Or at least he was when he was in with my fish and turtles. Now he seems bored almost. He needs something to interact with.

[deeleywoman]

you could always go ahead and throw some plants and stuff in the tank with him so he's get stuff to climb around and hide in... at least give him something to do until you find him someone to harrass :D

[piggy67]

Crays should not be kept with any species of fish or inverts. They will eat anything they can catch that doesn't eat them first including other crays. Craws are very vulnerable while molting and can be picked on/killed by fish during this process so if the cray doesnt eat the fish, the fish might eat the cray while in the process of molting.Im not saying that its impossible to keep crays with fish/inverts, because i keep a P. alleni with my acei/crystal red cichlids but its not a good idea IMO....