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DreadedHempie
09-08-2006, 4:58 AM
Hello!!
Okay so this is my first group i've joined on the internet. :dance: whooo Hooo!

To look at me you'd never guess how many tanks i have in my basement and what i could tell you about the creatures in each. :D

I could take all night talking about them all but i joined this web circle for one reason and one reason only. CRAYFISH!!!

I bought a Blue Louisiana Lobster a few years back...she magically gave birth one day....and ever since then i've had a constant outbreak of them in my largest tank. :D They are however not very blue due to the fact they are most likely inbred. So i am on the hunt for a young VERY BLUE mate for my girlies.

I also have WHITE CRAYFISH.....i have been trying to research more of these creatures but apparently they are RARE?? so....how rare are we talking about? Cus i have a bunch and i'm curiouse weather they can breed with the blue lobsters??

But yes...i am the new Lobster Lady in town. Wanted to just say my hellos and welcome everyone who knows anything about Lobsters/Crayfish (especially white ones) to say hello or drop me a line. Or if you just feel like chatiing about ANY sort of fishies. Like i said....i have many tanks and i've only chosen ONE species to represent on here right now so feel free to ask me about any of my other pets ;)

Peace :cool2:
and i look forwrad to hearing from you all!
~Jay~
:girl:

Cheech
09-08-2006, 7:33 AM
Hey Jay, Welcome to AC!!!!

Mgamer20o0
09-11-2006, 12:56 AM
ah something diffrent. glad to have you here. have any pics? dont forget to check out the chat room.

DreadedHempie
11-26-2006, 3:05 PM
Thanx for the note and the welcome! ;)

Yes i do have pictures of my baby lobsters and of my White Crayfish but i don't know how to post them. :sad:

I'll work on it but if you know any tips i'd love to have any help i can get.

Take care!
Peace
~Jay~

fish_freak
11-26-2006, 8:12 PM
Hi Jay Welcome to AC! :hi:

MattShark
02-10-2009, 10:35 AM
Hi dread, to answer your question, no white lobesters will not breed with blue. i myself have blue and white lobesters in a 55 gal tank and they stay on opposite sides from eachother, lol. the white are quite rare but i have a LFS that gets them in all the time, this is the only place i have ever known to carry theses beautiful creatures. good luck with the crayfish......

Sploke
02-10-2009, 10:52 AM
Welcome to AC...here's a tutorial on how to post photos.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167754

Reefscape
02-10-2009, 10:57 AM
Hi there and welcome to AC! Look forward to seeing pics...

Sounguru
02-10-2009, 12:24 PM
Hi dread, to answer your question, no white lobesters will not breed with blue. i myself have blue and white lobesters in a 55 gal tank and they stay on opposite sides from eachother, lol. the white are quite rare but i have a LFS that gets them in all the time, this is the only place i have ever known to carry theses beautiful creatures. good luck with the crayfish......

Actually they will there P. Allenii comes in a white form and a blue form so if you have a white and blue of opposite sex they will breed.

P. Alenii are the most comon found in the LFS.

Welcome to the board.

Rbishop
02-11-2009, 4:39 AM
LOL!!! Welcome to the board....not sure if the OP will respond..last activity was in November of 2006.....

Sploke
02-11-2009, 5:53 AM
LOL!!! Welcome to the board....not sure if the OP will respond..last activity was in November of 2006.....

DOH...good call, didn't see that.

Sounguru
02-11-2009, 2:18 PM
Yep missed it myself......

I'm pretty good at seeing when a post was reopened by a newb or a lurker but this one slid right past....

H3D
02-13-2009, 9:02 PM
Welcome to AC! :dance:

Badmoco
02-15-2009, 8:46 PM
First of all, are you sure which species of crayfish you have? It really sounds like you have a Marble Crayfish which is procambarus sp. marmokrebs. They come in different shades other than just brown or tan, depending on water qualities and/or diet. You could have very well had a marble that was blue and hence the sudden outbreak. These crayfish can reproduce asexually through a process called parthogenesis or self-cloning. So in other words they don't need a mate. In fact they are all female species and make babies every 6 to 8 weeks once they mature. Don't release them into the wild or you could destroy a local ecosystem of crayfish. These crays carry a deadly spore to other crays that they are immune to. Only one way to find out if you have a marble cray. Isolate one at a young age...if it matures and reproduces with nothing else in the tank...then that's what you have. Just a certain shade of blue! Good luck...and FYI...they make good live food for other fish or you can use them as fishing bait, but make sure they are frozen and dead before you hook em up!