10g Lobster?

I'll just have to have Matak send me a crawdad, I guess! :)

Frameshift, I can see the Lutino qualities now...I wasn't thinking about that being one of the choices when I posted. Either way, they're both great-looking fish! :)
 
I had a large female crayfish (with eggs) in with the oscars I used to have (they were 4-5") she was about the same length as them. Needless to say, she pushed them around. Her babies eventually hatched, boy did the oscars love those little ones.
 
WOw! Matak's crayfish was aggressive! lol! well, evrytym i wud stick my hand in the 10gal. tank 2 take out the rock & clean the tank, he'd lift up his claws @ me and ram himself in2 the glass. lol! i miss him... & Crabby was his name-o. O, i had 1 named Lobby 2... Crabby & Lobby wud fyt all the tym. :( I hav some now w/ some Albino Oscars, and they're perfectly fyn! :D
 
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well, evrytym i wud stick my hand in the 10gal. tank 2 take out the rock & clean the tank, he'd lift up his claws @ me and ram himself in2 the glass. lol!& Crabby was his name-o. O, i had 1 named Lobby 2... Crabby & Lobby wud fyt all the tym. I hav some now w/ some Albino Oscars, and they're perfectly fyn! Well, everytime I would place my hand into the 10 gallon tank, the crayfish would lift up his claws at me and ram himself into the glass. Hilarious! I miss him. Crabby was his designation (though he in fact was not a crab). Oh, I had one named Lobby, as well (though he in fact was not a lobster). Crabby and Lobby would fight all the time (since keeping multiple crayfish in a 10 gallon tank is as inadvisable as keeping multiple male bettas in a 2.5 gallon tank). I have some now with Albino Oscars, and they're perfectly fine! (which they will be until the oscars get large enough to eat them; hopefully multiple oscars are not kept in a 10g with multiple crayfish...)

note: i really have no problem with the shorthand of "to" becoming "2" and "4" as "for", except that it really doesn't save a lot of letters. and "lol" is fine, i just like saying "hilarious!" the "y" in "fine" and "time" (etc) is just inexcusable as it makes it harder to read. "wud" is even worse, and that spelling, shorthand or not, makes me cry.
 
They are very, very good...but I hear that they also work well in tanks! :)

I think that Joshy's warming up to the idea of getting a Blue Lobster, so any more info? Keep it coming!

P.S. I think the crawdads are in her brand new 200 with four Oscars.
 
i wish i had a 200g tank. but i don't think i'd put oscars and crayfish in it. besides, my crayfish is evolving lungs. he'll soon be sitting beside me at the other computer with a cup of coffee, ripping off credit card companies and buying stock...biding his time and waiting for his chance to bring down the man!

info...let's see...temp effects metabolism to a more visible level than with fish. will eat ANYTHING. in warmer waters, they are capable of catching fish as fast as zebras. they molt frequently when they're small, but this slows down as they get larger. mine is now 5-6 inches, only molted twice since may, both times were after i moved and his water was a bit warmer. during this time they are sensitive to attacks from fish, other crayfish, etc. this is the best argument for keeping only one, unless the tank is 20+ gallons and you have plenty of hiding spaces for them. i think they prefer sand or small gravel, as they can dig around. bitey used to have a favorite rock he would dig under, which was cool to see.

now i have him in a temporary rubbermaid tank while i set him up in a 10g of his own, the water is lower, so he can stand up and reach to the top of the water with his claws! he follows a trail of pellets / flakes / whatever around as i deposit it in the tank, waving his claws at me! that's a lot of fun...as crayfish go. i wouldn't recommend getting pinched, i've had a couple close encounters but have been lucky. with his current size, i think it would hurt. i generally try to corral bitey into a cup when i have to move him. he would just wreck a net anyway.

anything else you want to know? i might be able to answer.
 
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