Blue Lobster with Piranhas??

sublime1184

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Sorry, I meant to say BLUE CRAYFISH not LOBSTER...Sorry but thats what I meant to say.


I was just wondering if anyone has successfully kept these two as tank mates? Currently, my two RBP's are in a 29g nicely situated. I don't want to cause a riot within the tank but I have heard that they can live together quite comfortably. Actually I would like a blue crayfish rather than a blue lobster, seeing as the lobster may get to big and mean for my upcoming tank (75g). If this is the case, I would like to give it a shot. Does anyone know any cases of this being accurate? Better yet more rare question, has anyone kept these two together? and lastly, is there any information that suggests they can? I have been researching for the last two weeks and have found very little info stating to the contrary. Thx in advance.
 
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I believe it would work pretty well, seeing as the piranhas are very vicious themselves. I would worry about when the crawfish would molt and its soft inner shell is exposed. The piranhas would then have an easy snack, but I think they would be OK together.
 
I think you should probably wait till you get the 75g and then try it out. If the rbp are still young it might work for a bit but i bet eventually itll get eaten. But who cares itll be a fun fight. 29 is already pretty small for 2 pirahna.
 
I think that I would be waiting for the 75g, and I would provide a cave for the blue crayfish, when molding.....Right now the RBP's are still small so, I think that they would "play nice" for a while. Also, I keep them well fed so I think that in the 75 there would not be many problems.
 
Well I'm not sure how much of him they'd actually eat, but I'll bet you money that they kill him.
 
How much?? lol we can wager when I get my 75g, I think if RBP's are well fed and the BC has a cave that the rbp's can't fit into, then the BC might last a while
 
In the long run, your blue crayfish (Procambarus sp. or Cherax sp.) will likely either be consumed by [as aquarist accounts of such combinations would have it, often unexpectedly, as during a molt after prolonged cohabitation] or consume your piranhas.
 
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Veneer said:
In the long run, your blue crayfish (Procambarus sp. or Cherax sp.) will likely either be consumed by [as aquarist accounts of such combinations would have it, often unexpectedly, as during a molt after prolonged cohabitation] or consume your piranhas.
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Hehe, obviously we said that before.
 
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