FS Gauging interest P. alleni crayfish/Electric blue lobsters

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Poo, I was going to breed em for my auction, all i have is a couple tens, nvrmnd
 
Thanks for the bump tropics! However, the scientific name for these particular crays is Procambarus alleni and they are found in Florida and in the wild are brown. These crays will do nicely in a 10g aquarium as long as they have hides to get into to feel secure. You can also divide the 10g aquariums into two sections as they do not need much space in which to live, They are moderately-aggressive and will cannibalize each other if the cannot get out of each others way and this behavior is present at birth-lessens a bit as juveniles and returns when sexually mature. These crays are all sexually mature and I have raised them. They are not a community-dependant decapod so they will be quite happy with no other crays around. Although the size is generally referred to as getting to be 7-8 inches many captive bred crays do not get that large. This type of cray will breed all year round and they eat many things as they are not choosy! If you feed live foods these can help keep your tank clean as they will scavenge the bottom of the tank. I feed mine Hikari sinking carnivore pellets, carrots, peas, earthworms, wax worms, dead fish, live fish, frozen blood worms, marimo balls, duckweed (their favorite!), mosses, anacharis, snails, live white worms (very funny to see them eat these!) squash, white and sweet potoatos, green beans, etc., basically anything they can get little claws onto!

They are fun crittersto have!!! I need to clear out some tank space as I have some dwarf crays that need space, that is why I am selling them now. If I didn't need the space--They woulld all be kept as I really enjoy them.
 
Ok cool, i might order some then, i had no idea, they could be kept :) yah, i have a divider, and can make alot of places to hid with pots and stuff. I always enjoyed feeding mine algae wafers (marmokrebs) by hand :)
 
I also feed by hand-as well as training the crays to come to get food from a small kidney shaped reptile ceramic bowl that I put into the tanks. When I put some food into the bowl, there is a stampede towards the food! Its kinda of funny to watch! In the tanks with multiple crays in them there is definitely a pecking order that is followed. I even have one female that demands food. She has trained me! She gets into her bowl and mimics climbing up the glass to point upwards. I drop a pellet into her bowl and she grabs it up! Kinds cute really!
 
those are realy neat crays, if i had an open closed top tank i'd so get one but all i'll have open anytime soon in my open top 5.5
 
Hopefully getting them in tommorrow :) Please let me know when females are available :)
 
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