how predatory are crayfish?

If it's a continual clipping so it can co-exist in a tank full of food it is entirely permanent. Most cray fish like to eat fish. If you don't want one to be eaten by fish or to eat your fish, don't put it in the tank with your fish. Simple.
 
are your fingernails "permanently" short
because you regularly trim them?
of course not.
your argument make no sense,
and are beside the point.
 
You're comparing apples to baseballs here. Finger nails and crayfish claws may be made up of similar material and have regenerative properties but their similarities stop there.

Back when humans were more primitive our finger nails naturally wore down from the life styles, tools and environments we lived in.

A cray fish does not regularly cut it's own claws off because it is convenient and he doesn't feel like catching fish anymore. Your argument makes no sense.
 
Clipping a cray's claws, prevents the cray from being true to it's nature. It really is that simple.
 
the wizard said:
Clipping a cray's claws, prevents the cray from being true to it's nature.
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so completely false unless you intentionally put a crays in your tank to hunt other animals.
my half thumb crays did not change in their behavior at all, they were simply less effective
at their attempts to hunt other community animals; the precise intended purpose to do so.
 
wow cut poor spypet some slack hes trying to inform you, sounds like he has more experience than most of you. Ive only used Crayfish as Bass food so I know nothing. Im not cruel and I dont think spypet is.Experimentation is a big part of fishkeeping, so exept good advice and try it out. If it doesnt work for you move on share your experiences and be nice please.
 
You dont cut the claw off. spypet is tryin to teach u how to trim the thumb claw. Listen better.
 
I keep a cray as a pet and would never cut his claws at all.

If you keep a cray you know they will hunt and attack fish. Keep fish in the tank that have the best chance of getting away or staying away and expect to have some losses. I do not agree with maiming the poor cray to prevent this.
 
2rivers - thanks, but give it up - everyone reacts differently.
we only need to plant the seed of an idea in people's heads,
we don't need to stick around until it grows into a consensus.
 
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