marbled crayfish
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start with 1, end up with a lot more. These are the self cloning crays, so if you plan on keeping the babies/clones you will need a fairly large tank.
They are peaceful(for a cray) from what I have read
www.marbledcrayfish.com
" This is Procambarus Marmorkrebs "Marbled Crayfish". This is one of the strangest crayfish you will ever find! It is the only crayfish in existence - and one of the only animals known - to TRULY clone itself. They do not need a mate to have babies! It was first discovered in the 1990's in a German aquarium shop, and has no known natural origin. It has a striking brown-on-tan pattern, plus blue legs which become very bright after a molt. Changing its' water conditions can temporarily alter the color of this animal.
Marbled crayfish's gender is always female, and she does not need a partner at all to reproduce (they reproduce parthogenically). They grow very quickly to reach the adult stage (usually is around 8 to 12 cm when fully developed inside the aquarium) in which they can start to reproduce. Each of these "female" crayfish is capable of holding 400-1000 eggs each time she "breeds" in brooding (gestation) periods between 22 and 42 days (of pregnancy). The younger adults have smaller numbers of babies, the brood sizes increase as they age. Unlike other crayfish, the mothers do not eat their young. Also unlike other crayfish species, they can co-inhabit in the same aquarium together with very little cannibalism, although the young ones sometimes overtake a sibling in a power play. Since they do grow quickly and multiply, larger aquariums are better than smaller aquariums. They are good in a community tank situation with smaller fishes, if given hiding places for cray babies.
Marbled Crayfish are easy to care for as aquarium pets, and are easy to raise in colonies to use as "feeders" for aggressive aquarium fishes, as well as for use as bait in sports fishing. Since one individual can create a colony, it is very easy to establish a limitless supply of feeders and bait animals in a few months time."
They are peaceful(for a cray) from what I have read
www.marbledcrayfish.com
" This is Procambarus Marmorkrebs "Marbled Crayfish". This is one of the strangest crayfish you will ever find! It is the only crayfish in existence - and one of the only animals known - to TRULY clone itself. They do not need a mate to have babies! It was first discovered in the 1990's in a German aquarium shop, and has no known natural origin. It has a striking brown-on-tan pattern, plus blue legs which become very bright after a molt. Changing its' water conditions can temporarily alter the color of this animal.
Marbled crayfish's gender is always female, and she does not need a partner at all to reproduce (they reproduce parthogenically). They grow very quickly to reach the adult stage (usually is around 8 to 12 cm when fully developed inside the aquarium) in which they can start to reproduce. Each of these "female" crayfish is capable of holding 400-1000 eggs each time she "breeds" in brooding (gestation) periods between 22 and 42 days (of pregnancy). The younger adults have smaller numbers of babies, the brood sizes increase as they age. Unlike other crayfish, the mothers do not eat their young. Also unlike other crayfish species, they can co-inhabit in the same aquarium together with very little cannibalism, although the young ones sometimes overtake a sibling in a power play. Since they do grow quickly and multiply, larger aquariums are better than smaller aquariums. They are good in a community tank situation with smaller fishes, if given hiding places for cray babies.
Marbled Crayfish are easy to care for as aquarium pets, and are easy to raise in colonies to use as "feeders" for aggressive aquarium fishes, as well as for use as bait in sports fishing. Since one individual can create a colony, it is very easy to establish a limitless supply of feeders and bait animals in a few months time."
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First and foremost, I don't recommend using marbledcrayfish.com as a source for crays or information, as a lot of their information (even in the quoted paragraph above) is incorrect. Most of it is right, but a lot of it isn't and shouldn't be promoted.
But that aside, Marmorkrebs are very easy to take care of as they can survive a much wider range of tank temperatures and conditions than a lot of other crayfish species. And are easier to house together or with tankmates (select tankmates) because they have a less aggressive personality than the most commonly seen species do.
The only real issue with Marmorkrebs is that they produce a lot of offspring, year round. So, if you don't have a means to dispose of the offspring (i.e. something to feed them to), you'll get overwhelmed in a few months.
But that aside, Marmorkrebs are very easy to take care of as they can survive a much wider range of tank temperatures and conditions than a lot of other crayfish species. And are easier to house together or with tankmates (select tankmates) because they have a less aggressive personality than the most commonly seen species do.
The only real issue with Marmorkrebs is that they produce a lot of offspring, year round. So, if you don't have a means to dispose of the offspring (i.e. something to feed them to), you'll get overwhelmed in a few months.
Are you serious here?? No dissrespect, but, if your too lazy to read, why should we do everything for you? Afterall, its you who wants this critter....My suggestion would be to help yourself, and learn something, rather than sitting back and letting others do everything for you..This creates a better learning / understanding process..
Just an opinion of course
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Or we can always throw em' on the barb'Q :devil: :devil: :devil::evil_lol:
I'm still sticking to my guns and saying these guys are the answer to world hunger. That and land snails. :headshake2: :banher::silly::lipssealedsmilie:
No seriously I agree, unless you plan on using them for feeders or something you will be overwhelmed with babies in no time and pretty soon those babies will have babies and the chain goes on and on and on :help:
Mmm Crayfish-Kabobs! (I feel bad for saying that... my poor crays are all probably hiding from me now! lol)
Set up a large enough growing operation and sell 'em as marmocajuns. Steam 'em with a little creole seasoning, suck the head and eat the tail...
