Unidentified Crayfish care.

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powellmacaque

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Hey guys, I bought a 99 cent "feeder" crayfish today for my 20gal high.

I'm not sure what species it is, but right now he's all alone in this 20 gallon. How can I figure out what species it is? What are some care tips for crayfish (I know they like to try to climb out of tanks)?

What are suitable tankmates in a 20gal? I was thinking of keeping native fish with it if it does turn out to be a US native fish.
 
pictures? fish probably wont be a good idea unless its a dwarf crayfish or if you want them to become food. definently have a tight fitting lid.
 
Before you hear it from a million others, the pros'll need pictures of your new acquisition, or a much *much* more detailed description to have any shot at giving you an accurate answer.
 
Yep, good quality pictures are a must have for identification. In the meantime, it sounds like your crayfish may be wild caught (many feeder animals are not captive bred. If that is the case, you should quarantine it for at least a month. Wild caught crayfish have a much higher rate of parasitic infestation, and disease.

Also, if your tank is planted, watch for plant destruction. A good indicator that this will be a problem is if the crayfish redecorates the tank (moves rocks, digs and pushes the substrate around.
 
This is the best shot I could get:


Keep in mind that the cray is only two inches long. I'm keeping it in a 20g high by itself for a couple of weeks, and then I plan on getting some native sunfish for the tank.

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powellmacaque said:
This is the best shot I could get:


Keep in mind that the cray is only two inches long. I'm keeping it in a 20g high by itself for a couple of weeks, and then I plan on getting some native sunfish for the tank.
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looks kind of like a marbled crayfish. which if im right are self cloning and you'll have more crayfish in a couple of months.
 
And how can you tell? Not trying to sound condescending, but it looks a lot like this guy to me:

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Ok it isn't a chimney crayfish

Looks more like the kind of crayfish I caught at the goshen swamp in NC
(yes my grandma's house rocks)

Thin claws mean that it isn't a specialized digger but will still like a little hidy hole
Be warned it will eat fish fry

As for food anything that is remotely edible
 
id make a deep sand bed for it so it can dig with a couple of river rocks or something. you could probably keep a convict with it, but i wouldt do anything small or too aggressive. and i really dont know what kind of crayfish it is but im thinkig most have the same care requirements.
 
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