Only a few months again I made a decision to get into a really attention-grabbing interest. That interest is crayfish. A blue crayfish to be precise.Once I first obtained my blue crayfish, I believed it will be simply one thing good to have round the home. – A pleasant little one thing to point out family and friends that stopped by the home. Little did I do know nevertheless how attention-grabbing these little critters could be.Each single day I discover myself watching my crayfish in my fish tank climbing on high of the fish tank’s ornaments, choosing up rocks and actually carrying them. It is all fairly fascinating.Crayfish are positively enjoyable. Nonetheless, in the event you plan on stepping into this interest, you will want to know just a little bit about freshwater crayfish care.
The Proper Fish TankWhen choosing a tank on your crayfish, I counsel not getting something smaller than a 10 gallon tank. Some folks could inform you otherwise, however crayfish want a little bit of room. Crayfish additionally put out quite a lot of waste, so a smaller tank may not be as environment friendly for eradicating waste. – And within the case you need to get your crayfish some tank mates, which you most likely will, you’re going to want a minimum of a 10 gallon tank.The WaterBefore you set your crayfish into the tank. You’ll need to ensure the water is conditioned and that your tank is cycled. Conditioning the water simply entails merely including a chemical to the water you set in. That half may be very simple.Biking the water entails giving the tank time to construct up sufficient helpful micro organism throughout the tank to course of and take away waste produced by the crayfish and/or fish. This may be achieved by many alternative strategies. I counsel researching and figuring out which approach is greatest for you. A technique is to easily add fish meals to your tank for about seven days. Throughout this time you’ll not need to add fish as they are going to most likely die. – However take note, biking your tank is crucial a part of freshwater crayfish care.HideoutsProviding your crayfish with a “hideout” can be extraordinarily vital. Crayfish like to hideout and hangout in darkish locations. Additionally having a hideout is vital for crayfish once they molt. That is as a result of when crayfish molt they turn into very tender and typically different fish or different crayfish will attempt to assault them.
Tank MatesWhen selecting tank mates, you need to ensure that you select fish which can be quick and/or swim close to the highest of the tank. In the event you do not, your fish might find yourself being a snack on your crayfish.Talking of snacks, what do crayfish eat? Crayfish are omnivores and principally eat all the things. They after all eat fish, but in addition vegetation, bloodworms, sinking pellets, and many others. I feed mine a sinking pellet every day and that is a lot.
