nicole

So I have another batch of baby yabbies, and the funniest thing about is I don't have a male yabbie, two females that is it. They take about the same time to incubate as crayfish (about a month under the tail) and then they hatch. Except this is what i find hilarious. With all of my others that I have bred and hatched, the mothers incubate for one month and then the eggs hatch and run off to start the battle royale. These guys have hatched and for the passed two weeks ( I noticed them starting to hatch on august 5) they are clinging to their mothers swimmerettes going along for the free ride.

They're still new born right now obviously but in a month or so they'll be ready to go. I imagine I will only get about 10-15 out of the batch as they are in a 210 gallon with a few other crays and lobsters but if anybody is interested feel free to pm me now and i will be sure to set them aside for you.

Let me know what you guys think..

thanks nicole

Crayfish..

electric blues

some hybrids

yabbie lobsters

soon to be angel fish...

I've got a theory... I've been breeding them for a few years now. I bet he was a red/blue hybrid of some sort. Most of the time when they're hybrids they're colour changers and will change colours with a molt. Anyways... i dunno... have fun with that one!

Hi guys..

Definatly not so new at the site but anyways.. Wanted to run something by you guys and see what you think about it or if any of you have any advice on the matter or anything please, I'd be interested to know. Anyways, the to get to the matter at hand... I'm sorta in the business of breeding crayfish and lobsters. Now, what I would like to do is eventually be able to export these little guys and send them all over the place. However, I've run into the problem even on this site of nobody seems to be alll that interested in these little guys. Can anybody tell me why this is? Is it because people are thinking lobster... bottom feeding creature... probably going to eat my fish.. ? I don't really know, but would definatly like to! I've bred some really really neat species. My latest batch was an electric blue / snow white hybrid cross. Also I have some blue/red hyrbids. These guys are awesome! But instead of seeing my fahaka puffer and mantis shrimp eat them all up, I'd rather see them go to good homes. Drop me a message if you have any advice or anything to say on that matter.. Thanks you guys. This website and everyone apart of it rocks! Have a great day!

-Cole

Thanks so much for the advice.. I will definatly try that.

I have a pair of dojo loaches... the female bigger than the male and I believe she's pregnant.. But I have no idea about anything to do with this. I've tried researching online and all it says is that they breed in the spring when its cooler or something... and not much else is known. I'd like to know how long they're going to develope inside of her before she lays the eggs.. I was told at that point it would be like 3 or 4 days and they would hatch.. any advice is super helpful. thanks

nicole

l28 blue phantom and a bn pleco... and then i have a big guy i have no idea what he is... the tank that he came out of said hi fin spotted but who knows

currently... Electric blue crayfish and dojo loaches...

thats it for now

I think lucy held her eggs for about a month I'm not sure... but i just remember sitting there everyday going hatch hatch come on i know u want to.. lol

Alright! We have children! I was told to take the mother out right away by a good fish friend of mine.. So i did.. and wa la... mega babies.. They were born on the 4th and they range from 1/2-1" in size, with beautiful blue colourings! Coolest thing I've ever seen. I started them off on blood worms too when they were really little so they've been growing quite rapidly. If anybody wants some let me know. It will still be another 2-3 weeks until I've grown them to the size I'd like them to be at before they go.. But I'm starting them off at $15 then.. So if there are any takers let me know. A bunch are already spoken for, for my favorite store Elite Aquatics... But they're are lots.. thanks guys

good luck with ur babies..

nicole

ELITE AQUATICS!!!!!

thats the sexiest thing i've ever seen!...

I couldn't be more excited! My female is finally holding eggs. The only thing I have any experience in breeding (this was by accident and unfortunate) is convicts. How many babies will survive? I've got her in a 75 gal tank all by her lonesome... Thanks for any advice you may have.. Brand new at this.. god its so exciting

I have a a pair of oscars with a convict, and sometimes they chase him, but for the most part he's fine. I have a pair of mating convicts that are of decent size if your interested let me know.

Is it a Procambarus alleni????

Its prob. just external fouling. Not uncommon & not really of concern to the crayfish unless it is effecting its ability to eat. Its usually caused by excessive waste in the substrate. A good cleaning of the tank will normally fix this problem.

External fouling

Protozoans frequently foul the exoskeleton and gill cavity of freshwater crayfish. Severe fouling is usually associated with poor water quality, but may be due to reduced preening which occurs when animals are diseased. Fouling itself is of little consequence to the health of the crayfish unless it is so severe that it causes improper gill functioning, and it can be managed by water exchange. Valuable broodstock may be treated by bathing in formalin or another disinfectant to kill the protozoans. Common fouling protozoans of freshwater crayfish include Epistylus, Zoothamnium, Lagenophrys, Vorticella and Acineta.

http://us.geocities.com/crayfishdisease/pages/intro.html

I think it is affecting his ability to eat. I haven't seen him eat in almost a month I think. Doesn't mean that he hasn't eatten anything but usually he's raring to go for food. What would be used for treatment? thanks again...

Yes I'm a sh*t for not knowing what they're called... But my electric blue crayfish seems to have fuzz growing on the little forks they use as they're mouth... I have two others who seem to be fine but that one has been acting a little strange lately.. Is he sick? Is there a problem? Thanks any/all of your help guys its muchly appreciated.

I collected a bunch of rocks from elbow falls and I was wondering if they are safe to use in the aquarium. Would I have to boil them? Or is it safe to just put them right on in?

Thanks,

Nicole

my oscar is gettin the :cuss: kicked out of him by a convict 1/3 of his size i was wondering if there is anything i can do to get them to co-exist peacefully

I would say remove the convict if possible. They are relentlous and will probably end up killing your oscar.

Sorry about the wee little tanks.. lol... I'm just getting started and plus I live in an apartment, that should be enough said. Thanks for the welcome party nice to know you people are so friendly.

I know this is pretty not amazing but I've never had cichlids before and I've never bred anything but guppies.

Anyways, my juli's had little juli's! Aww and they're so little and cute all swimming in and out of their cave. So this brings me to my questions, as this is the first time I've noticed them (they are like microscopic!) and they don't have any yolk sac or anything like that, what in the devil do I feed something so tiny? Also they live in a 44 gallon tank with their parents and 3 other juli's, and this tank is in a very inaccessible place, so do I have to like spot feed them or anything? Because that will be extremely difficult. Can I just dump some sort of food in the water?

Also if I leave them in there with their parents and tankmates, are some going to survive?

Umm I think that's all for now.

I am so excited by this.

Congradulations! It's awesome to see them grow up. I don't know that much about cichlids or fish in general (beginner enthusiast) but my convict cichlids had about 3 hundred babies, and if any other fish were in the tank with them they were well aware to stay away from them. Seriously the best parents ever! So I imagine it will be more of a territorial thing and they will balance it out themselves. Also you can pick up some fry food or just crush flakes into powder that'll work to feed the little guys. Hopefully that helps you out.

Hey guys hows it going? My name is nicole I'm 20 yrs old live in calgary. I have a pair of convicts (Kahuna and King) and they just keep spawning and spawning so yeah... anytime anyone needs ANY convicts... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know. Also I have a 55 gal with oscars and a few others. So far no salt water fish, only fresh, but I'd like to eventually get into. I like music blah blah... I don't know. But I love my fish and I'm really happy you guys started this whole thing so all of us fish freaks could have something to do with the our idol hands. Thanks again. Don't forget... evil_dinner_pal@hotmail.com if you want convicts.