blue crawfish

pullins125 · 03-29-2008, 09:12 PM

i ahve i blue crawfish and he is not growing at all he is like 2 inches. he is in a 55 gallon aquarium with a few tiger barbs and rainbow fish. i have had him for three monthes andd not groeth. i was wondering bout how fast they grow and if there anything special i should be feeding him tohelp him grow. i gave him a minnow and goldfish both within the last week for the first time. he really enjoyed them. any other ideas on what they enjoy eating will help. thanks

karazy · 03-29-2008, 11:19 PM

he might b getting too much protein. give him veggies. mine loves the bottom part of brocoli

**TheOldSalt** · 03-30-2008, 08:55 AM

They grow slow.
Give them a varied diet. They'll need it for moulting, or they won't survive the process.

pullins125 · 03-30-2008, 10:59 AM

ok. thanks. frozen or fresh veggies?

karazy · 03-30-2008, 12:22 PM

i'd say fresh, but you can thaw out frozen ones. for frozen i'd say peas are the best

pullins125 · 03-30-2008, 02:31 PM

i bought him somw fresh brocoli today and gave him a lil piece. he rejected it at first but then at it. he ate a good bit of it. how offen should i feed it minnows and veggies? and can i get a list of suggested veggies please?

pullins125 · 04-02-2008, 02:07 PM

thanks for the advice. he shed again yesterday. he is getting bigger.

karazy · 04-02-2008, 06:01 PM

just so u know when they shed leave the skin they shed of in for them to eat and get some nutrients back

Blue Cray · 04-02-2008, 06:41 PM

When fed pees and plants and the occasional fish mine grew to full size in 3 months.

pullins125 · 04-02-2008, 09:34 PM

how do you get some of the veggies to not float? i having a small prob wit that. and i did leave the skin just bc i wasnt sure. i hopw minw grows really quick too. i trying pees in a min but have a feeling they gonna float to like the brocilli. what plants are good or best?

karazy · 04-02-2008, 10:47 PM

for brocoli just give them the bottom part, not those little balls on the end

**TheOldSalt** · 04-03-2008, 03:03 AM

Many petshops sell things called lettuce clips. These are weighted grabber-thingies that you can use to easily sink veggies for your bottom-feeders.

pullins125 · 04-06-2008, 09:41 AM

thats when i did with my brocilli. i bought to head to petsmart to see if they got the clips.

03-29-2008, 09:12 PM	#1
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 276	blue crawfish i ahve i blue crawfish and he is not growing at all he is like 2 inches. he is in a 55 gallon aquarium with a few tiger barbs and rainbow fish. i have had him for three monthes andd not groeth. i was wondering bout how fast they grow and if there anything special i should be feeding him tohelp him grow. i gave him a minnow and goldfish both within the last week for the first time. he really enjoyed them. any other ideas on what they enjoy eating will help. thanks __________________ [b]150 gallon- african cichlids 55 gallon- saltwater (new) 30 gallon- tropical fish 46 gallon- planted with dwarf cichlids

03-30-2008, 10:59 AM	#4
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 276	ok. thanks. frozen or fresh veggies? __________________ [b]150 gallon- african cichlids 55 gallon- saltwater (new) 30 gallon- tropical fish 46 gallon- planted with dwarf cichlids

04-02-2008, 02:07 PM	#7
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 276	thanks for the advice. he shed again yesterday. he is getting bigger. __________________ [b]150 gallon- african cichlids 55 gallon- saltwater (new) 30 gallon- tropical fish 46 gallon- planted with dwarf cichlids

04-02-2008, 06:41 PM	#9
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 515	When fed pees and plants and the occasional fish mine grew to full size in 3 months. __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

04-02-2008, 09:34 PM	#10
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 276	how do you get some of the veggies to not float? i having a small prob wit that. and i did leave the skin just bc i wasnt sure. i hopw minw grows really quick too. i trying pees in a min but have a feeling they gonna float to like the brocilli. what plants are good or best? __________________ [b]150 gallon- african cichlids 55 gallon- saltwater (new) 30 gallon- tropical fish 46 gallon- planted with dwarf cichlids

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03-29-2008, 11:19 PM	#2
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 626	he might b getting too much protein. give him veggies. mine loves the bottom part of brocoli

03-30-2008, 08:55 AM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,532	They grow slow. Give them a varied diet. They'll need it for moulting, or they won't survive the process.

03-30-2008, 12:22 PM	#5
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 626	i'd say fresh, but you can thaw out frozen ones. for frozen i'd say peas are the best

03-30-2008, 02:31 PM	#6
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 276	i bought him somw fresh brocoli today and gave him a lil piece. he rejected it at first but then at it. he ate a good bit of it. how offen should i feed it minnows and veggies? and can i get a list of suggested veggies please?

04-02-2008, 06:01 PM	#8
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 626	just so u know when they shed leave the skin they shed of in for them to eat and get some nutrients back

04-02-2008, 10:47 PM	#11
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 626	for brocoli just give them the bottom part, not those little balls on the end

04-03-2008, 03:03 AM	#12
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,532	Many petshops sell things called lettuce clips. These are weighted grabber-thingies that you can use to easily sink veggies for your bottom-feeders.

04-06-2008, 09:41 AM	#13
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 276	thats when i did with my brocilli. i bought to head to petsmart to see if they got the clips.

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