Meet Mr. Peels..
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Cool...always nice to see more blue crays on MFT! 
Are you familiar with how to sex these guys? Just curious, because based on the shape of the claws I'm guessing that Mr. Peels is actually a 'Mrs.' Peels, lol.
Best way to tell for sure is to look on the cray's underside and focus on the area right between where the body and tail meet---if you see two parallel appendages running straight up and down between about the last set of legs, then it's a male. Females do not have these modified swimmerettes.
BV
Are you familiar with how to sex these guys? Just curious, because based on the shape of the claws I'm guessing that Mr. Peels is actually a 'Mrs.' Peels, lol.
Best way to tell for sure is to look on the cray's underside and focus on the area right between where the body and tail meet---if you see two parallel appendages running straight up and down between about the last set of legs, then it's a male. Females do not have these modified swimmerettes.
BV
Cool...always nice to see more blue crays on MFT!
Are you familiar with how to sex these guys? Just curious, because based on the shape of the claws I'm guessing that Mr. Peels is actually a 'Mrs.' Peels, lol.
Best way to tell for sure is to look on the cray's underside and focus on the area right between where the body and tail meet---if you see two parallel appendages running straight up and down between about the last set of legs, then it's a male. Females do not have these modified swimmerettes.
BV
Are you familiar with how to sex these guys? Just curious, because based on the shape of the claws I'm guessing that Mr. Peels is actually a 'Mrs.' Peels, lol.
Best way to tell for sure is to look on the cray's underside and focus on the area right between where the body and tail meet---if you see two parallel appendages running straight up and down between about the last set of legs, then it's a male. Females do not have these modified swimmerettes.
BV
she is housed in a 20gal long...i was thinking about possibly getting another crayfish...maybe a tiger lobster...but i dont think that will be possible bc they will get huge....i m not really sure..still in the process of researching them
is there any other possible tank mate i could add in the future?
Only thing I would consider adding is fish that you don't mind being eaten at some point, because chances are that 'Mrs.' Peels will eventually kill them. Smaller, quicker fish would likely survive for quite some time. I've always thought that cherry barbs looked kinda cool in contrast with a blue cray (I had 4 of them crammed into a 3 gal. Eclipse tank with a blue cray in the past, and it took him months to gradually catch them all). Danios would work well, and the red glofish would look spectacular, but they're probably a tad pricey cnnsidering they'll essentially end up being feeders at some point, lol. Smaller tetras might work well too. Mainly a matter of personal preference, really. Just stick with something short-finned and you'll up their odds for survival.
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skratikans said:
any other possible tank mate i could add in the future?
BV
The post order is a bit screwed up here because the clock on the server was off for a bit last night...anyway...
You are correct---Peels is 100% Procambarus alleni.
If you're referring to the main differences between Procambarus alleni and Cherax quadricarinatus ('Australian RedClaw')---which are the two most-commonly available "blue crayfish/'lobsters'" in N. American fish shops---then yes, there are several...
P. alleni is a much more vibrant blue, and its patterning is somewhat 'marbled' in appearance (i.e. with a smattering of white which intensifies as you go from the sides of the carapace and wrapping down around the underside). C. quad. is a more solid color---a much less-vibrant blue than alleni---and has 'orangish' coloration on the joints.
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You are correct---Peels is 100% Procambarus alleni.
If you're referring to the main differences between Procambarus alleni and Cherax quadricarinatus ('Australian RedClaw')---which are the two most-commonly available "blue crayfish/'lobsters'" in N. American fish shops---then yes, there are several...
P. alleni is a much more vibrant blue, and its patterning is somewhat 'marbled' in appearance (i.e. with a smattering of white which intensifies as you go from the sides of the carapace and wrapping down around the underside). C. quad. is a more solid color---a much less-vibrant blue than alleni---and has 'orangish' coloration on the joints.
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i relieved to hear he indeed is Procambarus I thought that at the store but the owner wasnt sure what she was...I took the chance and got her...its very rare around here to encounter these guys..
i was thinking of getting her another Procambarus species...maybe a red one...but one that would be the size of her...i am afraid though about getting another bc of the possibility of one eating the other if one is molting , what do you think?
i was thinking of getting her another Procambarus species...maybe a red one...but one that would be the size of her...i am afraid though about getting another bc of the possibility of one eating the other if one is molting , what do you think?