'Rogue'

Big Vine

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Breeze...I think it was on Aquabid or something. FishGeek sent me links to some of those crays and shrimp in another thread---it's like dangling a piece of food in front of a starving person. Well...maybe not quite that ruthless. :rolleyes:

Brinny-chan said:
I love his tiny face and big eyes! WHO'S A WIDDLE BABY! xD
Lol...and to think that in a few short months he'll be one mean-a_ss son-of-a-you know what! :mad:

Big Vine ;)
 

Big Vine

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juggernaut303 said:
Big vine i am thinking in doing it. Buying just a starter cray like a brown one for 1.25.
That's how I purchased my 'black' cray, Rogue...cost me a buck and change. ;)

juggernaut303 said:
1. How long will it take to get to a desenced size like your blue cray. 2. Will he/she eat green cories.
1. Depends on the size at time of purchase and on species, but based on a pure guess I'd say at least a few months...minimum (if he's about an inch long when you get him).

2. Yes.

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jessey

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Big Vine said:
P.S. Let me know how this all works out, by the way. You can send me a copy of the divorce papers with your plant shipment. :p
this part made me laugh out loud!! :p

he's a cutie. you make me want a cray... remind me what the smallest acceptable tank for a cray is?
 

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Thanks Jessey. Here's another one for you (scroll down)...

jessey said:
remind me what the smallest acceptable tank for a cray is?
From everything I've been told from the cray 'experts' out there (on the crayfish forums), crays do not 'stunt' if kept in small quarters.

I can't just spew out an instant answer, because there are lots of variables to consider...so you'll have to bear with me...:rolleyes:
Personally, my own guideline is this:
Any given tank is acceptable so long as it has adequate filtration and doesn't make the cray look too cramped for space. Any N. American crayfish should do fine as a baby and well into early-adulthood (i.e. 'juvenile' cray) in a 3 gallon setup (like the Eclipse I've got Rogue in right now). As a full-grown adult, 5 would be better, and 10 is really the smallest that would be considered 'ideal' for a small setup for a cray.

Australian crayfish (ballpark average 8-12" adult size) follow different guidelines because they typically get larger than N. American crays (ballpark average 6-8" adult size).

Guarding his lair:


Big Vine
 

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Guys i went to the pet store to buy a cray. When i was walking in a guy was walking out with two brownish black cray. I ran to the tank and the guy took off the cray sticker. Dang!!he said on thursday they will be gettin more so i have to wait dang!!!!!.

Pat