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Marbled Crayfish?

As a food source, raising them, caring for them, etc...?

I'm looking to learn things about them from someone who's dealt with them first hand.

Thanks!
 
You can keep 3 + young ones in an aquarium of 24 x 12.
Bigger tanks allow for a greater number of individuals.
A wide range of pH and GH is possible as long as one avoids the extremes.
Extremely tolerant to a wide range of water conditions and quality.
You can literally breed them in plastic buckets.
Like most crayfish these are omnivorous and will eat your plants .
Intra-species aggression is not big, one can even raise most of the young ones in the adults' tank.
Except that there is no mating and eggs are diploid from the begin.
They probably do parthogenesis.
They can multiply extremely quick.
Breed early and often, no males needed, huge number of eggs.
Little cannibalism.
As they do basically cloning they all look exactly alike, with each dot in the exact same place.

Basically they are a pest!
 

WHAT IS THE LOUDEST PART OF YOUR REEF SYSTEM?

  • Return pump

    Votes: 3 4.5%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 5 7.5%
  • Protein skimmer

    Votes: 14 20.9%
  • Overflow or drain

    Votes: 18 26.9%
  • Sump vibration or plumbing

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • Cooling fans

    Votes: 9 13.4%
  • Dosing, ATO, or other equipment

    Votes: 3 4.5%
  • Nothing. My reef is surprisingly quiet

    Votes: 8 11.9%
  • Other (Tell us what makes the noise)

    Votes: 6 9.0%
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