Newborn Cherax

[boapinta]

Hi everybody
I have some questions...
My female crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)have new first babies.
She lives with another smaller male,

What should I do now ?, I want to make sure that the babies will not be eaten by there mother or the father.
Should I separate the male and leave the female to scatter the babies in the tank ?
Should I separate the female to another tank and return her after she finished lay ?

First time that i m breeding Crayfish...

[simcb]

I guess you should separate the male. Maybe using a breeding net.

[Cray]

Hi!
you can keep mother and father in your tank.
they are harmless to the baby cherax.

greetings
cray/gernot

[Shrimper06]

Wow, there are so many , Congratulations!!!

[boapinta]

Thanks all

[boapinta]

One on the larvae was taken by the cray female,
she dropt him to the ground - he was helpless.
And then she took him with her claw and ate him.
I was very surprised to see it and could not belive that cannibalism exist at this stage.

Does anybody can tell me why it happened ?
How can I prevent it if it happens again ?

[Frank]

Was it dead or alive before get eaten?

[boapinta]

I realy not sure...
I belive that it was alive ,it folded when hit the ground.

[boapinta]

Newborn crabs were born .
What should i do to prevent the young crabs to eat one each other ?
They are all in a new tank,I counted 300 pices.

[Gus]

congrat very nice crabfish u hav