Cambarellus Patzcuarensis sp. Orange [Archive]

Farschad

11th Mar 2005, 12:32 PM

Hi,
I just want to share with you some pictures of my Cambarellus patzcuarennsis girl, which has lots of eggs at the moment :D

http://www.wirbellosen.de/attachments/Eiergreen.jpg
http://www.wirbellosen.de/attachments/EIERCPO.jpg
http://www.wirbellosen.de/attachments/CPOganz.jpg

silane

11th Mar 2005, 01:22 PM

Thank for the pictures, Farschad.

The eggs look very delicious to me :D , as they resemble a type of food known as fish balls (minced fish fillet and shaped into a shape of like table tennis ball) over here.

What the maximum size of Cambarellus Patzcuarensis? How long does it live? And any special diet for proper development of its exoskeleton?

Farschad

11th Mar 2005, 01:32 PM

C. Patzcuarensis can be 4cm big the species can 2 years Live.....

(I cant good speak englisch)

see you.....
Farschad

Robert

11th Mar 2005, 01:42 PM

Hi Farschad,
the pictures are really great! Thanks for sharing them with us! By the way, how many offspring will she have soon? There seem to be many big eggs. I wonder how many little crayfishes will hatch out of them.

best regards

Robert

Farschad

11th Mar 2005, 01:55 PM

Thank you for the compliment,No idea How many pups outlive.... I see at the moment 20-35 eggs........

Chears
Farschad

Confusekid

12th Mar 2005, 08:53 AM

4cm, that's a good size for planted tank. Any one have any idea is it available in Singapore?

Jack

dkk08

13th Mar 2005, 02:11 AM

4cm, that's a good size for planted tank. Any one have any idea is it available in Singapore?

Jack

yes definitely good size but look at those pincers... think my bororas n other shrimps will be its food ...

Chris Yew

14th Mar 2005, 12:20 AM

The photos certainly look great and very clear. Thanks for sharing.

Walter

19th Mar 2005, 04:19 PM

wow! very cool.. I'm quite a crayfish fan too... hope the babies grow up well, clear pics there :wink:

amber2461

4th Apr 2005, 04:17 AM

Very nice picture and very nice camera too :p

Rupert

9th Apr 2005, 01:45 PM

What do these crayfish eat? I use to have some crayfish when I lived in Hong Kong, I bought them from wet market. Well they use to hide during the day and eat my fish at night.

Walter

10th Apr 2005, 10:31 AM

they feed on many many things! :D pellets, fish, worms.. etc etc.. even vege sometimes... they are omnivorous :)

Robert

10th Apr 2005, 12:56 PM

Hi Rupert,
these little crayfish (maximum size 4cm) are relatively peaceful to fishes and feed mainly on rotten leaves (e.g. oak), bloodworms, live or frozen artemia, daphnia etc., so they are scavengers which like live carnivorous food. A friend of mine keeps them in a planted tank and they do not eat his healthy plants.
They prefer carnivorous meals, so to keep them with shrimps is not a good idea because they would eat shrimplets if they can catch them. BTW, the different Cambarellus species behave differently in this case, some are more shrimp-friendly than others.

regards

Robert

Rupert

10th Apr 2005, 01:21 PM

Thanks Robert,

We have a few sorts of crayfish, the small blue crayfish look good. I will have to do some research on them.

All of the crayfish I have seen have large claws which tells me that they like to use them, and whilst they might seem slow during the day at night they seem to get faster.

Freshwater crabs might be better? If I remember correctly there is a Indonesian or Malaysian freshwater, vegetarian crab that can spend it entire lifecycle immerse... I will try and find some more information on this and put it in another thread

Walter

10th Apr 2005, 01:30 PM

they are very nice to keep except they will move ur plants ard sometimes! so best kept with only wood i guess..

and one more thing.. they are cannibals! they will attack other lobsters which are moulting....

amber2461

18th Apr 2005, 08:49 PM

Hey Farschad

Any updates on your girl yet? Looking forward to seeing more pictures.

Walter

19th Apr 2005, 04:49 AM

anyway do take note freshwater crayfish like marrons can grow large too... like 8-9inches.. :)

and its best to keep in species tank with LOTS of hiding places.. they care cannibals and fight alot..

Lobsterman

30th Apr 2005, 02:18 AM

ah_siao

30th Apr 2005, 02:31 AM

are the kids born yet?

gigahertz

30th Apr 2005, 06:05 AM

Wonder what they will taste like in a Sushi Roll? :joking:

Just kidding!

So are the kids hatched yet? :)

Walter

30th Apr 2005, 09:33 AM

Most probably the babies are born already. :)

Farschad

30th Apr 2005, 10:11 AM

Sorry i answer so late,
The egs was not all fertilised.
The 10 babys dead.
I upluad new pics on the Galerie.

Cheers Farschad

Lobsterman

30th Apr 2005, 03:19 PM

Sorry i answer so late,
The egs was not all fertilised.
The 10 babys dead.
I upluad new pics on the Galerie.

Cheers Farschad

Sorry to hear about that. So in the end, how did the babies die? Eaten by their mommy? Do you keep a breeding pair? Cheers! And try for another batch! :)

Lobsterman

30th Apr 2005, 03:21 PM

Sorry i answer so late,
The egs was not all fertilised.
The 10 babys dead.
I upluad new pics on the Galerie.

Cheers Farschad

It would also be great if we could exchange the crays! I do keep quite a number of crays. But mostly of the procambarus family. :) Though I guess it would cost both of us a bomb for airfreight! :embarasse

Walter

30th Apr 2005, 05:09 PM

Cool, hi lobsterman you arrived here already. :D

Lobsterman

30th Apr 2005, 06:33 PM

Cool, hi lobsterman you arrived here already. :D

Guess I found the rite site. :D

Tualatin

1st May 2005, 06:44 AM

Hi,
I just want to share with you some pictures of my Cambarellus patzcuarennsis girl, which has lots of eggs at the moment :D

That's a nice cray you have, Farschad. ;)
Crayfishes from the Cambarellus family are generally not quite available at my location here in Singapore. Nice and cute they are, how I wish to have a few of them. :)

BTW are there any special conditions this species need to survive in an aquarium tank environment?

Tualatin

1st May 2005, 06:56 AM

Sorry i answer so late,
The egs was not all fertilised.
The 10 babys dead.
I upluad new pics on the Galerie.

Cheers Farschad

Sorry to hear that, what a waste. :(
Better luck next time!

Tualatin

1st May 2005, 07:10 AM

It would also be great if we could exchange the crays! I do keep quite a number of crays. But mostly of the procambarus family. :) Though I guess it would cost both of us a bomb for airfreight! :embarasse

That sounds like a good idea conceptually, we will just have to find some way to make it financially feasible. ;)

We do have a couple of crayfishes from the Cherax family, apart from the Procambarus family. Never hurts to have more! :)

Walter

1st May 2005, 10:15 AM

Bro Tualatin and Lobsterman, do show your stuffs here...Beautiful collection of crayfishes you guys have! :D

Tualatin

1st May 2005, 11:14 AM

Bro Tualatin and Lobsterman, do show your stuffs here...Beautiful collection of crayfishes you guys have! :D

Thanks bro Walter. I only have a modest collection only, still hoping you guys can help me add more! ;)

Appears that the gallery isn't quite working, or is it just me?
Anyway let me arrange the pics a bit and perhaps can share with you guys soon. :)