meet Cray the Fish, I recently gave the little man a little chunk of washed, organic carrot…

I have never seen him eat like this, nor have I seen him move this fast

First post here, any idea what species she might be? She’s from the Black River in Wisconsin. She’s definitely of the faxonis genus…

The boy loves his brine cube pile (ignore the shrimp stuck to his face 🤣 he's a messy eater)

So i’ve had this guy about 2 months he was the first pic when I got him and him now is the 2nd pic, and he’s around 4 months old atm. But I was wondering if anyone has seen a cray with this coloring he’s soooo dark and i find it cool, I know it probably not his final cause he’s still a baby but i just wanted to share and see what you guys thought.

My sweet girl. She's been through so much in the last few months when I couldn't see her or do much except change her water while she moulted. This looks like shell rot to me, and she surely can't molt again anytime soon - what do I do? Thanks for the love, she's the best.

We’ve only had her a few months and this is the first time we’ve seen her in this position. She looks so sad. Is she resting? Or does this mean she is sick?
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Hello there,

I have questions about my crayfish because I still cannot understand if this is a CPO or else.

Here is the buddy : Barnabé.

I bought him at a pet store back a month and a half ago as CPO Crayfish. From head to tail without claws, he is around 8cms. With claws, 10cms.

Barnabé has been eating my poor plants, even the thick ones and I had to strip them all off my 200 liters tank.

Now, my questions are :

If not CPO, what is Barnabé?

If CPO, he is BIG.

On a big man like him, what tips could you share for his feeding? I have wood fiber wafers for him, or Axolotl wafers, any recommendations ?

I am here for any further questions, I just want the best for him. Thanks!

Hand for scale to show her age, she's right against the glass in the first photo. She's lost at least a limb and a half, has dark spots around some joints and in the middle of one main claw, and her antennae must have gotten stuck in the molt or been snipped off. The half leg is not a clean cut and I worry about bacteria.

Currently the PH, ammonia etc are good but my water changes may not have kept everything steady enough during her molt, there were some brief ammonia spikes I had to take care of. During water changes I've been adding aqueon shrimp essentials as well as API's aqua essentials. She's had chunks of cuttlebone in there the whole time, and ate one as soon as she came out.

She's eating, active, social, and 100% the crayfish she always was behaviorally speaking. Thoughts?

my cpo detests me!! she charges and jumps and waves her Lil pinchers at me. she wont ever do that to my girlfriend though! is it enrichment for her?? is it good that she hates me? is it better for the fish if im an enemy? should I try to be in her good graces?

Will he be able to molt succesfully in this tank?

I got very lucky with this pair. Both turned out to males and they've been coexisting with each and my green rili and snails very well! Besides the bladder snail snack (which is what they're for) they've been super peaceful 🩵

I do wonder why my bigger of the two is paler than my other, if anyone has any ideas? Just genetics?

I'm trying to understand the cycle in which crayfish change color. I understand diet can affect their coloration, but does season play a part? I've seen images of one species being muddy brown to bright blue and a deep red. Are these seasonal mating changes?

I've had this girl almost 9 months now and I adore her! I think shes a marbled cray - she hasn't gotten eggnant yet- any tips? I want cray babies!!

Was diving today, and found an open drybag 20 ft deep in Davy Jone’s locker. Once I got it out on land to examine the contents, look who was waiting inside! I took him back to the water so he could tell his pals about the adventure. He was a stout and healthy looking beast!

I noticed this on my blue crayfish. She’s been acting fine so I’m assuming she might have scraped her tail on something? But could someone tell me if it’s something else? Thank you!

New layout in the 150 litre destructor tank, had to get a pic before they destroy it 😆

I am looking at getting another crayfish after my last one passed away. I'm also looking at adding cherry shrimp into the tank (20g long). I'm aware of the possibility of my crayfish potentially eating the shrimp. Has anyone who's done this had difficulties when their cray needs to molt though? Would the shrimp bother them or put them in danger during molt? I have a cave in the setup they can retreat to, along with some other hides and driftwood nooks, and it will be heavily planted too (hopefully mr cray doesn't tear it up too much haha).

After spending the day in his burrow hiding from his new environment he finally got curious to check out all the new plants he has! my favorite part has to be when he's using the java ferns in the back as money bars to get to the tree 🤣🤣🤣