Unlike most aquarium fishes and shrimp marbled crayfish are not picky about their water at all.
Marble crayfish care.
They can be housed in extreme conditions and will be fine.
Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida.
Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled.
Like most crayfish the marbled crayfish is an omnivore who will eat a variety of plant live or dead matter meaty foods detritus and even a small slow swimming fish if he can catch one.
Care diet and breeding.
They do best in medium hard to hard water with a ph in the neutral to alkaline range.
Marbled crayfish detailed guide.
Cray care marbled crayfish are easy to raise and colonize.
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You can also give the marbled crayfish away to those you trust to take care of it and who won t release it.
The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s.
The marbled crayfish produces a lot of waste is easy to raise and keeps on multiplying making it a great choice for aquaponics.
Virginalis or procambarus virginalis sp.
Nov is not only known as marbled crayfish but also regarded as the self cloning crayfish that has surely stunned the imaginations of many.
This aquarium freshwater crayfish is an omnivore.
Marbled crayfish a true self cloning wonder for the domestic aquarium.
Martin et al 2010a.
The marbled crayfish is a medium sized crayfish with a distinct marbled color pattern and small chelae.
They can also co habitate peacefully with aquarium shrimp and community fish.
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The marmorkrebs crayfish procambarus fallax f.
No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known.
They are not overly aggressive either with other crayfish or with fish species but should be kept well fed if kept with very small fish species.
The marbled coloration from which its name derives is always present and is especially noticeable on the lateral parts of its carapace which is usually olive or dark brown but can range from tan to reddish to blue kawai et al 2009.
They are decent algae eaters and if sufficient algae is not present foods intended for.
