Most likely you do.
Marble crayfish in the united states.
Crayfish common in streams and lakes often conceal themselves under rocks or.
Therefore keeping them in a planted tank can be a challenge.
With its origins in the southeastern united states the species introduction into the swedish ecosystem is a threat to the native biological diversity.
Marmorkrebs roughly translates from german as marbled crab the scientific name for marmorkrebs is procambarus virginalis previously procambarus fallax f.
Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled.
For example in the united states there are over three hundred species of crawfish.
The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s.
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters to which they are related.
Among the largest is astacopsis gouldi of tasmania which may reach 40 cm in length and weigh about 3 5 kg 8 pounds.
The marbled crayfish can live up to 2 3 years in their adulthood they grow up to 3 5 inches or even more.
The population is exploding in europe but the species appears to have originated only about 25 years ago.
At this website one can view lists of crayfishes by.
They are found in almost every waterway.
No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known.
The crayfish website provides access to the list of crayfish in canada and the united states as determined by the 2007 american fisheries society afs endangered species committee esc on crayfishes.
Measures are being taken to prevent the marbled crayfish s spread.
The marbled crayfish is a mutant species that clones itself scientists report.
Marmorkrebs is an informal name given to marbled crayfish that were discovered by hobbyists in germany in the late 1990s.
Among the smallest is the 2 5 cm long cambarellus diminutus of the southeastern united states.
First of all marbled crayfish are very destructive.
Call your local fish and game tackle or bait shop.
About 48 of the crayfish species in freshwater habitats are in some level of imperilment.
In some parts of the united states they are also known as crawfish craydids crawdaddies crawdads freshwater lobsters mountain lobsters mudbugs or yabbies taxonomically they are members of the superfamilies astacoidea and parastacoidea they breathe through feather like gills.
Most adult crayfish are about 7 5 cm 3 inches long.
This is where your research comes in.
Behavior of marbled crayfish there are several facts about them that you need to know if you decide to keep them.
They will steer you in the right direction.
