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Old 15-05-2008, 03:41 PM   #11
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planning to keep a few white cray
any special care i have to take note?

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by the way how many common types/colour crayfish are there?
white black blue red orange brown

anymore?
The whites are usually the clarkiis, those are pretty easy to maintain, they are very hardy.

The different types of crays, if you want to know the whole tree, this site has very good breakdown of different breeds and where are they located tolweb.org. I've always use this as a reference to the sub-groupings since they have pictures. Have fun browsing.
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Old 15-05-2008, 06:19 PM   #12
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wow.....chillers are darn expensive and bulky too......................
guess its really for the hardcore keepers/breeders
dont think i will be able to get a chiller and bigger tank till my house is ready.....damn
really wish my orange C.SP can survive.......

have anyone tried using ice cubes? it will cause inconsistency in the water temperature..........will increase the stress level in the tank.......haizzz cannot work....

any other ideas?
 
Old 15-05-2008, 06:45 PM   #13
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never put ice cube directly into the tank instead place them inside a bottle

you can also invest in a fan but water will evaporate much faster

i am using mr aqua fan + bottle ice(occasionally) for my crs tank
temperature drop from 29 to 26

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I think if you have your tank in some quiet ventilated corner, it won't hit 30degC even during these warm days. My tank has been constantly at 28degC, maybe having fan would bring it down just a little. Erm....I was only quoting the factsheets on some sites about their habitat temperature (so don't take me too seriously on the temperature affecting their livelyhood, but could just be one possibility).
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never put ice cube directly into the tank instead place them inside a bottle

you can also invest in a fan but water will evaporate much faster

i am using mr aqua fan + bottle ice(occasionally) for my crs tank
temperature drop from 29 to 26

thanks
thanks for the tips D.
Where you get your fan? how much? i think fan will be the most feasible way as it saves on electricity. mine small tank so if using chiller it will be on most of the time bah....
 
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I think if you have your tank in some quiet ventilated corner, it won't hit 30degC even during these warm days. My tank has been constantly at 28degC, maybe having fan would bring it down just a little. Erm....I was only quoting the factsheets on some sites about their habitat temperature (so don't take me too seriously on the temperature affecting their livelyhood, but could just be one possibility).
haa haa haa every bit of info helps mah......juz went through the national library catalogue to search for crayfish books and also books on aquarium hee hee hee
 
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The whites are usually the clarkiis, those are pretty easy to maintain, they are very hardy.

The different types of crays, if you want to know the whole tree, this site has very good breakdown of different breeds and where are they located tolweb.org. I've always use this as a reference to the sub-groupings since they have pictures. Have fun browsing.
wah tons of info...thanks

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thanks for the tips D.
Where you get your fan? how much? i think fan will be the most feasible way as it saves on electricity. mine small tank so if using chiller it will be on most of the time bah....
c328, $30+

mine 2nd hand $25
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Old 15-05-2008, 11:16 PM   #18
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haa haa haa every bit of info helps mah......juz went through the national library catalogue to search for crayfish books and also books on aquarium hee hee hee
with the evolving technology, i guess the web has more data (useful and junk) than libraries, I doubt you will be able to find much except for archived magazines (something I do go for at the library)
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wow.....chillers are darn expensive and bulky too......................
guess its really for the hardcore keepers/breeders
dont think i will be able to get a chiller and bigger tank till my house is ready.....damn
really wish my orange C.SP can survive.......

have anyone tried using ice cubes? it will cause inconsistency in the water temperature..........will increase the stress level in the tank.......haizzz cannot work....

any other ideas?
I second that... the ice cube method will cause too much temperature fluctuations.
 
Old 16-05-2008, 12:34 PM   #20
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Here is my water parameters for keeping white crayfish

pH more than 7 less than 8
temperature 29 degree celsius
ammonia 0
nitrite 0

is it true that crayfish prefer alkaline water?
is aquarium salt necessary for keeping white crayfish?
if so how much salt should i add?

anyone knows the ideal water parameters for white crayfish?
thanks in advance
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