Oregon Marbled Crayfish
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Oregon marbled crayfish. Crayfish found in oregon note. Crayfish found in oregon fact sheet pdf. Marbled crayfish are easy to care for as aquarium pets and are easy to raise in colonies to use as feeders for aggressive aquarium fishes as well as for use as bait in aquaponics systems. 1 our crawfish is shipped directly to your door if you aren t home it will be left at your doorstep 2 you don t have to pay sales tax on your order.
The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s. First of all marbled crayfish are very destructive. I figured it would be the other way around. Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida.
Rusty crayfish fact sheet pdf. Therefore keeping them in a planted tank can be a challenge. The marbled crayfish is a mutant species that clones itself scientists report. The population is exploding in europe but the species appears to have originated only about 25 years ago.
Crayfish for consumption permit. Red swamp crayfish fact sheet pdf. Marble crayfish are said to have been discovered in an aquarium shop in germany in the late 1990 s. However all marbled crayfish babies are going to be a treat for fish even small tetras guppies and others with small mouths.
Invasive species crayfish rusty crayfish orconectes rusticus red swamp crayfish procambarus clarkii northern ringed crayfish orconectes neglectus. Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled. 3 your crawfish order comes with a free disposable cooler. Colors vary for all crayfish and one should look for the key characteristics associated with the arrows.
Buy your crayfish here on our website. Native to pacific northwest. Cichlids are particularly fond of attacking and eating these crayfish at any size. The marbled crayfish can live up to 2 3 years in their adulthood they grow up to 3 5 inches or even more.
Lack bumps white signal spot on claw pivot wide body plate on the back. They can be housed in extreme conditions and will be fine. From the information that i gathered from other members and on the internet most of the east cost states allow marbled crayfish while most of the states on the west coast have banned them. Unlike most aquarium fishes and shrimp marbled crayfish are not picky about their water at all.
The marbled crayfish seems at home with most livebearers and tetras as well as with most freshwater aquarium caridina shrimp. Unless you are in florida your order is tax free. Behavior of marbled crayfish there are several facts about them that you need to know if you decide to keep them.