TDS is one of the main water parameters, stable and proper level of which can ensure you a tank full of thriving shrimps. Although it is normal that TDS will go low or high over time with water changes and other maintenance, there are multiple ways to raise or lower the TDS level of your…
Diet is one of the most important factors for keeping a crayfish. In order to keep the crayfish happy, you’ll need to know what it eats. There are lots of information on the Internet about diet of a crayfish. None of them is wrong, but I wanted to write something that is very comprehensive and…
If you are going on a vacation, it is normal to wonder how long can a crayfish live without food. I need to go on tours quite often, so I did some research and here’s what I came up with. A crayfish can live without food for up to a week. The crayfish needs to…
Though it is not recommended to keep crayfish with other fishes, many of us just don’t want to look at a single crayfish in a tank. I understand, but crayfishes are not compatible with most other fishes. With that being said, you may keep some fast moving fishes with dwarf crayfishes. You can put dwarf…
There are many confusions regarding crayfish tank size in the Internet. Every source says something different. Beginners can easily get confused seeing this. Hopefully, after going through this article, you’ll have a complete idea. One Crayfish needs at least a 10 gallon size tank. 15 gallon or 20 gallon tank will be even better for…
Hydra, one of the unwanted guests in your freshwater shrimp tank that can be a real danger for both your baby and adult shrimps. Although it is inevitable that they will sneak into your tank while adding plants or shrimps, there are a handful of effective methods of how you can get rid of hydra…
If you are keeping a pair of crayfish, you might see babies lurking around after some time. Are the babies safe around their parents? Can the crayfishes eat their babies? I’ll talk about all of that in this article. Crayfishes can eat their babies as soon as the babies completely get detached from the mother’s…
It is not uncommon to see a crayfish walking on land. You might wonder how long can a crayfish live out of water? Also, why do they get out of water? Well, I was curious too and here’s what I found: A crayfish can live 5-7 days of out water. In a humid environment and…
If you are keeping crayfish for some time now, you might have experienced your crayfish not moving. Though ‘crayfish not moving’ is not very common, it can happen and you need to know why it is happening. Here’s everything I know about this issue: Crayfishes stop moving or move very little during the molting process….
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