Blue crayfish

[RobbieM]

Iam looking at setting up a tank for some, I have read some older threads but am still unsure if they're ment to be kept in heated water or not. My lfs has them in heated tanks but I have read somwhere that they should not be.

Help?

 

[Paul_MTS]

You can do either, they do well in colder tanks and alot of people dont bother heating them because of this.

However if you want to keep some fish in there too you will probable need to heat it, crayfish we can get in the UK will do OK in the higher 70's.

Ideally the crayfish will need a 45 gallon tank when full grown.

Being in the UK we can only get Cherax quads which can grow up to about 10".

 

[samthefishman]

hold up, One thing he forgot to tell you is, CRAYFISH eat fish.
Just a warning

 

[samsung-401]

Ya, mine ate three of my mollies

 

[Paul_MTS]

urm it wasn't me!!

yeh you have to be warely of tank mates you decide to try in with them, so don't try anything expensive!!