Fascinating! Thank you for such detailed species profiles. Very articulate - like a National Geographic explanation. Also, you have beautiful camera work and photography. It feels natural and intimate - like you are in the world of the tank.
This is so fantastic! I LOVE your posts. They are so educational and also fun to watch. The footage you give us is so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us!
Thank you for the video. Amazing creatures. I am just getting familiar with the hobby, never owned an aquarium before, so I am thankful for any information I can get. Thinking about a 60l aquarium with a lot of plants and a few shrimps (or now, after seeing your video, I need to also consider the mexican crayfish). My local shop has them. Any advice on how to ensure they have a happy life?
I have a ten gallon full of cherry shrimp. I have a 20 gallon where I've tried and failed to keep CPOs. I had one in January in my dorm room who was fine, but a month after moving back down here he passed. The parameters weren't much different, and my shrimp were still breeding like crazy. I got another pair, but that male ended up dying after a few days. I got another male, everything seemed fine, and then a couple weeks later the female died too. 3 weeks later that last male died and I've given up. I've kept larger crayfish before, and like I said my shrimp are thriving (even a few who managed to sneak into the 20 gallon somehow) so I'm just at a loss as to why I can't keep them alive. I only mention the shrimp because I figure if there was something in the water that was killing them the shrimp would be affected too
similar experience. Ive gotten them repeatedly over the years, some definitely young some I can't say, none lasted more than two months for me. Similar case because with shrimp I've never had any issues.
I have one of these! My pest snail population lessened and my plants are saved. He doesn't eat my assassin snail though. He just picks it up and throws it around. With my rcs shrimps, he doesn't mind them evem when they meet him walking by.
I would say it depends on your individual CPO and Betta's personalities and temperaments. My CPO is really chill and loves to be handfed. He doesn't bother my shrimp or fish at all. I've had many bettas over the years that get on great in community tanks or with shrimp. And then I've had those like my current betta who have to have their own tank because they are reclusive hermits who take violent offense to sharing living space with any other creatures. X3;; (Betta got his own 5.5 gal because he kept harassing my CPO and shrimp.)
I got some of these back in March and the female is carrying eggs for the second time. The first time no babies lived, so she's by herself this time and I plan to take her out as soon as possible. I thought about putting the other CPOs in with my female guppies and 4 mystery snails but worried about the snails, but they should be big enough. I may put them in there and see what happens.
I got my CPO mainly because I've always liked them, but also because I had a pest snail issue and needed something that would eat the snails but mainly leave my shrimp alone. Your mileage may vary, but my CPO typically ignores the larger bladder snails and only hunts the little ones. So I would assume Mysteries would be totally fine~
Hey , g'day . Well I got into breeding these guys not too long ago and was successful doing so . Here's how I bred them :- So I went to my local fish store and got a hold of a trio of em . I had them in a relatively small tank ( a 12 by 6 by 6 ) in order to up the chances of the male (s) mating with the female (s ) and it turned out that I had 2 males and 1 female . After adding them in I noticed just 2 crays out with one not to be seen often a week after I got them . I picked up the piece of driftwood that served as a hideout for them and fair enough I notice a female carrying eggs . I got the other two crays out leaving the momma with the tank to herself ( just her in the 12 by 6 by 6 tank ) . What I suggest is providing the brooding cray with just a single hideout because if you provide too many , the cray's gonna hide most of the time as they feel very vulnerable with eggs under their swimmerets . Next as for substrate use a black or light brown sand , fine sand . This makes it easier for the newborn crays to move around once born and provides a good contrast between the baby crays and the sand , making it easier for you to spot them as well . Filtration wise , its best to use a sponge filter hooked up to an air pump . Now , when it comes to taking care of the momma , feed her sinking pellets of your choice just right out of her cave , dropped the pellets such that they fall just outside the entrance of her cave . Any un eaten food must be removed after 4 hours . You may change 50% of her tank's water every week . Repeat these steps for around 2 to 3 weeks and you'll one day find baby crays peppered all over the tank . Now that your breeding's been successful , remove the momma and add her into another tank and have the babies in a tank to themselves . I prefer feeding the babies sinking food that's of the granular type because this way each cray can grab a piece for itself and so they don't have to have a scrimmage over food during feeding time but any sort of sinking pellets will do. I'd say having snails in the tank housing the baby crays can be beneficial as any un eaten food that gets leftover by the crays gets eaten by the snails . When it comes to water changes now , use the air line tubing you use to connect air pumps to sponge filters as a siphon as it has less suction power compared to the normal siphon which reduces the chance of a cray getting sucked in it . I've not mentioned anything about water temperature as I live in India ( Karnataka ) and my tanks are usually of the same temperature to the weather , they get a little colder during the monsoon season but that's fine . See what temperature works best for you accordingly is what I have to say . And yes , better have them all the males and females picked out and housed in separate tanks as they'll start breeding fairly quick . I didn't and I once had 5 brooding females at once . Feel free to ask me any questions , cheers !
i would say its beginner level, you have to just take care of some things. For ex. when crayfish molt they need a good amount of oxygen in the water...
HI Chris Do you have a email address? Also I'm in Australia and desperately trying to talk to someone about Dragon Bloods. Do you know anyone who breeds them?
@@chrislukhaup I have yabbies everywhere (Cherax destructor) in my ponds and outside fish tanks : ) I hope we treated you well while you were here, did you catch any Murray Crays (Euastacus armatus) ? They are pretty amazing
TH-cam recommendations is terrible, big hug to co-op that send me here. Thanks for all the shared knowledge over the years
Co op sent me. You got a sub cos I liked your vid. Looking forward to watching more👍
Fascinating! Thank you for such detailed species profiles. Very articulate - like a National Geographic explanation. Also, you have beautiful camera work and photography. It feels natural and intimate - like you are in the world of the tank.
thanx a lot Brian
This is looking great! I want this in the future in one of my aquariums
Thanks for this video chris!
you are welcome ;-)
Thank you for all of your educational material too.
This is so fantastic! I LOVE your posts. They are so educational and also fun to watch. The footage you give us is so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us!
Thanx Audra 🙏
Thank you for the video. Amazing creatures. I am just getting familiar with the hobby, never owned an aquarium before, so I am thankful for any information I can get. Thinking about a 60l aquarium with a lot of plants and a few shrimps (or now, after seeing your video, I need to also consider the mexican crayfish). My local shop has them. Any advice on how to ensure they have a happy life?
I really need to get these, I never thought they would eat snail, but it makes sense. Great Video!
I have a ten gallon full of cherry shrimp. I have a 20 gallon where I've tried and failed to keep CPOs. I had one in January in my dorm room who was fine, but a month after moving back down here he passed. The parameters weren't much different, and my shrimp were still breeding like crazy. I got another pair, but that male ended up dying after a few days. I got another male, everything seemed fine, and then a couple weeks later the female died too. 3 weeks later that last male died and I've given up. I've kept larger crayfish before, and like I said my shrimp are thriving (even a few who managed to sneak into the 20 gallon somehow) so I'm just at a loss as to why I can't keep them alive. I only mention the shrimp because I figure if there was something in the water that was killing them the shrimp would be affected too
did all those crayfish have been adult ones?
@@chrislukhaup the first one was, the other three are all from aquatic arts so still fairly young
similar experience. Ive gotten them repeatedly over the years, some definitely young some I can't say, none lasted more than two months for me. Similar case because with shrimp I've never had any issues.
I actually am having luck with camberallus texanus personally but they seem to behave more timidly, I rarely see them.
Thank you!! So informative and detailed.
They are beautiful
I have one of these! My pest snail population lessened and my plants are saved. He doesn't eat my assassin snail though. He just picks it up and throws it around. With my rcs shrimps, he doesn't mind them evem when they meet him walking by.
Lovely creatures😍
Do they nip fish,I ve some small plecos and I have concerns about them
awesome video
Has anyone tried keeping these with a Betta Fish?
Would they be food just like shrimp usually are or do you think they would nip at betta fins?
i would not do that...they will grab the fins of the betta...
@@chrislukhaup yes you are right. I saw some crazy videos of this after I asked.
I would say it depends on your individual CPO and Betta's personalities and temperaments. My CPO is really chill and loves to be handfed. He doesn't bother my shrimp or fish at all. I've had many bettas over the years that get on great in community tanks or with shrimp. And then I've had those like my current betta who have to have their own tank because they are reclusive hermits who take violent offense to sharing living space with any other creatures. X3;; (Betta got his own 5.5 gal because he kept harassing my CPO and shrimp.)
Great video. What is the name of the plant like grass in your tank?
Can i have a few of these with TIGER BARBS ?
you could..but Tiger Barbs will attack the babies
Got me one of these today and a blue crayfish for another tank
I got some of these back in March and the female is carrying eggs for the second time. The first time no babies lived, so she's by herself this time and I plan to take her out as soon as possible.
I thought about putting the other CPOs in with my female guppies and 4 mystery snails but worried about the snails, but they should be big enough. I may put them in there and see what happens.
I got my CPO mainly because I've always liked them, but also because I had a pest snail issue and needed something that would eat the snails but mainly leave my shrimp alone. Your mileage may vary, but my CPO typically ignores the larger bladder snails and only hunts the little ones. So I would assume Mysteries would be totally fine~
Hey , g'day . Well I got into breeding these guys not too long ago and was successful doing so . Here's how I bred them :-
So I went to my local fish store and got a hold of a trio of em . I had them in a relatively small tank ( a 12 by 6 by 6 ) in order to up the chances of the male (s) mating with the female (s ) and it turned out that I had 2 males and 1 female . After adding them in I noticed just 2 crays out with one not to be seen often a week after I got them . I picked up the piece of driftwood that served as a hideout for them and fair enough I notice a female carrying eggs . I got the other two crays out leaving the momma with the tank to herself ( just her in the 12 by 6 by 6 tank ) . What I suggest is providing the brooding cray with just a single hideout because if you provide too many , the cray's gonna hide most of the time as they feel very vulnerable with eggs under their swimmerets . Next as for substrate use a black or light brown sand , fine sand . This makes it easier for the newborn crays to move around once born and provides a good contrast between the baby crays and the sand , making it easier for you to spot them as well . Filtration wise , its best to use a sponge filter hooked up to an air pump . Now , when it comes to taking care of the momma , feed her sinking pellets of your choice just right out of her cave , dropped the pellets such that they fall just outside the entrance of her cave . Any un eaten food must be removed after 4 hours . You may change 50% of her tank's water every week . Repeat these steps for around 2 to 3 weeks and you'll one day find baby crays peppered all over the tank .
Now that your breeding's been successful , remove the momma and add her into another tank and have the babies in a tank to themselves . I prefer feeding the babies sinking food that's of the granular type because this way each cray can grab a piece for itself and so they don't have to have a scrimmage over food during feeding time but any sort of sinking pellets will do. I'd say having snails in the tank housing the baby crays can be beneficial as any un eaten food that gets leftover by the crays gets eaten by the snails . When it comes to water changes now , use the air line tubing you use to connect air pumps to sponge filters as a siphon as it has less suction power compared to the normal siphon which reduces the chance of a cray getting sucked in it .
I've not mentioned anything about water temperature as I live in India ( Karnataka ) and my tanks are usually of the same temperature to the weather , they get a little colder during the monsoon season but that's fine . See what temperature works best for you accordingly is what I have to say . And yes , better have them all the males and females picked out and housed in separate tanks as they'll start breeding fairly quick . I didn't and I once had 5 brooding females at once .
Feel free to ask me any questions , cheers !
Found your channel from aquarium co-op and subscribed. Is it possible to transfer the female when she's carrying larva?
yes,but you need to be really carefull as she will try to escape when you catch her and then she could loose larvae.
@@chrislukhaup Thanks for the reply, that's good to know.
Any place you recommend ordering them from ? I’m in NY and how is the care level for them ? Beginner , regular fish keeper? Advanced ?
i would say its beginner level, you have to just take care of some things. For ex. when crayfish molt they need a good amount of oxygen in the water...
Cannibals.... that explains why I never see babies. Thx Chris, I never knew
Can you share the name of grass plant in your tank?
Any way to make them more orange 🧡
sunlight...
@@chrislukhaup oh cool.... Thanks
What's the best tip to get a lot of breeding from crystal shrimp
Keep ur water steady
the water need to be good..esp. conductivity
@@chrislukhaup thx
@@youtubeenjoyer1399 ok.
How many CPOs could be kept together?
at lerast 2...but this also depnds on the size of the aquarium
What's the best temperature and water hardness?
they can go best with room temp...
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HI Chris
Do you have a email address?
Also I'm in Australia and desperately trying to talk to someone about Dragon Bloods.
Do you know anyone who breeds them?
yes,in Germany we have several breeders of those. Find me on Fb and i will send you links
@@chrislukhaup I'm not on FB but I'll sort something out. Thanks
Illegal in my country(Australia) : ( thankyou for the video.
you have a lot of beautiful crayfish downunder..collected crayfish there several times.
@@chrislukhaup I have yabbies everywhere (Cherax destructor) in my ponds and outside fish tanks : ) I hope we treated you well while you were here, did you catch any Murray Crays (Euastacus armatus) ? They are pretty amazing
@@courtneyt800 i catched almost 40 species while i was in AU ;-) Love Australia...i should move there
@@chrislukhaup I thought/knew you probably would have : ) I'm sure we would love to have you here permanently.
There are plenty of interesting wild crayfish and yabbies in australia. Especially up north. Sadly most of them get quite big though.
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