Marbled Crayfish Babies

Marbled crayfish are triploid animals which may be the main reason for their parthenogenetic reproduction.

Marbled crayfish babies. Marbled crayfish are easy to raise and colonize. Marbled crayfish are the only known decapod crustaceans to reproduce only by parthenogenesis. They do best in medium hard to hard water with a ph in the neutral to alkaline range. They do well in cooler temperatures between 72 74 degrees fahrenheit.

This is two marlble crayfish with their offspring approx 3 weeks old. Marbled crays live to be about 3 years old. All individuals are female and the offspring are genetically identical to the parent. They do well in cooler temp.

They do best in medium hard to hard water with a ph in the neutral to alkaline range. It takes them between 5 and 7 months depends on the temperature to mature enough to have their own babies. I am a marbled crayfish owner but i own more crayfish then just marbled i also own a blue crayfish and have owned creek crayfish. Help feed my new kids http amzn to 2m8pony watch the other crayfish vids.

Marbled crays live to be about 3 years old. They can also co habitate peacefully with aquarium shrimp and community fish. Breeding marbled crayfish is super easy because they do not even have to mate. Crayfish will mate in captivity however it is difficult for all species to produce eggs.

They will be shipped off do be fishfood soon and this is the temporary tank they got in their final wait. I am a new owner to marbled crayfish but have more experience from crayfish of the past and them having babies. I probably started to care for crayfish about 3 or 4 years by first putting a crayfish in my fish tank.