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Re: NFC: RE: crayfish tank



Christian Reynolds wrote:

> When crayfish are carrying their eggs they are said to be "in berry" they
> will carry them until they hatch this way.  The female crayfish cannot use
> her tail to swim, so they don't generally venture far from their "home"
>
> As far as I know all crayfish have similar breeding habits.
>
> -Christian Reynolds
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Sachs" <deano at leading_net>
> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:59 PM
> Subject: RE: NFC: RE: crayfish tank
>
> > I don't know about all the species of crayfish :)  But, I'd imagine those
> > you describe would either have a second entrance to the water, or migrate
> > out (crayfish - Procambarus clarki) which they do regularly from pond to
> > pond.  The babies are hatched in the hole, and allowed to mature... then
> > they come out.  So, a female would not necessarily go in the hole until
> the
> > eggs are ready to hatch.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nfc at actwin_com [mailto:owner-nfc at actwin_com]On Behalf Of
> > CEFCHURCH at aol_com
> > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 7:48 PM
> > To: nfc at actwin_com
> > Subject: Re: NFC: RE: crayfish tank
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/1/00 4:57:51 PM US Central Standard Time,
> > deano at leading_net writes:
> >
> > <<  The lay their eggs when the season is dry and the water levels lower,
> > then
> >  they burrow into the bank / bottom, and lay eggs.  The eggs hatch in the
> >  hole (with water in it) and the babies come out when the water rises...
> >  (standard formula for raising them is draining pond to low levels for
> >  production.)  >>
> >
> > It was a few decades ago, but I caught crayfish with masses of eggs under
> > their tail. Is what you describe different or did I just catch them prior
> to
> > them entering their hole?
> >
> > Does the water have to rise to the level of the hole entrance? If so, do
> > they
> > have different holes for breeding?  Or is this dependent on the species of
> > crayfish?
> >
> > The reason I ask this is that my parents live on high ground above a small
> > stream.  The high ground has large numbers of crayfish hole entrances.
> The
> > ground is too high to flood though the soil is poor enough a heavy rain
> may
> > build up in the clay and raise the water level temporarily.
> >
> >

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