Freshwater Crayfish...

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  1. Caz

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    Hi All,
    Is Freshwater Crayfish on the BL?
     
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    Yes, don't buy these guys. They are terribly invasive.
     
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    I believe they are on the b l
    and also, they are not community tank friendly, they will catch and eat fish.
     
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    Caz

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    Yeah saw a vid on YouTube where these guys caught a freshwater puffer. Strange how a LFS store tried to sell me these claiming they stay small and is suitable for community tanks - when I tried telling them different they still insisted I was wrong...
     
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    There are many different species of freshwater crayfish. Many are suitable for aquariums, some are very tasty.

    Do do you know which type the lfs had?
     
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    Electric Blue
     
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    Tasmanian giant crayfish is probably not the best choice for a nano...

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    Yeah, BL species are often on Gumtree.
     
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    Also some LFS sells BL species... So you might end up buying them, they breed and you unknowingly sell BL species...
     
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    Hi guys please educate me on this what is BL? And why are crayfish on this? I have had my tanks for 3 weeks and try and read as much as possible about it. I currently have green spotted and figure 8 puffers but keep the crayfish in a separate tank. Thanks
     
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    black listed @Sindy
    electric blue crays if im not mistaken is a coular morph of the red claw cray native to nothern queeensland australia, and very tasty indeed:amuse:
     
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    Oooh ok my crayfish are red :blush:thanks
     
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    As far as I know all fresh water crayfish are blacklisted (illegal).
     
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    Blacklist from August 2014 for freshwater invertebrates

    2014 Blacklist A.jpg

    2014 Blacklist B.jpg
     
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    I also caught one in a local inlet. I was too scared to eat it though. Maybe next time I'll give it a go
     
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    they destroy vegitation and sand banks in the wild some reasons.can be cool critters on thier own though.span of bl stuff on gumtree and no one cares.you could still find std plecos there too
     
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    Standard pleco's are on the BL? Just shows you how long I have been out of the hobby...
     
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    Are these still blacklisted? I don't see the electric blue crayfish (Procambarus alleni) on that list anyway?
     
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    I don't know whats going on either with this bl species thing. lol. almost every forum is talking about it these days haha. strange
     
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