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Husky15
10-26-2006, 04:09 PM
Well, I've never posted pictures of Dr. Zoidberg - my crawfish - yet. So she came out of her cave last night and I thought it would be a great time to take some photos. So here they are. Hope ya enjoy! :)


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It's quite freaky when a crawfish loses their old outer shell. When she is about to she acts weird and doesn't like to move around much and sits in awkward places. When it first happened I wasn't expecting it so I saw an upside down crawfish but a living one in the corner. It's like a puppet of a crawfish - claws included!
critter crazy
10-26-2006, 04:16 PM
Awww....I used to have a blue one! they are so fun!! I know what you mean when they Moult! I was quite freaked when I saw, what looked like my crawfish, dead in the tank! Till I saw him on the other side!:D
Husky15
10-26-2006, 04:18 PM
Awww....I used to have a blue one! they are so fun!! I know what you mean when they Moult! I was quite freaked when I saw, what looked like my crawfish, dead in the tank! Till I saw him on the other side!:D

Thanks! I'm the only one in my house that finds her cute, but they [my family] do find her fascinating. The blue ones are great. That was my reaction as well! I thought my crawfish had died, until I saw Zoidy on the other end with a darker shell. My mom was like :eek:.
Chilli
10-26-2006, 04:22 PM
Aww! She's gorgeous! =D
I have always wanted a crawfish.. they're so neat.
Husky15
10-26-2006, 04:25 PM
Aww! She's gorgeous! =D
I have always wanted a crawfish.. they're so neat.

Thanks!

Years ago I saw a picture of a crawfish in an animal book and it said that they can be owned and I thought that was really cool. So a few years later our pet store got some in and I got one. They make great pets. They're very easy to look after.
Sevaede
10-26-2006, 04:39 PM
She is a cutie! Love the name! (Huge futurama fan, here) :P
Husky15
10-26-2006, 04:43 PM
She is a cutie! Love the name! (Huge futurama fan, here) :P

Thanks!

Really?! That is awesome! I LOVE Futurama. I wasn't sure if I should name her after Zoidberg where she is a girl, but I thought what the heck and did anyway. Glad to meet a fellow fan. :D
Chilli
10-26-2006, 04:56 PM
They make great pets. They're very easy to look after.

Awesome! =D
I probably would have found myself owning one by now(after doing some research, of course), but none of the petstores around here carry them... too bad.
I, too, forgot to mention that I love the name. Futurama is awesome. ^__^
Zippy
10-26-2006, 06:17 PM
Awww.I didn't know you could have crawfish as pets.I will have to look into that.Zoidberg is a cutie.
zoomer
10-26-2006, 06:36 PM
What a cutie! And fairly big, too!
Husky15
10-26-2006, 08:15 PM
Awesome! =D
I probably would have found myself owning one by now(after doing some research, of course), but none of the petstores around here carry them... too bad.
I, too, forgot to mention that I love the name. Futurama is awesome. ^__^

That sucks that your pet store doesn't carry them. And it's great to meet yet another Futurama fan :D. Yay Futurama!


Awww.I didn't know you could have crawfish as pets.I will have to look into that.Zoidberg is a cutie.

Yep, you can. They're really cool. And you'd love having one if you decide to get one. And thanks for the compliment :).


What a cutie! And fairly big, too!

Thanks! She is about three inches I believe. They can get pretty big but I don't think she'll get too much bigger. She's like a mini-lobster.
Zippy
10-26-2006, 09:18 PM
How long to crayfish live???
What tank size is Zoidberg in?
What do crayfish eat??
also what is furturama?
IRescue452
10-26-2006, 11:13 PM
They eat other fish when they can catch them I know that. Many people on the aquarium forums I'm part of will attest to losing fish.
Tollers-n-Dobes
10-26-2006, 11:30 PM
Those were great! I have a blue one, but can't ever get any decent pictures.
Husky15
10-27-2006, 12:04 PM
How long to crayfish live???
What tank size is Zoidberg in?
What do crayfish eat??
also what is furturama?

Well they say that they live up to 2-3 years. But it varies with the species.

When I first bought Zoidberg I had to buy a new tank all together because my old one had lost its cover and a crawfish NEEDS to have a cover because they can sneak out. You'd be surprised what they can do. So since I had to get one then I bought a 5.5 gallon tank I believe it is. Good enough for one but I plan on getting her a 10 gallon just so she can have more room.

As for feeding them, you can feed them lots of things. Here is a list:


Omnivorous-fish, shrimp, meat, vegetables (frozen peas, boiled zucchini, carrots, etc.), sinking pellets, table scraps. Don't feed too much fat. Adults do not need a lot of protein, and should be fed primarily vegetables.

I once heard of someone who got some leaves from the outdoors, cleaned them up and crunched them and then fed them to their crawfish. But you'd want to read more into that before you did it.

But I get sinking pellets from my pet store and feed her those.

Looking after a crawfish is just like looking afte a fish. You have to feed it and clean the tank and filter whenever it needs to be cleaned - just like having fish. But of course fish can't sneak out. I never fill my tank to the top tho because one time Zoidy was actually climbing up the filter pipe and almost got out. And by the way, you should have a filter for a crawfish. And also a cave like ceremic thing you can get for fishtanks, they love sitting in caves.

Haha and Futurama is a TV show. It's one of those animated comedies. Futurama is from the maker of the Simpsons.


They eat other fish when they can catch them I know that. Many people on the aquarium forums I'm part of will attest to losing fish.

Yep they do, but I never put other fish with her.


Those were great! I have a blue one, but can't ever get any decent pictures.

Thanks! Glad you liked them! I love the blue ones and I usually cant get a decent picture of mine either. She just decided to climb out of her cave that night.
Zippy
10-27-2006, 12:23 PM
Thanks Husky15 for the infomation.
ramanth
10-27-2006, 12:41 PM
How neat! I've never thought to keep a crawfish as a pet. We have a ton of wild ones in the creek here. It freaks Kia out when they scoot to get out of her way.

Zoidberg is very lovely and such a fitting name. :D
Husky15
10-27-2006, 12:44 PM
No problem Zippy, glad I could help :).

And it must be really cool to see the wild crawfish in your creek, ramanth. It'd be neat to watch. And thanks! I thought the name was pretty fitting as well.
ramanth
10-27-2006, 12:52 PM
No problem Zippy, glad I could help :).

And it must be really cool to see the wild crawfish in your creek, ramanth. It'd be neat to watch. And thanks! I thought the name was pretty fitting as well.
It is, but it's impossible to get photos with the bottom being as muddy as it is. Sometimes you don't even see them but you see the "whoosh" of mud and debris.

The local kids put cinderblocks in the creek in hopes of catching them.
Husky15
10-28-2006, 08:42 AM
It is, but it's impossible to get photos with the bottom being as muddy as it is. Sometimes you don't even see them but you see the "whoosh" of mud and debris.

The local kids put cinderblocks in the creek in hopes of catching them.

Yeah it probably would be hard to get a photo. When crawfish get frightened they launch themself backwards and man can they go quick. One time mine launched herself so hard she came to the top of the tank and then floated back down lol.

And cinderblocks may work. I wouldn't be too scared to hold them. It really depends on size. If they are as big as mine or around there then their pinchers wouldn't hurt that bad.
Kalei
11-14-2006, 09:27 AM
lol, Yes its me! Part of your family!! muahaha! No, honestly I don't think crawfish are cute, but yes they are fascinating, its cool how they shed their outer shell like that. And you've had Zoidy for a llong time so it is certainly a healthy animal to have! Zoidy will have to come out of the cave more often to get more pics lol :] And hey I like Futurama too, maybe just not enough to buy myself the dvd sets lol. Good pics Zoid!
Husky15
11-14-2006, 09:56 AM
lol, Yes its me! Part of your family!! muahaha! No, honestly I don't think crawfish are cute, but yes they are fascinating, its cool how they shed their outer shell like that. And you've had Zoidy for a llong time so it is certainly a healthy animal to have! Zoidy will have to come out of the cave more often to get more pics lol :] And hey I like Futurama too, maybe just not enough to buy myself the dvd sets lol. Good pics Zoid!

Thanks! ^_^ and Zoidy usually comes out at night because that's when crawfish come out to hunt when in the wild. And how can you not like Futurama? :p