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I have 3 RES in a 30 gallon tank 2 of them are about 2 inches long the thrid is 4. They are the only thing in the tank. I would like to know if they could co exist in the same tank as a Blue Freshwater lobster/crayfish. I heard once that the lobster gave off something that was bad for the turtles. Could somone clarify this for me? Thanks

Scott

Lucky question, I was just looking into blue crayfish again. I had one but he got out- tricky guys!
The crayfish just being in the water won't hurt your turtles. However, they're predaceous and quite aggressive. On the flip side, they are very vulnerable when they're shedding. I think that if he doesn't get the turtles, the turtles will get him. I'd keep the guy in his own tank, they're awesome pets. Just keep a very solid lid on the cage!
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Peter: It's OK, I'll handle it. I read a book about something like this.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't NOTHING?

In my opinion if you put a blue lobster in with your turtles they will destroy it before it would ever do damage to them. If you are wanting to feed your turtles crayfish then buy the feeders for 24 cents instead of a $20.00 lobster. Besides that, the lobsters are absolutely beautiful. However, I did find mine in the diningroom. It made its way out of the tank, all of the way out of the bedroom, down a couple steps and smack in the middle of the diningroom. He was completely covered in dog hair and fuzz. He's still alive a kicking but he is extremely vulnerable after molting.

Melissa

Greetings,

For a moment, I thought maybe you made a snack out of him...lol.

-Ravon

i caught a crayfish in a stream near my house about 6 months ago and put it w. my RES andthey don't seem to be bothered by each other. Every once in awhile the big RES (about 1 1/2 inches) and the crayfish tend to fight but thats because the crayfish gets into a corner and the RES swims around it, but in no attempt to eat or bite the crayfish. the only thing that i don't understand is what the crayfish is eating becuase i don't know what to feed it and it is still alive? so i would say go for it with them together just pay attention so that neither gets hurt.

I bought Jacque the crayfish for my feeder fish tank a few months ago. At the time he was an inch long, now he is 2 1/2. One day while watchin a movie in my living room. My roomate screams "cockroach!" and started to raise his shoe to stomp it. We looked at it, and the "cockroach" raised it claws at us and ran backwards. I said "since when do roaches have claws" and we realized that Jacque climbed out of the tank and over the stand over to us. While he was originally for my snapping turtles as food. They didnt bother him at the time for some reason. My turts dont eat stuff they dont know is food. On the other hand my 8" res will eat anything in his tank. We tried a pinky that my sand boa turned down the other day.