Hi, could you guys help me out?

[Cooper]

Hello, this is Cooper (obviously). I recently caught a bunch(four) crayfish in the okanagan lake. I live right next to it. i had a few of these guys a year ago, so I know th ropes. I was just wondering if their is any easier food source besides feeder gold fish that I can supply to them. I appreciate the help!

 

[skinheaddave]

Any type of sinking pellet should do.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Cooper]

really?, great, thanks! I love these guys, really cool looking

 

[Phillip]

They are scavengers so as Dave said anything that sinks will work just fine.

Phil

 

[Jakob]

Originally posted by Phillip
They are scavengers so as Dave said anything that sinks will work just fine.

Phil

Just make sure you don't give them too much at a time as it will seriously mess up your water chemistry.

Later,

Jake

 

[Quiet-1]

If you have access to a local pet shop, I have used live mudworms/blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) to feed crayfish. They slurp them up like little noodles.

 

[DnKslr]

I used to feed mine cut up nightcrawlers until it shed and my Oscar ate it. My Oscar really liked the apple snail too.

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

Originally posted by Diane S
I used to feed mine cut up nightcrawlers until it shed and my Oscar ate it. My Oscar really liked the apple snail too.

Heh- If it can fit in it's mouth and its alive the Oscar will like it.....

 

[Cooper]

thanks for all the advice guys! BTW, my S. gigantea molted, its a real monster, pushing ten inches!

 

[Wade]

Crayfish are omnivores, but they're wild diet is thought to be about 80% plant matter. IME, they SEEM to live longer if offered a vatied diet over an all protien one. You can offer the occasional leafy green to balance things out, but the easiest way is prepared fish or aquatic turtle foods. I use Reptomin turtle sticks, supplemented with the occasional worm. Most tropical fish flakes work pretty well as a staple diet, as they contain both animal and plant ingredients. They especially enjoy the sinking algae wafers sold as food for pleco (those algae sucking fish).

Watch out for canabalism. They'll do OK until one molts, but then the others may gang up on it.

Wade