Timelapse Marbled Crayfish

Because of their size many people try to put them into small spaces.

Timelapse marbled crayfish.

Marmorkrebs roughly translates from german as marbled crab the scientific name for marmorkrebs is procambarus virginalis previously procambarus fallax f. Crayfish growing time. The population is exploding in europe but the species appears to have originated only about 25 years ago. Marbled crayfish are widely available in the aquarium trade creating a high risk of introduction and spread through the release of unwanted pets.

Observe their personality and have fun. Blue marble crayfish self cloning crayfish. The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s. No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known.

Most females only get about 4 inches with a few getting a little larger than this. Hardness range 3 15 dkh. The informal name marmorkrebs is german for. So far i managed to gather a few states but i want to make sure i get as many as possible.

Marbled crayfish feed on algae plants snails and amphibians and can out compete native species including fish. They are an asexual relative of slough crayfish procambarus fallax that live across florida and southern georgia in the united states. The marbled crayfish is a medium sized crayfish. I want to start selling off my daughter s marbled crayfish again but i need a complete list of all the states that marbled crayfish are illegal in.

Burrowing can destabilize banks and shorelines. Baby crayfish growing video from day 1 to day 75 10 weeks. Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida. If i missed any state s please post so i can add.

The only known cases of marmorkrebs in the wild are where they have been introduced by humans. 1 2 years. The marbled crayfish is a mutant species that clones itself scientists report. How blue marbled crayfish molting how blue marbled crayfish molting difficult life or death process lost one claws if you like this video hit the like button please subscribe to my channel.

First of all marbled crayfish are very destructive. The marbled crayfish can live up to 2 3 years in their adulthood they grow up to 3 5 inches or even more. Found in the wild. However because crayfish are messy creatures produce a lot of waste it is a good idea to put them in as big of a tank as possible.

Therefore keeping them in a planted tank can be a challenge. Their transformation is mind blowing and unique.