Okay I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 8 angels and an electric blue jack dempsey. I'm hoping the angels will breed. Would I be able to put 2 or 3 electric blue crays into the tank, and have the crays breed too? I'd love to be able to sell off the cray babies. Any help would be great.
crayfish and angels?
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i had angels with electric blue crayfish.. never had a problem. what i have never had is an EBJD, he might be a problem down the road.
give the crayfish lots of hiding places so they don't kill each other when they moult, they are great tank janitors, they will clean up whatever the fish don't eat with no problem. be sure to put some veggies into the tank for them too, EBJD and angels are meat eaters primarily.
give the crayfish lots of hiding places so they don't kill each other when they moult, they are great tank janitors, they will clean up whatever the fish don't eat with no problem. be sure to put some veggies into the tank for them too, EBJD and angels are meat eaters primarily.
You have three potential problems here.
1.) Electric Blue Crayfish are usually P. alleni, which are extremely aggressive and actively hunt fish. Occasionally, you will get a few that don't but for the most part they aren't a wise choice to mix with fish. I'd suggest finding another species of crayfish to mix with fish, some of the Cherax species or Orconectes species.
2.) Angels have long, delicate fins which are easily grasped, nipped and torn... which a crayfish will be prone to do. Especially if hunting or defending space. In a large enough tank, however, this problem would be avoided because they will inhabit two different levels of the tank.
3.) The EBJD will want to make snacks out of the crayfish, especially when they are molting. Cichlids in general are very good at rooting out crayfish, and getting to them even in hiding spots.
Personally, I've only been able to keep smaller cichlids with larger crayfish (like Aussie Red Claws) without having much damage done to either side. Not to say the set-up isn't possible, but it's got a few potential issues that could be fatal.
1.) Electric Blue Crayfish are usually P. alleni, which are extremely aggressive and actively hunt fish. Occasionally, you will get a few that don't but for the most part they aren't a wise choice to mix with fish. I'd suggest finding another species of crayfish to mix with fish, some of the Cherax species or Orconectes species.
2.) Angels have long, delicate fins which are easily grasped, nipped and torn... which a crayfish will be prone to do. Especially if hunting or defending space. In a large enough tank, however, this problem would be avoided because they will inhabit two different levels of the tank.
3.) The EBJD will want to make snacks out of the crayfish, especially when they are molting. Cichlids in general are very good at rooting out crayfish, and getting to them even in hiding spots.
Personally, I've only been able to keep smaller cichlids with larger crayfish (like Aussie Red Claws) without having much damage done to either side. Not to say the set-up isn't possible, but it's got a few potential issues that could be fatal.
DO NOT DO THIS. I had 5 beautiful amazing angels and an electric blue crayfish. during the night the cray ate them off one by one. I now only have 2 left. also the crayfish will fight and kill eachother most likely. Also if you want any plants in there the crays will rip them out immediately. I'd stick with just the angels. or just the crays if that tickles your fancy.