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a new addition to the 10 gal
I named her Tangerine
#aquarium#invertebrates#planted tank#aquablr#dwarf crayfish#mexican dwarf crayfish#petblr#50-50 on will she murder the shrimp
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Fishtank introduction number 7/13.
Halfway there. This time it's the bottom left tank. Another 25l, and it's filled to the brim with Weeping moss.
It's also filled with a unspecified number of dwarf crayfish (Cambarellus diminutus). Now and then I'll fish some out to sell, but I haven't counted them since I put the first pair in. I also buy and add a few new ones every year to prevent too much inbreeding.
They seem to like it in there; there are always babies and I haven't seen ones with missing legs/claws from infighting.
It's definetly not a great to look fishtank, but as long as they like it I'll leave it like that.
Also interesting to see that they built little tunnels and paths in the moss, like ants in earth.
#aquablr#dwarf crayfish#crayfish#fishtank#fish#freshwater aquarium#aquarium#planted aquarium#planted tank#fishblr#Fishtank introduction
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I love them so much akfhskfhejf
#beastiebites#hillstream loaches#cpo crayfish#dwarf crayfish#the personality of these little guys delights me akfhskfjd
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truly was my mood for today...
#my pets#shrimp#endler guppy#dwarf crayfish#white lobster#Zumi my white lobster is literally my child she is the light of my life my crayby....#zumi#lobsters#crustaceans#crayfish
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She’s here
#fishblr#shrimpblr#planted aquarium#crayfish#dwarf crayfish#Mexican dwarf crayfish#shrimposting#aquatic plants#planted tank#fish
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My new lil stinker, Hue.
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Always trying my hardest to get good photos and I still only have these three of the adults to show. XD
#shrimpblr#aquarium#neocaridina#orange rili#blue diamond#orange dwarf mexican crayfish#dwarf crayfish#his name is Taco#these are older I have newer ones of babies :D
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SHE'S GRAVID!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😊😊😊😊😊😊♥️♥️♥️♥️
And the beasts like rotisserie chicken
So happy that the tank is good enough for them to breed, especially after the death of one of the blue crayfish.
There was a little bit of canabalism, but for the most part, the snails took care of the body
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TIL you guys also like fish!!!! please let me introduce you to the rest of my fishy community!
first of all, these are my fish tanks:
this is a 20 gallon tall tank that I will be upgrading to a 37 long next year when I find out where I’m going for residency. the 5lb pressurized cannister is a CO2 tank that I use to inject carbon dioxide into the water (on a timer)! CO2 is the limiting “nutrient” for plant growth underwater in a tank like mine (with bright light and fertilizers added), so it helps encourage plant growth and more vibrant colors in plants with red and orange tones, as well as carpeting plants.
this is a 6.4 gallon tank that also has CO2 injection, and currently no fish because it is cycling (and will be for about 4 weeks). it will be her highness the betta fish’s new home once it is cycled, because she keeps murdering my shrimp in the community tank. once she is moved, I will probably get a pair of honey gouramis for the community tank.
this is one of the shrimp in question! she is pregnant. (eggnant, you might say.) I love her.
these are my kuhli loaches! I have 6 black and 6 banded. they are technically different species and the banded ones are much more shy. they spend a lot of time swimming circles along the glass and draping themselves over plants upside-down to make me think they are dead. they get very offended when you poke them to make sure they’re not dead.
I have 8 neon tetras. they’re all fat and extremely hard to take non-blurry photos of.
I also have 3 hillstream loaches, which are one of my favorite fish of all time. they’re juveniles that bred from a friend’s tank, and they look like tiny little stingrays that are frequently stuck to the side of the glass. they are aufwuchs-eaters which means they scrape algae and biofilm off the surfaces of things, but they also like sifting through sand and need sufficient protein (aka. not pure algae eaters).
here’s what they look like from the bottom:
I also have snails:
this is the biggest of my three nerite snails! I like nerites because they have bright colors and they don’t reproduce in fresh water. however, if you get a female (like this one), they WILL lay tiny white little sesame seed eggs everywhere, even though they can’t hatch. I used to have “pest” snails in the form of bladder snails and freshwater limpets but, uh, I have a total of 15 loaches in the tank, so. I no longer have pest snails and my loaches are all well-fed. :”)
thank u for coming to my ted talk. I love fish. I love my fish. please come talk to me about fish. I leave u with one last photo of her highness in all her glory:
#personal#long post#petblogging#aquariums#you may notice that her highness's tail is slightly tattered in this one#that is becaues it was taken while she was still healing from her stint#of fucking around and finding out#with a crayfish#(which was my fault. the sources I read that said you can keep CPO dwarf crayfish with short-finned bettas were extremely unreliable)#(as I learned belatedly. cray was rehomed and her highness healed up just fine)#wait until u guys learn how obsessed I am with AQUARIUM PLANTS#these tanks look like that for A Reason#betta fish#neocaridina
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Sad news today. When I came home from work I found my little dwarf crayfish Tangerine had passed away. She was alive and eating just twenty-four hours ago. Im pretty bummed, I had only gotten her in early August. It seemed like she had tried to molt but didn't make it.
Goodbye small friend :(
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Fishtank introduction part 2 of 13.
The one in the middle.
It's a 25l, currently housing a group of Cambarellus diminutus. (Dwarf crayfish?)
I love those little guys, their color range goes from reddish brown, to black and even blue. Wouldn't recommend keeping them with very small fish though, they do try to eat them. Also if they like their tank they'll breed a small army.
If they wouldn't occasionally eat some of the babies they'd breed like cherry shrimp.
I got 4 a few years ago and now, with the ones in this and another tank, I probably have between 20-30. It's hard to tell, the other tank is literally just a block of moss, but I know they are in there. Every few months I sell some.
But they are definetly friendlier to each other than other dwarf crayfish I've kept. I never see any with missing limbs, which can happen if they don't have enough space or hiding places and they start fighting over them.
#Fishtank introduction#aquablr#dwarf crayfish#cambarellus diminutus#aquarium#fishtank#planted tank#planted aquarium#freshwater aquarium#fish#Crayfish
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Nothing can stop my from making the name every possible animal at work a reference to something I like
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(Ominous chanting) CRAY FISH cray FISH cray FISH cray FI
#fishblr#shrimpblr#planted aquarium#fish#aquablr#mexican dwarf crayfish#crayfish#crawfish#Mexican dwarf crawfish#aquarium#planted tank#aqua#fantwo
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It's time for CRAYFISH!
I got my cambarellus shufeldtii, Cajun dwarf crayfish! They won't get much bigger than this, aren't they cute? I'm starting with just six, but I'm planning to get more. They're native to this area and I carefully adjusted the hardness of the water over the last few weeks, so they should do well in my pond. I've had them for a couple of days and they're mostly staying out of sight, I've only spotted them a couple of times since releasing them. But that's what they're supposed to do, especially after the stress of shipping. They arrived lively and with no missing limbs, and didn't seem all that upset. They all went right to eating and exploring as soon as acclimation was finished. I hope all that's a good sign!
In other pond-related news, pond jail is still in place because the nearby oak trees are late in producing catkins, and catkins make a huge mess when they fall and I don't want to deal with that. The assorted wildlife don't seem to mind.
Also, I'm helping my mom build a little container pond in her garden! It won't be stocked with any animals (other than the snails that hitchhike on plants) but will attract wildlife. No pics yet since we only just started and there's not a lot to see yet, but it has plants from my pond and a lil solar fountain. The garden is next to some woods and she gets a lot of cool wildlife anyway, I can't wait to see what shows up to a water source!
Also here's a lil video of the crays' first investigations of the pond:
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Taco Tuesday being very photogenic for once. XD
#pet crayfish#dwarf orange Mexican crayfish#Taco Tuesday#fishkeeping#shrimpkeeping#cute lil dude#1.6 inches long and finally fully-grown
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Got a good video that has every fish I have in it.
#my stuff#my pets#aquarium#fish tank#betta fish#cory catfish#honey gourami#kuhli loach#zebra danio#bristlenose pleco#theres a few more things in the tank but im not tagging them#i dont think anyone searching the corycat tag would get disappointed at the amount of corycats in this video but the dwarf crayfish is only#in the video for a few frames covered by plants
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