Co-Cropping with Tilapia

[badflash]

This spring I put a bunch of 3" red claws in my tubs I use for juvie grow-out of my O. mossambicus to see if they could co-exist. Young tilapia will actively hunt small crustaceans, so I didn't expect any offspring to survice. I expected the tilapia to pick off the eggs, or any hatchlings.

Looks like I was wrong. The PVC hides I provided provided shelter enough for the big ones, and at least a few babies survived as well. I pulled out some 1" juvies and one mother had a bunch of babies still on her tail. Those went into a rearing tank for safe keeping.

Another mother with around 300 eggs went into an isolation tank. In a month or so I'll see how we do.

[davidstcldfl]

I'm turning 'green'..... :mrgreen:

Any pictures of your lobster size crawdads ?

[badflash]

Not lobster sized yet, but they are way bigger than my clarkii. I'll see what I can do picture wise.

[jackalope]

I finally got rid of my surviving (1 out of 6) Marmokreb ..... I figured if she didn't have babies after almost a year, she wasn't worth having ;). I gave her away to the guys that bought the last of my Mossies, which I sold just before I left for this trip. I'll get back to Montana just in time to start getting ready for the winter :(. My son wants us to move here to Tennessee, but unless I sell the property in Montana, I can't see moving here and paying a mortgage in Montana at the same time ;).

[davidstcldfl]

My son wants us to move here to Tennessee, but unless I sell the property in Montana, I can't see moving here and paying a mortgage in Montana at the same time .


Think of all the cash you'd save by 'not' trying to heat the place all winter. Even if you cut you own firewood....think of all the time you'd save.... :lol:

It sounds good anyway.....I know you probably rather be with your son... :D

[catfish]

Not lobster sized yet, but they are way bigger than my clarkii. I'll see what I can do picture wise.

What kind of Crayfish are you raising and can you post a picture of the Lobster Size one.
Thanks

[badflash]

http://farmingcrawfish.com/crawfish_red ... dclaw.html (http://farmingcrawfish.com/crawfish_redclaw_crayfish/crawfish_pictures/giant_australian_redclaw.html)
Good slide show. This is who I got mine from.



Not lobster sized yet, but they are way bigger than my clarkii. I'll see what I can do picture wise.

What kind of Crayfish are you raising and can you post a picture of the Lobster Size one.
Thanks

[davidstcldfl]

Hi catfish, here's some more info...
Link to red claw info (http://www.diyaquaponics.com/forum/showthread.php?242-Link-to-red-claw-info)