Aquatic Arts - CPO Crayfish (Male/Female Pair) - Live Freshwater Aquarium Lobster/Crawfish/Crawdad/Real Living Nano Fish Tank Pet

I ordered 6 of these little guys from Aquatic Arts. As a hobby I have quite a few aquariums running in my house and these are definitely one of my favorites so far. I've only had them a week now but they are all seem to be very healthy, well colored and active. They don't hide unless molting. I have them in a planted 55 gallon aquarium with ram cichlids, tetras, danios, and dojo loaches. They flex (pump up, like "come at me bro") on each other but they don't seem to get too serious about fighting and I think they are too small to really do any serious damage to each other. I've seen one of the rams nip at them but it was more of a 'what are you and would you taste good?' kind of nip, he backed right off. They run face to face and bump (and even crawl on) into my loaches quite frequently and neither the loaches or the crays seem to have any ill intentions toward each other. So, I'd go as far to say they are pretty darn peaceful, and they don't bother my plants at all and even if they did they are so small they couldn't really do much damage anyway. Again, even at their max size I can't see them causing much havoc, but from the little reading I've done about them it sounds like betas and other slow fish with long soft fins/tails shouldn't be housed with them although I'm sure you could get away with it in a sizable tank. This is my second order from Aquatic Arts (first was blue velvet shrimp). I was a little disappointed about the shrimp order because they are very small. I wanted to put those in the same tank but they would certainly become a meal rather than an ornament. This would be my fault though as I somehow overlooked the approximate shipping size in the Amazon item title. I am hoping they grow or breed in the small fish bowl I have them in now. I have a lot of faith in Aquatic Arts and I'm thinking they will likely become my number one source for live fish/plants/inverts. Their selection is excellent and well priced. Looking through their website they seem to have specialized their inventory to more interesting species (i'm guessing species they've taken a liking to their selves) rather than carrying everything. They seem to be on top of their game and care about their customers, their products and their live creatures. As others have noted my shipments were very well packaged. Highly suggested!

These were packaged very carefully in a small priority mail cube box, with an internal styrofoam casing and with the plastic bag containing the crayfish nestled in some type of powdery filler material--similar to pulverized paper--to add additional protection and insulation. When removing the plastic bag containing the crayfish, ensure that you are above a trashcan, outside, or otherwise prepared to clean up a bit for the filler material that will come out with the bag. My two crayfish arrived a few weeks ago healthy and active and still seem healthy. They do appear to be male and female because I spotted what appears to be eggs on the female. I have a planted 5 gallon nano aquarium with an old broken clay jar which offers some shelter. The male is very active... out and about for most of the day. The female spends most of her time hiding. First she hid inside the clay jar and now she seems to have either found or burrowed a spot under the jar's handle. I am not sure but she may be brooding young while hiding... I should find out soon. The tank that I use for the crayfish is shared with guppy females and fry and also includes a nerite snail and one remaining ghost shrimp. The crayfish aren't bothering their tank-mates that I can tell. I saw one trying to eat one of the small, invasive plant snails and it may have been successful as I haven't seen many of these small snails on the glass the last few days. I have read that it is essential to provide hiding places for crayfish because they are vulnerable when molting. Since they are currently with guppies I am not that concerned but otherwise I would have provided some additional protection as my clay jar is a fragment and open on one side. Update: four weeks later and female has been out and about after molting and hatching some young crays.

It's now been 6 months and my little crayfish are still lively, healthy and so fun to watch! They are very entertaining and cute! I was skeptical to buy live animals online, but aquatic arts was absolutely fantastic! I would highly highly recommend them. All of the plants and animals I ordered were healthy and are still alive and thriving. I did have one snail not arrive alive and they took care of it immediately and very politely. I'm definitely going to be a repeat customer! If you're debating about the crayfish you definitely should get them. They are awesome! I have them in a 30 gallon tank with fish (mostly tetras,) and some snails. I've seen no issues with fins fraying etc. Seem to be pretty agreeable little guys. Very fun to watch!

These are so small once they are put into the tank you will not see them again. I order Blue for the same price and they came in much larger.

I bought these two to hopefully mate but I believe they are just about reaching that age but are not quite there yet. They are awesome to watch and have a beatiful bright orange color. They dont really bother the plants but as for the fish I wouldnt know cause I have a special planted tank for these little guys. They are only approximately an inch. I would expect them to be fine with small fish cause they seem very gentile. I personally feed them fluval shrimp granuals and they love it! As said they love to hide but love to walk around to just explore and scavenge. As for David and Crystal.. they are the most concerned and helpfull sellers and owners I have delt with since I started with amazon in early 2009. If u need help they have text, email and phone by appointment. Un heard of customer service. This is the 3rd time buying from them and I couldnt see buying anything from anyone else when it comes to crustaceans. Thanks David and Crystal!