Crayfish with Turtle

[rolling-thunder]

Hi,

I have a Murray River Shortneck Turtle who is around 6 months old, with a shell diameter of around 10cm. I want to get some new fish and other things for the tank to make it look nicer and different, which i am going to catch with my grandfather. I am just wondering if i could put in maybe 2 or 3 crayfish that around 7cm long in the tank with the turtle?

I just dont want the crayfish to nip at the turtle and hurt it, so would i be putting my turtle in danger if i added crayfish to my tank (which is 4 foot long)?

Also as well as crayfish, small praws (2-3cm long) i take it would be fine in the tank?

Thanks

 

[miss2]

imo i would not risk putting them in with him, i would think they would grab his feet..... thats just me

 

[rolling-thunder]

yeah thats what im worried about, can anyone else help me out here?

 

[cris]

There is a risk of problems with larger crayfish, especially with smaller turtles. Probably not that likely but i would avoid it. Smaller crays and shrimp that can easily be eaten are safe and are good fresh food for turtles (although its actually illegal to feed them live). Many types of fish should be able to coexist in the same tank fairly safely if you want to add something extra to watch.

 

[rolling-thunder]

ok thanks, anyone else have some information about it?

 

[bfg23]

crayfish and yabbies will eat small fish including suckerfish though right?

 

[miss2]

yep, your yabbies can do a lot of horrible damage to fish, slicing and dicing them - not nice!

 

[bfg23]

the yabbie was only going to be a snack for my croc, but i dont want it to eat all the suckerfish that the croc doesnt mind.

 

[rolling-thunder]

yea, ok thanks, but does anyone have anymore info about crayfish, not yabbies??

 

[miss2]

the yabbie was only going to be a snack for my croc, but i dont want it to eat all the suckerfish that the croc doesnt mind.

yep, if the yabbies survive the croc they will have a go at your suckers!

 

[Noongato]

I had large yabbies in with our fish and i clipped ther claws, they tend to fight and chop each others limbs off anyway.
Got rid of them over time except 1, which i was just about to set her free in the dam and she ironically got out of the tank after all these years and cracked her head and died.

Mind you clipping their claws was only ever last resort as if done wrong it can do alot of damage

 

[miss2]

yea, ok thanks, but does anyone have anymore info about crayfish, not yabbies??

a yabbie IS a form of crayfish dude.....

SFM - Species Info - Freshwater Crayfish

 

[rolling-thunder]

right, well does anyone think crayfish could hurt or damage a turtle? also i would only be getting small ones.

 

[miss2]

a crayfish is a form of yabbie, a yabbie is a form crayfish, therefor any damage a yabbie could do to a turtle, a crayfish could also do to it because (wait for it) a crayfish is a form of yabbie and a yabbie is a form crayfish!!!!

 

[rolling-thunder]

i know that, you've already told me, what i was asking was if a yabbie, or any other type of crayfish, could hurt a turtle, because all i really know is that they can hurt fish, i havent been told a thing about what would happen to a turtle

 

[miss2]

yes they did, read cirs's post, there was some great advice there.
have u googled?

 

[rolling-thunder]

i know that, what i was asking was if any type of crayfish, including yabbies, would hurt a turtle?

 

[miss2]

OMG...... PHEW..... remember what we discussed..... " a crayfish is a form of Yabbie, a yabbie is a form of cray fish" there for, the advice that cris gave u would also apply to a yabbie.....

There is a risk of problems with larger crayfish, especially with smaller turtles. Probably not that likely but i would avoid it. Smaller crays and shrimp that can easily be eaten are safe and are good fresh food for turtles (although its actually illegal to feed them live). Many types of fish should be able to coexist in the same tank fairly safely if you want to add something extra to watch.[/QUOTE

this is to frustraing for me to post any more
in short the answer is no - dont do it.

 

[Mighty_Moose]

ive never owned a turtle but i have had alot of yabbies in the past. Seeing what they can do to each other and how vicious they were towards their meals i would not risk them being in the tank. In my opinion i wouldnt risk it at all. No matter how desperate you may be they are cruel little buggers ripping at each other ..... Anyway thats just my opinion and i dont know much more than they are cruel i also know you can put fast things with yabbies but anything slow the yabbies will go for it

 

[Noongato]

If you wouldnt put your face in the tank to let the yabbies/crayfish grab you, why would it be ok for a turtle?