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Re: [GSAS-Member] crawdads
Sandy,
crawdads/crayfish are scavengers, left over frozen food is what I see them
pick up most of the time. You can put 1 or 2 small pieces of hot-dog or other
variety/ lunch meat in there. One thing that I have fed crayfish in the past
are hermit crab pellets. These pellets contain calcium which they need for
shell building. This is perhaps why this iodine issue has never come up for me.
Really from what I understand is that iodine is more of a marine species
requirement. For it's worth, good luck.
Kevin
olympia
-------------- Original message from Cichlidqueen : --------------
> Hi Kevin, Oh good I am glad you wrote. Can you tell me what he has been fed
> so
> far? I can't tell if he is eating or not. He hides mostly in the java moss.
> Thank you Sandy
>
> kjmys@att.net wrote:Sandy,
> If you are refering to the crawdad I gave you, I know that for the last @2
> years
> he has not have iodine added to the water. Just a heads up, I don't know if
> it
> would hurt or help, he has grown without it though.
> Kevin
> Olympia
>
> -------------- Original message from Cichlidqueen : --------------
>
> > Dear Trish and Kate,
> > Does this mean I need to put iodine in my tank with that big blue crawdad I
> got
> > at the last meeting? What about my fish in there? I have two wild bettas in
> > there. Thanks Sandy
> >
> > Trish wrote:
> > Also just read the ingredients to Cichlid Vital...it
> > contains in this order:
> >
> > Vitamins B2,B6,B12
> > Nicotinic Amide
> > Panthenol
> > Biotin
> > Iodine
> >
> > It says to treat 1 teaspoon for every 10 gallons of
> > water initially. Since they are only in a 5 gallon, I
> > would then cut this in half. So 1/2 teaspoon for the 5
> > gallons.
> >
> > Do you think this would be ok?
> >
> > Trish
> > --- Kate Breimayer wrote:
> >
> > > Just make sure no fish try to "help" him along, they
> > > are also very soft
> > > just after moulting and easily damaged/eaten, if he
> > > hides under rocks
> > > and there are no fish that can get in and hurt him
> > > he should be ok. I
> > > don't know how long they take to moult, if the site
> > > says a few days is
> > > normal then maybe he is ok but I would still use the
> > > iodine with
> > > crustaceans as it seems to help. I have third
> > > generation glass shrimp
> > > that seem to agree. They were a silly
> > > project-breeding feeder shrimp.
> > > I don't know about cichlid vital, I just got the
> > > stuff by Kent Marine
> > > but there are many other companies marketing it.
> > > It's super cheap at
> > > pharmacies as Lugol's solution if you want to dilute
> > > it yourself and
> > > keep the rest for the medicine cabinet. If you do
> > > get that at the
> > > pharmacy also get a dosing syringe or pipette, the
> > > kind used to squirt
> > > medicine for babies. You will need to measure the
> > > darn stuff as it
> > > doesn't take much to dose most tanks.
> > > Kate
> > >
> > > Trish wrote:
> > >
> > > >Thanks Kate-
> > > >
> > > >I had just read something about using iodine, that
> > > it
> > > >is really is a must...so will go find some
> > > tomorrow.
> > > >I do have cichlid vital, which has iodine in it,
> > > would
> > > >that work? Also read that it can take a few days
> > > for
> > > >them to moult....
> > > >
> > > >You say "stuck" , so is he stuck, since the back
> > > half
> > > >has come off and not the front? And how could I
> > > help
> > > >him get "un-stuck"?
> > > >
> > > >As to isolating the one moulting, I have no other
> > > >space for him....it was a struggle for my husband
> > > to
> > > >let us set tis tank up for them! LOL.....But their
> > > is
> > > >caves and rocks for them to hide in.
> > > >
> > > >Trish
> > > >--- Kate Breimayer wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Some of these types of critters can't complete the
> > > >>moult without iodine.
> > > >>If you can get ahold of any kind of marine
> > > aquarium
> > > >>iodine supplement
> > > >>dose that at half strength. According to Az
> > > Aquatic
> > > >>Gardens this is the
> > > >>way to go, dosing either one time a week at half
> > > >>strength or full
> > > >>strength every other week or after water changes.
> > > I
> > > >>use Kent Marine's
> > > >>version, though there are many and chemically they
> > > >>should be about the
> > > >>same. Lugol's from the pharmacy is overly strong,
> > > >>the stuff for
> > > >>aquariums is diluted and of course more costly.
> > > >>I don't know if the one which is stuck will make
> > > it
> > > >>but I would isolate
> > > >>it til it does so it doesn't get picked on. Even
> > > if
> > > >>it doesn't make it
> > > >>the other as well as any aquatic shrimp will
> > > benefit
> > > >>from this nutrient.
> > > >>Anyone know if plain old iodized table salt at a
> > > >>tsp/gallon would cut
> > > >>it? I use non-iodized salt and then dose with
> > > >>iodine, maybe I don't need
> > > >>two products...
> > > >>Kate
> > > >>Trish wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>Hello-
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Our daughter Emma was one of the lucky ones which
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>got
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>o bring home 2 crawdads this summer from the
> > > >>>picinic...they are both doing very well, and seem
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>to
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>be happy.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>My question is how long does it take for them to
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>shed
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>their outer skin.One of them is in the process of
> > > >>>doing this now. The bottom half has come off, but
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>it
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>is working on the top half now. We noticed this
> > > >>>earlier today.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Thanks!
> > > >>>
> > > >>>Trish
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
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