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This listing is for a B-Grade crayfish, which means that the crayfish will be missing more than one limb. This is a very common occurrence among crayfish, and the limbs will regenerate over time as the crayfish molts.
Caution should be exercised when keeping large crayfish. The general rule with crayfish is: if it can catch it, it WILL try to eat it!
As with all of our crayfish, the coloration of the electric blue crayfish is EXTREMELY high quality - much higher quality than others on the market!
This crayfish may TEMPORARILY change color after molting, which may occur during shipping. If your crayfish is not blue and you find a molt in the bag or in your aquarium, do not worry; this is normal and the bright color will return in 2 weeks or less.
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Description

This B-Grade Electric Blue Crayfish (Procambarus alleni) will be a young adult that is around 2 to 3 inches long, but they grow up to 5 to 6 inches long as adults and become a more intense cerulean blue color as they grow. B-Grade crayfish are specimens that are missing legs or claws. Loss of appendages is not permanent and happens commonly with crustaceans. They are completely healthy with excellent coloration and will completely regenerate lost appendages within 1 to 2 molts (about 2 to 3 months).

These are very active crayfish that do not spend all of their time under rocks. They are well known for keeping tanks clean and free of waste. NOTE: We recommend a tank size minimum of 30 gallons for this crayfish when it is fully grown.

Though crayfish are NOT friendly to other aquarium inhabitants, they can often live with fast-moving fish and animals that are not bottom-dwellers. They are fairly slow and only a sick fish would be able to be caught by the crayfish. We keep them with guppies and fire red cherry shrimp, and have never seen a death, but we cannot guarantee that dwarf shrimp will be completely safe if kept with a large crayfish. Also, they may eat live plants, though some are worse about destroying plants than others. These crayfish are among the toughest freshwater tank inhabitants available to the hobby.

This is the blue variant of this species, with white specimens also being available.

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:
- pH level range: 6.5 - 7.5
- Temperature range: 65 - 85 F
- Water type: Soft to hard
- Recommended Aquatic Arts tank mates: Fast-moving fish (such as danios, rasboras, etc.). Cichlids can be aggressive towards crayfish and should not be kept in the same tank.
- Additional notes: Crayfish prefer foods like invertebrate pellets or blanched vegetables, but will also eat fish food and algae wafers. Crayfish molt periodically and sometimes eat their old exoskeleton.