I feed my redclaw yabby bara pellets, veg scraps and as a treat, the odd chunk of butternut pumpkin (that is what I catch them on when I go fishing and it works a treat
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They seem to prefer the veg over dead fish ...
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| Author: | Chrissy [ Apr 26th, '07, 11:20 ] |
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I've been feeding our yabbys veg scraps and chook pellets. Should I get them some sinking fish pellets or something? Also have in the system some shrimps and baby yellow belly. Chrissy |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Apr 26th, '07, 11:30 ] |
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Quote: What are the yabbies eating?
Keep counting those shrimps and baby yellows Chrissy.....LOL |
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| Author: | Chrissy [ Apr 26th, '07, 15:42 ] |
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Yeah Rupert I am constantly counting, Everyone looks a little nervous for some reason..... I'm waiting to get the big tank in the ground to take the yabbies out but until then the tomato seedlings are getting a hurry along by the high stocking density in the tank. Any ideas what shrimp eat, I have only thought of them as there to be eaten before, but now their so cute swimming around, dodging yabbys claws, outsmarting baby fish... I;d like to keep a tank with some in and breed them. Will post a pic soon |
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| Author: | steve [ Apr 26th, '07, 15:47 ] |
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what sort of shrimp chrissy? |
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| Author: | Chrissy [ Apr 26th, '07, 18:39 ] |
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Well, not sure of actual names, but they are large, translucent with long forearm type of thingos. Native to our inland rivers. Can't find them on the web |
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| Author: | TimC [ Apr 27th, '07, 14:30 ] |
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Similar to glass shrimp? |
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| Author: | gnash06 [ Apr 27th, '07, 14:48 ] |
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Would they be cheribin by any chance?. These were in all the rivers when I was in Derby |
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| Author: | aquamad [ Apr 27th, '07, 19:41 ] |
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I feed my redclaw yabby bara pellets, veg scraps and as a treat, the odd chunk of butternut pumpkin (that is what I catch them on when I go fishing and it works a treat )
They seem to prefer the veg over dead fish ... |
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| Author: | Chrissy [ Apr 27th, '07, 20:13 ] |
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I'll take some pics tomorrow. I like the pumpkin idea AM. are the barra pellets floating or sinking? Don't think their chereibin gnash, I've never taken much notice of them before except to put them on a hook to catch a yellow belly, but now I'm really thinking that perhaps I could have them in a seperate tank as a food source for the fish? Current count 4 yellow belly, 8 shrimp and lots of yabbies Tomorrow, who knows? |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Apr 27th, '07, 20:20 ] |
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Hey Chrissie where abouts are you... Moree way or west or north of there? |
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| Author: | aquamad [ Apr 27th, '07, 20:33 ] |
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My yabby ate my fresh water prawns 
the pellets are slow sinking.. and they are readily eaten up 
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| Author: | Chrissy [ Apr 27th, '07, 20:49 ] |
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Rupert, about 250 km west of Bourke |
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| Author: | twintragics [ Apr 28th, '07, 01:29 ] |
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So that would be the Back o Bourke. Hope you are getting some rain. |
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| Author: | Chrissy [ Apr 28th, '07, 07:50 ] |
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About 8 inches since Christmas eve. 2 inches in the 2 years preceding that We're probably now the greenest spot in the state Makes a change |
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