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Yabby stocking level
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Author:  vlt [ Nov 19th, '10, 03:42 ]
Post subject:  Yabby stocking level
Anyone want to make a stab at the stocking level of yabbies in a 2 metre round tank? What about IBC's?
Author:  ivansng [ Nov 19th, '10, 05:35 ]
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About 10 adult size yabbies in each square metre with sufficient hides... they need more horizontal space then vertical space...
Author:  vlt [ Nov 19th, '10, 05:51 ]
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ivansng wrote:
About 10 adult size yabbies in each square metre with sufficient hides... they need more horizontal space then vertical space...


I was afraid someone would say that.

I have a 2m fishtank so about 4m2 of floorspace.

So 40 yabbies or less...

Well...I should have 100 of the little devils coming which are about 75mm to 100mm

Time to get the saw out and make a few hides....
Author:  RupertofOZ [ Nov 19th, '10, 06:30 ]
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Don't worry about it Vlt.... you'll be lucky to end up with 10 yabbies left by Xmas anyway... :mrgreen:
Author:  vlt [ Nov 19th, '10, 07:20 ]
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:laughing3: :upset:

Maybe I'll eat 60 of the 100 and see how the rest go...
Author:  mantis [ Nov 19th, '10, 07:29 ]
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A local bloke near me has an AP setup and one tank for yabbies and reckons he doesnt lose any because he feeds them really well. Havent actually seen his setup so :dontknow:
Author:  ivansng [ Nov 19th, '10, 07:39 ]
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mantis wrote:
A local bloke near me has an AP setup and one tank for yabbies and reckons he doesnt lose any because he feeds them really well. Havent actually seen his setup so :dontknow:


Doubtful... what do you do for your past-time?? Wii?? Cycle?? AP??

Yabbies past-time is arm combat until one loses a limb or to the death...
Author:  vlt [ Nov 19th, '10, 08:00 ]
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I better start saving up my milk and jiuce bottles to create a system of isolation! :D

I looked at some EDU pictures and they look suspiciously like 300ml juice bottles!
Author:  freoboy [ Nov 19th, '10, 11:58 ]
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hey VLT of the tanl is deep enough why not try double layering the yabbies with a false floor :dontknow:
atleast then you'd have 2 layers of 50 yabbies, closer to the recc. stocking rate :)
Author:  vlt [ Nov 19th, '10, 12:01 ]
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nah...my system is 1 2000L fishtank pumped to growbeds who drain back to fishtank.

I have 2000 litres of growbeds

So not alot of room for double layering....

I have 3 IBC's that have been cut to 700 litres which I can use, but I had promised those to m3tal. Once my mum finishes with them, I'll see if jamie still wants them.
Author:  fishfodder [ Nov 19th, '10, 17:09 ]
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RupertofOZ wrote:
Don't worry about it Vlt.... you'll be lucky to end up with 10 yabbies left by Xmas anyway... :mrgreen:


:sign5:

I had about 60 of the stupid creatures once. Between them killing each other and the catfish massacring the rest I am down to 3 now :upset:
Author:  gnash06 [ Nov 20th, '10, 07:05 ]
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Here is a thought :think: , ever wonder why (when you get yabbies from a dam :whistle: ) there are lots of them.
Apart from the water mass I believe its the water colour, they just can't see each other hence less fighting.
Another tip may just be sexing the yabbies and placing the males in your system only as they shouldn't get as territorial with no girls about.

The only way to fully stop the destruction of each other would be to remove the main pincer claws from the animal (they will actually grow back over time), this is a bit cruel but nothing close to the crap they do to themselves.

Just a thought
Author:  vlt [ Nov 20th, '10, 07:11 ]
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Mmmmmmm. Beginning to think I will regret this purchase.

Defintely eat at least 60 of then when they get here.
Author:  red beard [ Nov 20th, '10, 08:44 ]
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just found all my yabbies dead :cry:
maron time me thinks
Author:  gnash06 [ Nov 20th, '10, 09:16 ]
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Was it temp RB ?
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