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| Author: | keith [ Jan 25th, '11, 01:04 ] |
| Post subject: | a giant crayfish in the us? |
i just read about this, but i'm having some trouble finding out the actual size of the thing..  Barbicambarus simmonsi found in Tennessee i read that it's 5" long... but what are they measuring? isn't the standard measurement from the tip of the head to the tale? |
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| Author: | DéjàVoodoo [ Jan 25th, '11, 01:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
keith wrote: i just read about this, but i'm having some trouble finding out the actual size of the thing.. Barbicambarus simmonsi found in Tennessee i read that it's 5" long... but what are they measuring? isn't the standard measurement from the tip of the head to the tale? 5 inches does nto sound much bigger then what we get here...I'm sure I have seen bigger. |
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| Author: | gnash06 [ Jan 25th, '11, 08:27 ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? | ||
How's this one...feed the Family for a week 
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| Author: | TCLynx [ Jan 25th, '11, 08:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Dang, guess I should be out looking for new crayfish then 
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| Author: | jdphish [ Jan 25th, '11, 08:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Procambarus clarkii , the Red Swamp Crawfish, is what we are used to seeing Dejavoodoo. Your right, I pulled one off a seine last week, it had a total length at least six inches long. I will try to shoot a picture of next one I see. Here is info I found on the largest USA crayfish....."At up to 9 inches from claw to tail, Barbicambarus cornutus, the crawfish state biologists have documented, is the largest of the crawfish here. They don't know how many there might be, nor how big the largest are here. " So maybe that is how the newly discovered species is measured. It is an interesting discovery. Most likely it will be labeled "endangered" which practically means you can't sneeze on one. Or even look for one. |
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| Author: | Dicko [ Jan 25th, '11, 10:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
In Australia, (Victoria at least) for the "Southern rock lobster" we check for legal size by measuring from the back end of the carapice (Main body shell) forward to the base of the "Vee" made by the little horns in front of the eyes. A cray with 5" over this distance would make quite a meal! |
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| Author: | DéjàVoodoo [ Jan 25th, '11, 11:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Dicko wrote: In Australia, (Victoria at least) for the "Southern rock lobster" we check for legal size by measuring from the back end of the carapice (Main body shell) forward to the base of the "Vee" made by the little horns in front of the eyes. A cray with 5" over this distance would make quite a meal! That makes more sence and would meen the one above would be more like the size of a lobster. I would love to get my hands on a few! |
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| Author: | jdphish [ Jan 25th, '11, 11:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
US Lobsters from New England are measured in the same manner from the rostrum (pointy part) to the end of carapace, where it joins tail segments. The newly discovered species is reported smaller then the Barbicambarus cornutus, I mention above. Yes it would be great to get some. Although I don' t they rival the size of those freshwater species found down under. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Jan 25th, '11, 11:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
There's many.. and a growing number... of people farming the Australian Red Claw... in the US... Red Claw, aside from the WA Marron... are one of the biggest freshwater crayfish in OZ... Here's a couple of links... http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/244fs.pdf http://farmingcrawfish.com/stick-fins-f ... mpany.html |
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| Author: | jdphish [ Jan 25th, '11, 11:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Dejavoodoo, Rupe has a great idea, and I think they are legal in Texas. I remember reading about a grower some where in TX. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Jan 25th, '11, 12:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
There were a few places in Texas... but I believe that it's now illegal to sell Red Claw in Texas... |
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| Author: | DéjàVoodoo [ Jan 25th, '11, 23:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
I would raise redclaw if I could get them...but I would really love to get a few breeding pairs of maron. I have the perfect spot for 'em too! That said though, I had some crawfish in the sump for a while, but they all ate each other. To get serious about it, I would have to rig something up to keep them seperated, but then how do you breed??? Someone posted some pictures a while back of a crawfish tank thing where each one was kept in it's own little compartment...it looked like a lot of work! |
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| Author: | Arkantex [ Jan 25th, '11, 23:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Anyone have any more info on places that sell these in the USA? I would love to give some of them a try! |
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| Author: | big worm [ Jan 25th, '11, 23:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Arkantex wrote: Anyone have any more info on places that sell these in the USA? I would love to give some of them a try! ya me too |
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| Author: | Arkantex [ Jan 26th, '11, 00:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: a giant crayfish in the us? |
Well crud... Apparently it is illegal to own them in Texas now  I wonder if it is like owning tilapia where you can get a permit and then you are good to go... I think I am going to have to do some more research...
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