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I had about 20 on the bottom of a 2000L tank but I don't think I had enough hides. Theres now 3 or 4 left...

I think duckpond meant 1000L , not 100L . its an ibc so ...

Are marron as aggresive as yabbies?? I know they are slower to mature and can they be put in with fish

as i understand marron in with fish is not good. They nip at the fins of the fish until they get so slow that the marron can catch them

thanks Duckpond
they sound like kids keeping at ya until you give in

Ive got a standard IBC with a 1m2 base. Ive now got 2 suppliers and one said hes going to give me 1Kg of redclaw... im hoping provided ive got enough hides I can accomidate this number. If not - im sure survival of the fittest will surfice :-p

Hi Everyone, I'm only new to this stuff (ap & forums ) but was thinking about your problem and after reading and mixing quite abit of imformation from all over this site "How would a yabbie highrise go??" multiple acrylic levels, like a canoworms wormfarm set up with small holes drilled all over to let waste , oxygen and water circulate.....???? maybe I should give it a go in my upcoming system....hopefully get photos up

I've just been enquiring with a supplier and they said you can easily have 50+ in my 800l tank (but mine is shallow wth lots of floor space, much more than an IBC). Having said that, he suggested starting with 20 and building up through breeding or re-orders later, this way you can be sure you have enough hidey-holes.

I'll also be trying to thin out-the male population in my tank as I have read about more territorial and aggression issues with them thank females.

I put 80 in my pool with some PVC off cuts and 3 bread crates stacked up. I see some down the shallow end of a night.