Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

i used to give mine some half-cooked pumpkin, they loved it

"Getting them to eating size will be the battle eh , and probably one I will lose"
Don't be so negative... you might be successful and be able teach me!!!!

Anyone have a clue as to when they first shed their shells. Had a couple of floaters last couple of days but they look just like shells, but its hard to tell with them so small.

When they get bigger, if they die and are eaten there will be a calcium deposit left behind on the bottom of the tank. (I believe it is situated in the head part.) It is a small white disc less than the size of a 5 cent piece. When yabbies shed, they draw on this to harden their shell.

What with a blue crayon or something

I have a fine hair algae in my system which they love, any of my dead fish filleted doesnt last long with the heap of yabbies(sometimes the fish jump out to see whats in the pond next door but they miss and end up on the ground ) and they LOVE potato peelings they dont have to be cooked they also love they sinking algae tablets if not enough algae in your system

Yeah they are dining on spirulina disks at the moment and tropical fish flakes, and have cleaned the glass in the aquarium spotless

Here they are now

Very cute!

Three weeks on and some good growth with a couple of bolters.
Vid of two of them attacking a bit of carrot peel

Hey do you know the correct name of them?
I get some mamors don't know them..
This kind

greetings
Dom

The ones I have that are common down here are Cherux Destructor