Orange Crayfish-CPO or other?

kirlo357 · 11-24-2011, 10:30 PM

Hi! I found some orange crayfish in my local fish store-they just labeled them as tangerine crays. So, I bought three, I didn't know if they would still be there.

My question is, are these CPO, or are they a mutation of another cray? I really want some CPO's and I can't keep any other crays that get larger than the CPO's. The biggest one of these are probably 3", and I think that is bigger than CPO's are supposed to get. I can still take them back if they are the wrong cray. and keep looking for the dwarfs.

Thanks!

10gallonplanted · 11-24-2011, 10:33 PM

Feed them, put them in a tank with plants. If they tear it to shreds they are not CPO.

HiepSTA · 11-24-2011, 10:33 PM

yea CPOs max out around 1 inch, there are orange crays

sounds like what you have is an orange variant of p. clarkii

kirlo357 · 11-24-2011, 10:34 PM

Haha, I'd rather not try that experiement :P I only have the one tank, and am empty 10 gallon (that they are currently in) and don't want to destroy my good one.

kirlo357 · 11-24-2011, 10:35 PM

Ok, I thought so. After doing more research, I found that CPO aren't the only orange cray. Soo, I'll take them back and keep looking for some CPO's.

11-24-2011, 10:30 PM	#1
kirlo357 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 29	Orange Crayfish-CPO or other? Hi! I found some orange crayfish in my local fish store-they just labeled them as tangerine crays. So, I bought three, I didn't know if they would still be there. My question is, are these CPO, or are they a mutation of another cray? I really want some CPO's and I can't keep any other crays that get larger than the CPO's. The biggest one of these are probably 3", and I think that is bigger than CPO's are supposed to get. I can still take them back if they are the wrong cray. and keep looking for the dwarfs. Thanks!

11-24-2011, 10:33 PM	#3
HiepSTA Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston/Cypress/Austin, TX Posts: 492	yea CPOs max out around 1 inch, there are orange crays sounds like what you have is an orange variant of p. clarkii __________________ HiepSTA's Fluval Ebi Tank Journal! http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...k-journal.html

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11-24-2011, 10:33 PM	#2
10gallonplanted Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 1,673	Feed them, put them in a tank with plants. If they tear it to shreds they are not CPO.

11-24-2011, 10:34 PM	#4
kirlo357 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 29	Haha, I'd rather not try that experiement :P I only have the one tank, and am empty 10 gallon (that they are currently in) and don't want to destroy my good one.

11-24-2011, 10:35 PM	#5
kirlo357 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 29	Ok, I thought so. After doing more research, I found that CPO aren't the only orange cray. Soo, I'll take them back and keep looking for some CPO's.