Things You'll Need
- Freshly hatched brine shrimp
- Flake
- Fish pellets
- Microworms
- Female blue crawfish
- Male blue crawfish
- Aquarium
- Aquarium rocks
Instructions
Set up an aquarium that allows a minimum of 40 gallons per crawfish. Place many rocks throughout the aquarium, and regulate the water temperature so that it is between 55 and 70 degrees F.
Place the female and male blue crawfish into the aquarium.
Allow time for the crawfish to mate. The male initiates copulation, which begins with the male cleaning the female. When the female crawfish becomes impregnated, she carries the eggs in abdominal parts called pleopods. The eggs should hatch within four weeks.
Remove the newly hatched crawfish from the aquarium and place them into a separate smaller aquarium so the parents won't eat them. The baby crawfish shed their shells as they grow. Leave the shells in the aquarium so the crawfish eat them, as they provide a good source of calcium.
Feed the crawfish daily a mixture of freshly hatched brine shrimp, flake, fish pellets and microworms. As the baby crawfish grow, they will begin to develop blue color.