The first scientific description of the marbled crayfish was published in the early 2000s.
Why are the marble crayfish first descoverd.
Marble crayfish are said to have been discovered in an aquarium shop in germany in the late 1990 s.
Taxonomy problems of marbled crayfish this species was first described in the german aquarium trade in the late 1990s and became widely distributed in subsequent years under their german name marmorkrebs.
While its identity was unknown it was dubbed marmorkrebs marbled crayfish for its marbled carapace.
The mystery of its origin.
The informal name marmorkrebs is german for.
Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida.
I just wanted to say that i have raised these cool crayfish as feeders for my tropical fish i breed and sell them and they produce a lot of babies.
Unlike most aquarium fishes and shrimp marbled crayfish are not picky about their water at all.
They can be housed in extreme conditions and will be fine.
Marmorkrebs is an informal name given to marbled crayfish that were discovered by hobbyists in germany in the late 1990s.
Marbled crayfish have developed the ability to self clone and now a million strong crustacean army exists in waters stretching from europe to japan wed 7 feb 2018 11 51 est last modified on.
They are pretty neat to watch as well.
Marmorkrebs roughly translates from german as marbled crab the scientific name for marmorkrebs is procambarus virginalis previously procambarus fallax f.
Genetic analysis by a dr lyko and his team has confirmed the first marbled crayfish which split from a species called the slough crayfish found in the florida everglades arose due to a mutation.
I guess i don t see why you couldn t.
The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s.
They are closely related to the lobster.
No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known.
Marbled crayfish are asexual and parthenogenetic meaning they are all females and are capable of self reproduction.
While this rapid expansion has alarmed scientists due to the crayfish s ability to alter aquatic ecosystems by outcompeting native species the organism captured the attention of some researchers for another reason.
This aquarium freshwater crayfish is an omnivore.
Crayfish any of numerous crustaceans constituting the families astacidae parastacidae and austroastracidae.
I don t know about people eating them.
Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled crayfish originated was deemed totally confusing and unreliable.
