Minimum Tank Size For Single Crayfish

[Fahn]

I have a very young wild-caught crayfish that I am currently keeping in a (vacant) 5 gallon shrimp tank. I know that crayfish are opportunistic and would most likely munch on the shrimp, so I would like to give him another home. Not sure his exact variety, but was caught in a temporary pond while looking for aquarium wood.

Would a 10 gallon tank be sufficient for a single crayfish?

 

[FlutterFish]

10 gallon tank would be fine for a crayfish.

 

[Vortexed]

one could live in a 10 gallon, they grow to be about 5 inches. But even then it may be a bit cramped, they could live in there. But SHOULD they live in there?

 

[FlutterFish]

Well, I'd assumed that they were a dwarf crayfish, but looking at it knowing it's a wild-caught, yes, it'll need probably a 20 gallon long.

 

[Fahn]

one could live in a 10 gallon, they grow to be about 5 inches. But even then it may be a bit cramped, they could live in there. But SHOULD they live in there?

I'll just return it, I think it is the Panama City crayfish, which is endangered and endemic to NW Florida scattered in a few locales near Panama City.

 

[FlutterFish]

Yeah, it's good to be careful around wild-caught. Maybe go with a dwarf variety, they'll be fine in a 10 gallon.

 

[Anders247]

I agree, I wouldn't do this type of crayfish in a 10 gallon.