Fish Tales - How to Keep Yabbies - Department of Fisheries, Govt of Western Australia

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td> <div align="center"><font color="#020948"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><img name="image17" src="../i/headers/head_yabby.gif" width="200" height="110" alt="Keeping Yabbies"></font></b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" bordercolor="#000033" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="90" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%" height="364" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <p> </p> <p><img name="image3" src="../i/icons/bullet_orange.gif" width="12" height="12"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0033"><u><b><font color="#FA6227">About Freshwater Crayfish</font></b></u></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><b>Setting up a freshwater crayfish aquarium</b></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> <font color="#FA6227"><u><a href="keepcrayfish2.htm">Getting Started</a></u></font><br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><u><a href="keepcrayfish3.htm">Filters</a></u></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><u><a href="keepcrayfish4.htm">Tank Setup</a></u></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><u><a href="keepcrayfish5.htm">Tank Water</a></u></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#0000F4"><a href="keepcrayfish6.htm">Overcrowding</a></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><u><b><font color="#FD6E2A"><br> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"></font></b></u> <a href="keepcrayfish7.htm">Food</a><u><b><font color="#FD6E2A"><br> </font></b></u><img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <a href="keepcrayfish8.htm">Feeding Times</a></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><b><font color="#FD6E2A"><br> </font></b> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="keepcrayfish9.htm">Shelter</a></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"> <br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> <font color="#0000F4"><a href="keepcrayfish10.htm">Caring for the young</a></font> <br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><u><a href="keepcrayfish11.htm">Moulting</a></u></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"> <br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><a href="keepcrayfish12.htm">Signs of Stress</a></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><br> <img name="image2" src="../i/icons/bullet_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" align="absmiddle"> <a href="keepcrayfish13.htm">Thelohania</a></font></p> <p> </p> <p>  </p> </td> <td width="50%" height="364" align="center" valign="top"> <table width="97%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td height="185"> <p align="left"><font color="#020948"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066"><b>About Freshwater Crayfish<br> </b></font></font><font color="#020948"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000066">All freshwater crayfish will uproot and eat plants in the aquarium. However, freshwater crayfish like hiding in the plants so they should be kept - just be aware that they will need to be replaced and that larger crays will demolish them rapidly.</font></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000066">Marron, yabby, koonac and gilgies are all freshwater crayfish that can be kept in an aquarium. Marron and yabbies are easy to buy, most aquarium stores will sell them. </font></p> <p align="left">  </p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" align="center"> <td height="81"><a href="keepcrayfish2.htm"><img name="icon_more" src="../i/icons/icon_more_up.gif" width="70" height="73" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="right"></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></body>