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if its a young crayfish and a big cichlid itll eat the crayfish if the crayfish is a adult they will pick on each other as long as the cichlid isn't big enough to put the crayfish in its mouth and the cichlid isn't slow enough for a crayfish to catch

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10y ago

Yes indeed... I had to learn it the hard way ;_;

I kept 2 of my crayfish together and over-night I saw there was only 1 crayfish in the tank with a ripped-apart body of the smaller crayfish. Obviously my bigger crayfish ate it~sigh~

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16y ago

I don't know for sure but some article said crayfish are cannbalistic even against their own types

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16y ago

ONE CRAYFISH AND A FEW SHRIMP CAN LIVE TOGETHER IN A 10 GALLON TANK, AS LONG AS THEY ARE REGULARLY FED AND ARE PROVIDED WITH PLACES TO HIDE.

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15y ago

As a general rule No. Most crayfish are carnivores and will rip pieces off any fish in the aquarium.

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11y ago

yes mine do. as long as you have a large tank, a cave for the crayfish and an island for the newt, plenty of food they can be rather happy together

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