Breeding and Caring For Yabby's

Hannah Broughton

I want to start breeding yabby's. I have 6 tanks setup with air pumps. the tanks are only small, around the 20-25L mark. I would love to know if anyone has had experience breeding blue claw yabby's and what you have found works. also any tips you may have would be awesome! if anyone can give me some pointers as to what the environment (feeding,temp etc) needs to be like for them to breed that would be great! If anyone wants to put a pic of their setup that would be good.
many thanks
hannah

Doug

Most people that I know that breed yabbies do it in larger ponds.

Not sure how you will go with territorial issues in the smaller tanks...

@Mooo is one of the yabbie keepers here, she might have some advice

Mooo

Thanks Doug
Hmm yeah.. Space is needed ..Tanks aren't a good environment for yabs imo, They aren't happy they aren't going to breed, I have mine in a huge spa pond outside, I have no idea how many if any are in my pond now, it's been an awful cold winter, But I wouldn't say I was an expert lol I bought a berried blue female, then later, bought a male and female, tossed them into my goldfish pond & that was years ago... I have a topic in here somewhere ;;)
forum.livefish.com.au/discussion/comment/48985/#Comment_48985

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I've successfully bred Cherax Destructors in a tank but I had no idea how - they just did it themselves


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INDOPMMO-Oc

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Mooo

Brilliant shots thanks for sharing
Congrats on the bubs tip, they will canibilise if there are too many growing out, I suggest another pond for yabbettes

Link below has the yabbies
http://forum.livefish.com.au/discussion/comment/47710/#Comment_47710

link below is my pond where I housed said yabbies It has large goldfish now
http://s279.photobucket.com/user/Mooo/media/Yabbies/Goldfish2vid.mp4.html

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Mooo said:

Brilliant shots thanks for sharing
Congrats on the bubs tip, they will canibilise if there are too many growing out, I suggest another pond for yabbettes

Link below has the yabbies
http://forum.livefish.com.au/discussion/comment/47710/#Comment_47710

link below is my pond where I housed said yabbies It has large goldfish now
http://s279.photobucket.com/user/Mooo/media/Yabbies/Goldfish2vid.mp4.html

Love the Yabby Spa Moo -

The babies were all released into a local yabby dam before they could eat each other.