I know I say this every time but the craybies are getting SO BIG. Like, insanely, ridiculously BIG. They pick at each other and chase each other around the tank and zoom up and down the plants and leap from plant to plant like trapeze artists and zip from one end of the tank to the other and climb the filter and air hoses and shovel in food like we’ll never feed them again. They, literally, grow overnight when they molt and we wake up in the morning and we’re like “HOLY CRAP BELUGA! YOU’RE HUGE.” They’re so big we’ve upgraded them from fish flakes to veggie rounds, just like their mamma used to eat. And they, apparently, love them just as much as she did. In no time they’ll be chowing down on frozen peas and shrimp! We threw in the first small piece yesterday morning to see what would happen and one of the bigger crays zipped around from out of nowhere, grabbed it, held it to him like we were handing out diamonds, and dragged it under the rock with him (for safe keeping) so he could eat the whole thing and not have to share it with his brothers and sisters. Typical siblings. They all do that, given the opportunity. They only look sweet and innocent.
I’m so happy they’re thriving, and we installed a live streaming video camera beside their tank so we can watch them during the day while we’re working (yes, we know we’re weird), but we’re also a little sad because we know it’ll only be another week or so before they’ll be too big to all live peacefully together and we’ll have to find some of them a new home. But how can we possibly choose who to keep and who not to?
Anyone want a blue cray?
(The answer, obviously, is YES.)
But they’re so great! Really, really great. And so fun to watch. They may just be 15 craybies, but they’re starting to develop such distinct personalities already. Some are snippy, some are swimmers, some are bosses, others are push-overs.
They’ll do silly things like sneak up on each other when one is preoccupied devouring a veggie round and suddenly clamp down on their tail with those big old claws, startling the poor guy and sending him flying across the tank in shock….then the snipper will proceed to steal the veggie round and eat it for himself. Absolute sneaks, I tell you!
Love them!
