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HeWhoSleepsSolo: i think you're looking for the thread three doors down on the far left. The one with the lights on, but nobodies home, help yourself. ty

checking out Stick Fins was part of my research for the possible home aquaponics project. They have a price list for washed/scrubbed/chilled/etc-i would think this treatment would make them "Live" enough to eat, but they, as all should be, are very sensitive with state by state allowances for such, and as ive only been into the info gathering- I, nor anyone i know have actually imported, or attempted to import, anything like this, so im not sure on the particulars of how.

For those who just dropped in, see Giant Crawdads thread for a little background. ty

It would be to our advantage to acknowledge that the Australian Blue Lobster and Red Claw are not the same creature as our native crawfish, of any variety. It is possible to save and preserve our native crawfish, AND benefit from an independent source of ready Lobster grill. UNLIKE our own crawfish, the Blue Marron and Red Claw require manual climate/habitat control. Missouri is too cold, the Blue and Red lacking the most basic survival adaptations, cant burrow, hibernate,or even blend in with their surroundings. around 55 degrees ( yes, thats also water temp ) all normal functions stop-and they begin to die- without intervention, every scavenger would have them long before then. At any life stage. The younger the specimen, the more delicate (eggs/young would die on the tail).THAT said, think : Fresh lobster at will. independent of what we can scrape together for an imported batch for that boil/after game party. Native Crawfish blissfully unaware and free to reproduce and get bigger for those of us who enjoy the sport of crawfishing. Happy Fishing

i am not in affiliation with any anti agriculture movement, nor against supporting and maintaining our natural Missouri. No Politics, just home grown in my own yard or building.

Whoa. Magnificent. Look at those graceful pincers. See.. i could look at that in.. where ever it came from .. XD, and not ask him if he had any brothers and sisters as big as he was. Then i would be late getting home cause i couldn't leave until i had an answer to that.. then i would want to know why.. i dont get much done at home.. XD

meh, not the prawn. Crawfish and I have a history besides, Lobster rocks.

To clarify- All groups described above would have all the normal precautions set up to prevent actual escape outside the confinement area. The Australians cant burrow, but provide a below ground barrier(in conjunction to any other approved system) cant hurt.

Hi Guy. Great subject. ty. Im actually more interested in the biology of the Blue Marron and Red Claw at this time, than actually raising some atm, Because of that very reason. Since they are already here in the US, available, and have garnered some interest over the past 10 yrs or so - I say the more learned the better. I think one of the reasons we haven't seen any live individuals is for the very reasons that actually make them such a great candidate for small home projects. Ive grown up with crawfish all my life. Ive seen my favorite creeks in the Bay Area (sf CA) go from magical (kids viewpoint lol) to paved with the developement of the BART monorail system and human commercial interest. I have seen a LOT of wildlife destroyed by greed and carelessness. I am also not a fan of seeing the rogue emu, hog, or even goldfish where they dont belong. ive seen first hand what happens when the invertebrate balance is thrown off. I personally, do not own anything of this nature, yet- and wont- until i learn more about them. I believe it would be EXTREMELY pro-active to have a few control groups out of "Crawdad Reach" of any body of water- in actual normal native crawdad conditions-and actual farm (very small project scale)involving the normal husbandry practices that an individual may use. use US specimens only. test them. Take Loooooots of notes, and post them in environmental stuff, the Missouri Conservationist etc. If they dont work, no harm done, and we can head off anything that may show up in the wild affecting our native 'dads. ty

AND i like moonshine, too, Chief.. but that would be a different thread..

lol Chief. May i direct you to my intro -np.. that will give you a hello. Now look at my interests, its just a few, but im limited on space.. Best place to start would be what caught my immediate atten while surfing on info about the Australian Marron and Red Claw, as a potential for a really cool aquaponics (you will learn more as you read the Giant Crawdad thread, and also includes why i STARTED this one. ty

Chief. Somehow, not quite sure how- you've come up with a poor conclusion if what a few of us have been trying to say here. Pretend you are in a conversation involving an actually topic that you have not been really paying attn to. Start your own thread. We all be there with bells on, im sure...

Hi wayne. If an exemption is made for the Australian Lobsters on condition that they require climate management to survive.. We can all have happy native dads living unmolested, and our delicious lobster on the side. Ive been to a few farm demonstrations - you know, tour and BBQ promoting this and that-- i would so go for that and everyone would be able to keep up with the latest findings. ty

ah. no. Sorry Australia. I would never through a bucket of Missouri dads on you. ty