THIS ARTICLE TALK ABOUT : TYPES OF LOBSTER WHICH CAN BE CULTIVATED, MORPHOLOGY, FOOD, MOULTING PROCESS, CANNIBAL PROCESS, REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM & LIFE PROCESS OF LOBSTER
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| LOBSTER FRESHWATER " RED CLAW " |
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OK, just let me explain about this freshwater crayfish so you can get to know it deeper.
THERE ARE 5 TYPES OF FRESHWATER CRAYFISH THAT CAN BE CULTIVATED : CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS { RED CLAW }, CHERAX TENUIMANUS { MARON }, CHERAX DESTRUCTOR, PROCAMBARUS CLARKII AND THE LAST IS THE ASTACOPSIS GOULDI.
In
this article I will invite you to get to know more Freshwater Lobster
RED CLAW type. Because, type
RED CLAW the most superior in my opinion.
Red
Claw belongs to the PARASTACIDAE family. Red Claw is very suitable to
live in environment with optimal water temperature in the range of
20-24 'c, pH 7-8, and water hardness 10-20' dH. His body is dominated
by a shimmering blue sea and at both ends of the claws are red. This
is the main characteristic of Red Claw that distinguishes it from
other Lobsters. Between white eyelids segments. Lobster Red Claw can grow up more than 50 cm with a weight of about 800-1000 grams per head {Giant Lobster Freshwater}.
Mother Red Claw began to mate and lay eggs at the
age of 6-7 months. In one marriage Lobster’s
can be produce
100-200 grains. After the age of one year, the resulting eggs reach
600-1000 eggs. Parent Lobster can spawn up to five times a year.
Now I will invite you to know MORPHOLOGY Fresh Water Lobster type Red Claw
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| " MORPHOLOGY OF RED CLAW " |
The
body of the Red Claw Lobster is divided into two parts, namely: the
front consisting of the head and chest called CHEPALATHORAX, then the
back consists of body and tail called ABDOMEN. The head is covered by
the skin of the head shell { CARAPACE }. The frontal petal is called ROSTRUM or shoots the head with a tapered and serrated shape.
The head of Lobster consists of six sections of the segment. The first segment is a pair of stemmed eyes and can be moved. In the second and third segments there is a pair of small antenna { ANTENNULA } and large tentacle { ANTENNA }. For the fourth, fifth and sixth segments there are jaws { MANDIBULA }, MAXILLA I, and MAXILLA II. These three parts serve as a cutlery.
At the head there are five pairs of legs { PERIOPOD }. The first, second and third legs change shape and function into claws { CHELA }. The first claw serves as a weapon to confront an opponent and capture rapidly moving prey.
The second and third caps serve as the hands that feed the mouth when eating. Two pairs of other legs are used as the foot of the road {WALKING LEGS}. In the Abdomen there are four pairs of pool legs located in each segment. The legs act as SWIMMING LEGS While the tail consists of two parts: the fan tail {UROPODA} and the tail end {TELSON}.
To
start a Red Claw Freshwater Lobster business, you also need to know
about Lobster's FOOD and their favorite.
This becomes very important for growth and
breeding.
Red Claw Freshwater Lobster is classified as the all-consuming animal {OMNIVORA}. Red Claw Lobster is also cannibal. Red Claw Lobster can be fed by natural or artificial ingredients.
Natural foods Lobsters are found around us, for example: carrots, potatoes, watercress {Pistia Stratiotes}, silk worms, water worms, earthworms, moss, snails, and plankton. Red Claw can also be fed artificial feeds giant prawns [D1, D2, D3]. Each of those pellets has different grain sizes
D1
pellets are suitable for 1-2 months old puppies, D2 pellets for 2-4
month old poultry feed, and special D3 pellets for Lobster feed for
adults aged 5 months or more
Red Claw Freshwater Lobster is classified as the all-consuming animal {OMNIVORA}. Red Claw Lobster is also cannibal. Red Claw Lobster can be fed by natural or artificial ingredients.
Natural foods Lobsters are found around us, for example: carrots, potatoes, watercress {Pistia Stratiotes}, silk worms, water worms, earthworms, moss, snails, and plankton. Red Claw can also be fed artificial feeds giant prawns [D1, D2, D3]. Each of those pellets has different grain sizes
In order for Red Claw Freshwater Lobster to grow
well, should be given foods that have high protein. The higher
protein in the feed
will be better also for the growth of Lobster itself.
Feed is given every morning at around about 8 am to 9 am and afternoon around 4 pm until 5 pm. The amount of feeding adjusted for the amount of Lobster in the tub is also adjusted to its ability to consume the feed. As knowledge only, every adult Lobster is only able to spend about 2-3 grams of food per day. This is very little when compared with the size of a large body. To avoid the nature of cannibalism in freshwater lobsters, it is necessary to note the availability of sufficient feed as well as natural feed of small shrimp {reket}, silk worms, small fish counts, slugs and others.This is necessary to attract the attention of Lobster not to prey on his friend .
Feed is given every morning at around about 8 am to 9 am and afternoon around 4 pm until 5 pm. The amount of feeding adjusted for the amount of Lobster in the tub is also adjusted to its ability to consume the feed. As knowledge only, every adult Lobster is only able to spend about 2-3 grams of food per day. This is very little when compared with the size of a large body. To avoid the nature of cannibalism in freshwater lobsters, it is necessary to note the availability of sufficient feed as well as natural feed of small shrimp {reket}, silk worms, small fish counts, slugs and others.This is necessary to attract the attention of Lobster not to prey on his friend .
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| PICTURE OF " EARTHWORMS " |
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| PICTURE OF " CARROT " |
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| PISTIA STRATIOTES {WATERCRESS} |
Be careful when you give the food, do not let the food too much so that Lobster is not able to spend it
This will automatically cause the water becomes turbid and the oxygen content in the water becomes reduced. This resulted in mass Lobster mortality.
Freshwater Crayfish in its growth is always accompanied by SKIN REINFORCEMENT process. If the lids { EKSOSKELETON} covering the lobster body become hard and not elastic anymore, the lobster needs to remove the old skin and replace it into new skin to grow larger. The above process is known as MOULTING.
Younger lobsters are more likely to experience moulting when compared with adult Lobsters.
During his lifetime the Lobster has moulted dozens of times. Skin changes begin in Lobsters 2-3 weeks.
Both male and female will return moulting after 2-3 times of marriage.
Two to three hours before the moulting or skin change begins, the lobster will look very weak and seem to die.
Lobsters look stressed and do not want to eat. The newly changed lobster body will look very soft and break easily.
After 24 hours his skin will harden back as usual. Lobster also began to look strong and healthy again.
During the moulting process, the lobster will not eat. In addition to accelerate the growth, mouting process will also accelerate the process of maturation of the gonad on the mother. So the female parent will quickly produce eggs.
Moulting also works to repair the damaged Lobster body. If there is a broken or damaged Lobster body it will grow back.
Broken legs or claws will grow normally again, although not as big as the previous size.
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| PICTURE OF " RED CLAW LEATHER " |
The cannibal character of the Lobster will be more visible when there is a shortage of food and when seeing a friend who is experiencing the process of moulting.
Lobster that is undergoing a skin change, will emit an odor that stimulates other Lobsters to approach and eat it.
In a weak state, moulting lobsters can be easily attacked by non-moulting lobsters.
The moulting lobster will usually find a hiding place to avoid the cannibalism of his friend.
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| PICTURE OF " PLACE HIDDEN LOBSTER " { MADE OF PARALLON PIPE } |
Well, now it's time for me to explain about REPRODUCTION SYSTEM AND LIFE LIVING LOBSTER WATER.
Freshwater Lobsters begin to mature gonads at 6-7 months of age. The mother of the female prepares its egg to be fertilized by the male. While the males prepare for sperm maturity determined by genital development { PETASMA }. Petasma contains SPERMATOPHORA. Maturity of female eggs can be seen from the development of the ovaries that are in the back.
Once the gonad is ripe, the marriage process of Freshwater Lobster will occur. Fertilization that occurs in Lobsters is the internal fertilization, namely: sperm fertilize the egg in the female parent body. The fertilized egg will appear and attach to the bottom of the female parent body.
The female parent will incubate the eggs until they hatch for one and a half months. Eggs-eggs are oval-shaped and change color in the process of hatching.
Each time laying the number of tillers that hatch 150 - 800 tail. Within 6-7 months, the seedling will grow into an adult Lobster ready to be consumed.
A Lobster can live decades depending on how its caretaker.
Lobsters who are laying eggs and incubate their eggs will tend to hide inside the paralon pipes that have been provided and the appetite is also likely to decrease.
Well Guys, we arrive at the end of this article. By reading this article, you certainly have the knowledge to be more familiar with and understand about the characteristics of this freshwater lobster. In the next stage, we will discuss about the techniques and tricks how to cultivate freshwater crayfish also what needs to be prepared. For that, do not hesitate to follow my next article post.
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