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Bluecrayfish.com and r/Crayfish

Started by Guest_CrawChief_* , Feb 16 2013 09:29 AM

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#1 Guest_CrawChief_*

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:29 AM

Hi everyone!

In the past, the bluecrayfish.com forums were very active and full of a lot of great information related to crayfish. Apparently the site went down, but is now back up again. Unfortunately, there are next to no active members. I would really like to see it become again the community it once was. So if there are any of you who are interested in participating in the discussions over there or who are former members, please head over!

Alternatively, I created a subreddit on the website reddit.com specifically for crayfish discussion. It would be really great if those of you who are experienced in crayfish identification and biology could come over and contribute to the discussions there. http://www.reddit.com/r/Crayfish/

Thank you very much!

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#2 Guest_davidjh2_*

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 10:13 PM

It's a shame that the forum hasn't bounced back. It was my favorite crayfish forum.

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#3 Guest_CrawChief_*

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 11:03 PM

Yes I agree. But if some of the old members post here and see this, hopefully that will encourage folks to go back.

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#4 Guest_davidjh2_*

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 11:40 AM

Once spring arrives and I start going on some trips I'll post pictures and hopefully draw some interest.

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#5 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 03:33 PM

Well guys, that is what this subforum is for. I think many of us would like to learn more about our native crayfish, and we could use more informative discussions, so please educate us. I would like to learn more about identification.

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#6 Guest_davidjh2_*

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:00 PM

You and me both Skipjack. I can id what's in my own area and catch them pretty easily but I'd love to do a couple of trips with an expert in a state with more variety then NJ.

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#7 Guest_exasperatus2002_*

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Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:41 AM

I used to be a member. Wish they'd have sent an email out to all the members to have let us know it was going down. It'd be to their advantage to do so to let everyone know if they evergo back online.

Edited by exasperatus2002, 18 February 2013 - 11:03 AM.

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#8 Guest_CrawChief_*

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Posted 18 February 2013 - 04:25 PM

It is back online. I was hoping this thread could encourage more people to go back.

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#9 Guest_jacksmelt_*

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 10:10 AM

i just registered over there. would be nice to have more people and info. i got my answer to my question tho. thanks craw chief! looking forward to conversing with you again over there. this is my 1st. cray so im sure ill have more questions. ill post as much as i can so maybe draw more members if they see more activity on the site. i go by bossie71 over there btw.

Edited by jacksmelt, 11 April 2013 - 10:12 AM.

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#10 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 12:41 PM

I'm not trying to be a wet blanket crawchief but in the market area I see "self replicating crayfish" which are presumably for sale.
I must beg you to consider the ethics of distributing such an animal knowing it's only a matter of time before it winds up in wild populations.
I might be a little slow but do we even know what this animal is or where it came from? A reasonable person might ask "why it's here and why is it being distributed".
Just some food for thought and maybe consideration for strong warnings about the impacts of releasing animals into wild places.

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#11 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 02:49 PM

Uland -- Is there any inherent reason why a parthenogenetic crayfish would be any more invasive than a typical heterosexual one? (Yes I realize the obvious 2 animals vs 1 animal issue, but that's rarely a barrier to invasive species). It would seem to me that lack of sexual reproduction (and thus genetic recombination) would be a limitation, not an advantage, in colonizing new areas. The latest opinion I've heard is that "Marmorkrebs" is a parthenogenetic mutant of Procambarus fallax (a Florida species) that appeared in a German hobbyist's captive colony. It's possible that the same mutation might occur in natural wild populations too.

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#12 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 11 April 2013 - 04:11 PM

Gerald, it's of course difficult for me to scale "invasiveness" particularly when talking about a creature of suspicious origins. You can predict that more little boys and girls will produce these curious creatures of unknown origin and set them free. I might be a pessimist, however I expect we will find out soon enough how well and where they will prosper in the US.

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#13 Guest_davidjh2_*

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Posted 12 April 2013 - 07:31 PM

I see them for sale all the time on Ebay and Aquabid and I wish they would ban their sale. On the plus side they are a small species and wouldn't do well against more agressive and/or larger species. Having come across one invasive species in NJ already I don't want to come across these things in the wild.

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#14 Guest_CrawChief_*

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Posted 12 April 2013 - 08:56 PM

I'm not trying to be a wet blanket crawchief but in the market area I see "self replicating crayfish" which are presumably for sale.
I must beg you to consider the ethics of distributing such an animal knowing it's only a matter of time before it winds up in wild populations.

I'm not sure if you were addressing me directly, but I have no need to consider the ethics of distributing such an animal because I do not own the marbled "self-replicating crayfish" nor have I ever distributed one. The only crayfish I have sold are Cambarellus shufeldtii, which I seriously doubt would be successful as an invasive species.

Again, not sure if you were addressing me, but I see your point although it doesn't relate to me directly other than I do have an interest in crayfish.

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#15 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 12 April 2013 - 09:08 PM

I'm not sure if you were addressing me directly, but I have no need to consider the ethics of distributing such an animal because I do not own the marbled "self-replicating crayfish" nor have I ever distributed one. The only crayfish I have sold are Cambarellus shufeldtii, which I seriously doubt would be successful as an invasive species.

Again, not sure if you were addressing me, but I see your point although it doesn't relate to me directly other than I do have an interest in crayfish.

Crawchief, indeed I was operating under the assumption that you were directly involved with the site. My apologies for that misguided assumption. You know what happens when you assume! Never fails.