HELP: Authencity of CPO

[zoothefreak]

Hi guys could any of the experienced crayfish keepers here help me out with identifying the dwarf crayfish on sale at C328?

I intend to keep the Dwarf Mexican Orange Crayfish but upon inspection the ones on sale at C328 look more like Cajun Dwarf Crayfish instead of the CPOs...

So could the bros who are pros here help confirm the id? Coz i want the authentic cambarellus patzcuarensis "orange" and not the cambarellus shufeldtii...


Also I am interested in procambarus alleni the Blue Florida Crayfish but see them pathetically on sale in plastic drinking cups (as all other crays sold there) with just a little water - dont think these are in good enough condition to buy rite? or how anywhere else sells them in good condition coz I dont want em dying on me after a few days...

[limz_777]

what temp are you keeping them in ?

[zoothefreak]

what temp are you keeping them in ?

you mean the shop at C328? Room temperature I guess...

but I plan on keeping them in my office eventually which is air conditioned and room temperature on weekends...

[stormhawk]

From memory, the actual patzcuarensis has 2 reddish? stripes running along the back, with the rest of the crayfish a lighter orange. You can see this very easily in non-stressed specimens. In the attached image is a picture I found off the web from the old PFK website. You can see the stripes I'm talking about. I hope it helps.

The image should be by Neil Hepworth I think.

[guoxiong]

so cute to have it