I Caught A Crawfish Just Now.

[RGX]

Originally posted by SnnY@16 August 2004 - 21:17
Errm, slight lapse of brain power, what do they breathe?

Water I would imagine....unless they swim to the surface?

[manker]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@16 August 2004 - 22:16
@Manker......Ok, I know nothing about fishing

I quite agree, so far in this thread you've told us that crayfish are from the sea, crayfish don't feel pain and a fish dies 60 seconds after you take it out of water.

[Snee]

Originally posted by SnnY@16 August 2004 - 23:17
Errm, slight lapse of brain power, what do they breathe?

Ah wait, they breathe air I think, but need to keep the gills moist, so they need water too.

I did it right then

^How I think it is^

Or maybe they breathe both.

They do have gills.

[manker]

Originally posted by SnnY@16 August 2004 - 22:17
Errm, slight lapse of brain power, what do they breathe?

Ah wait, they breathe air I think, but need to keep the gills moist, so they need water too.

I did it right then

They breathe the disolved oxygen in the water, it's extracted by osmosis when it runs over the almost exposed blood vessels in the gills.

[Snee]

Originally posted by manker+16 August 2004 - 23:23--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (manker &#064; 16 August 2004 - 23:23)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SnnY@16 August 2004 - 22:17
Errm, slight lapse of brain power, what do they breathe?

Ah wait, they breathe air I think, but need to keep the gills moist, so they need water too.

I did it right then

They breathe the disolved oxygen in the water, it&#39;s extracted by osmosis when it runs over the almost exposed blood vessels in the gills. [/b][/quote]
Thanks, that solves that, the question is: should I fill the bucket with water, or just give it enough to keep it&#39;s gills moist?

The latter way means it can breathe for a longer time perhaps.

On the other hand it should only be overnight.

It&#39;s been out in open air all day I think.

[DanB]

Put it in a bucket I would say

[Snee]

Originally posted by danb@16 August 2004 - 23:29
Put it in a bucket I would say&nbsp;

It&#39;s in a bucket, the question is if the bucket, it&#39;s a not a small one holds enough oxygen for it to survive overnight, I have nothing to oxygenate it.

I suppose I could rig something like a hose and the compressor, but having it on all night for one crawfish wouldn&#39;t be practical.

[RGX]

Got a bigger container anywhere?

[Snee]

Originally posted by RGX@16 August 2004 - 23:31
Got a bigger container anywhere?

A really big barrel, but it&#39;d be a bitch getting it out.

I meant to say it wasn&#39;t a small bucket btw

And it has about an inch of water at the bottom and a little rock to climb up on just in case right now.

[DanB]

Just keep it in the bucket, if its dead in the morning its dead in the morning, at least you have tried your best