Plants in the crayfish tank

[Craw Chief]

These are some various posts on plants in crayfish tanks:

'Anachris and camobea (sp on both) are favorite snacks so they look pretty, but are gone fast. I have java ferns right now (red leafed sword) and they nibble but don''t just tear them down. I am buying about 10 every 2 months or so, but I like a heavily planted aquarium too.

'Mine tend to eat most of the plants I put in, but I found one called Cabomba that they just like to climb in. I have 3 clumps that have been in my tank for quite a while now and seems to be growing, though I don''t see any roots.

'you can let anachris float. my elvis loves chewing on wisteria, but that is not a floating plant. i also like java fern, which he doesnt tear up too much. java ferns dont need to be planted in gravel. just fixed on a rock or something, i even let them float sometimes and they grow like crazy in all my tanks

[Craw Chief]

'Has anybody had success keeping live plants in a tank with crays, without the crays eating/destroying them? Are there species of plants that crays tend to leave alone? I miss having live plants in my tank.

'My local pet shop had anachris the last time I was in there and I got two bunches to see how it does. It''s only been in my tank for a week, but it seems to be doing well and no one has been eating it. I really prefer plants the crayfish like to eat as a way of giving them variety in their diet and it really isn''t that expensive when you only have a few crayfish nibbling.