One hobbyist relates his tale of keeping and multiplying the marbled crayfish an all female self cloning species that one day just might help to feed the world.
Cloning marbled crayfish.
Self cloning marbled crayfish banned from michigan.
The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s.
Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida.
They can be housed in extreme conditions and will be fine.
Natural resources may 15 2020.
Marble crayfish are said to have been discovered in an aquarium shop in germany in the late 1990 s.
Once the stuff of science fiction cloning is not only happening in real world laboratories but also in home aquariums.
Department of natural resources director dan eichinger approved the addition of marbled crayfish procambarus virginalis to michigan s list of prohibited species at yesterday s meeting of the michigan natural resources commission.
This aquarium freshwater crayfish is an.
Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled.
Marbled crayfish a true self cloning wonder for the domestic aquarium.
Invasive self cloning marbled crayfish now a prohibited species in michigan contact.
Unlike most aquarium fishes and shrimp marbled crayfish are not picky about their water at all.