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| Procambarus Acanthophorus Hairy Claw |
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| Procambarus Acanthophorus Male and Female |
Procambarus Acanthophorus
Common Name/s: Spanish – Reculilla
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Superfamily: Astacoidea
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species: Procambarus Acanthophorus / Procambarus (Austrocambarus) Acanthophorus
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) Acanthophorus
Habitat and Ecology Procambarus Acanthophorus : Mexico
Procambarus Acanthophorus is known from creeks, lagoons, and marshy habitats, and has a rapid population doubling time (M. López-Mejía., F. Alvarez. and C. Pedraza-Lara pers. comm. 2009).
Max body size: 10cm, this species has hair on its pincers
PH : 6.5 – 8.0
Temperature : 15 – 28°C (59 – 82°F)
Hardness : 5 – 30 (gH); 3 – 20 (kH)
Keeping Procambarus Acanthophorus : You can keep 1 pair in an aquarium of 60cmx30cm.
Bigger tanks allow for a greater number of individuals.
A wide range of pH and GH is possible as long as one avoids the extremes.
Procambarus Acanthophorus is not as tolerant to bad water quality as the more widely distributed Procambarus clarkii, Procambarus Allenii and Procambarus Acutus.
Behaviour : Like Procambarus allenii
How to tell apart males from females : As usual (longer pincers, gonopods in males, broader tail in females)
Breeding : As usual.
Spread of Procambarus Acanthophorus : rare
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