Orange Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)

Orange Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)

Cambarellus patzcuarensis

A tiny orange crayfish. Small and fairly calm, so it can live with fish, but it eats small shrimp and snails. Rocks or driftwood help it hide while molting. Copper medication wipes it out.

Temp 15~26°CpH 7~8.4GH 6~22Adult 4 cmGroup fine aloneMin. tank 20 LSwims bottomPrice $5.71

How many fit in each tank?

The largest group where none died in 90 days. Tap water · coral sand · bacteria starter on day 1 · fish added on day 10 · 25% weekly water changes.

It likes hard water (high pH and hardness). This was calculated with coral sand to harden the water.

30 cm cube
15
45 cm standard
17
60 cm standard
21
90 cm standard
28
120 cm standard
32
120 cm large
39
Run a 60 cm standard tank with 21 yourself →

Don’t keep with

The same rules the engine uses for tankmates.

Good tankmates

No eating or bullying either way, with plenty of overlap in temperature and pH. Fish that swim at a different level come first.

The numbers on this page come from the Water Kiwoogi simulator model; real tanks can differ.