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Old 04-20-2012, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Cielbleu View Post
Crawfish are usually transfered from a "this years crawfish pond" to a "this years rice field" during the months of June and July. When the rice fileld is drained prior to harvesting the rice, the crawfish bury themselves, have their young and then come out of the ground in October and November when the field is flooded. They are primarily vegatarians and feed off of the stubble from the rice crop. Only rarely do farmers actually feed the crawfish, they survive off of the rice stubble and natural vegatation.
^^This.

Also, there are two types of crawfish common in south Louisiana Red Swamp and White River. The Red Swamp is the one found in the basin and both are found in ponds. People seed with basin crawfish thinking they will have bigger crawfish, but size is directly related to population density. Just like fish in an aquarium, fish will get bigger when either the aquarium is enlarged or fish are taken out.
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