Virile Crayfish is Very Destructive in Planted Tanks

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Channel: Dan Hiteshew · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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Here's a look at my Virile Crayfish (Orconectes virilis) eating some of my rotala in my 125 gallon Native Tank. I also have Golden Shiners and a few others in here. Crayfish are diggers and burrowers, so they will not only eat plants and vegetation, but they will uproot plants as well.

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