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re: Storing Sacks of Crawfish
Posted on 4/27/23 at 6:58 am to Epaminondas
Posted on 4/27/23 at 6:58 am to Epaminondas
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Leave drain open on ice chest (crawfish cannot be submerged in water)
I don’t know how to break this to you, but crawfish breathe via gills. Have you ever fished a crawfish pond? They are mostly definitely under water before they are put in the sack
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 7:24 am to Epic Cajun
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Leave drain open on ice chest (crawfish cannot be submerged in water)
I think the reason they die is suffocation, after removing all the oxygen from the water, like fish or crabs in a sealed ice chest or aquarium without an aerator to pump oxygen back into the water.
Keep the crawfish cool or cold, and don't let them dry out. You'll be fine
Posted on 4/27/23 at 7:34 am to Epic Cajun
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I don’t know how to break this to you, but crawfish breathe via gills
While true the water needs to have enough oxygen in the water for them to breath. 1" of water in the bottom of a ice chest jammed pack with a layer of crawfish will deplete of o2 faster than you think.
If I am holding them for a while I leave them in the sack and will put something on the bottom of the ice chest to keep them above the bottom of the drainplug or tip it enough so there's little water sitting before draining out the plug and keep the sack out of that area if possible.
That brings me to another thought. Since crawfish live and breath in the water chlorine in the water may kill them I surmise, like fish. Maybe not as fast but I'd guess it knocks them down a notch. I notice when I use my crawfish washer they may not be as peppy after they are drained and waiting their turn. Just food for thought...
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:31 am to Epic Cajun
quote:OK. Put a crawfish sack in an ice chest filled or partially filled with water and tell me what happens.
I don’t know how to break this to you, but crawfish breathe via gills. Have you ever fished a crawfish pond? They are mostly definitely under water before they are put in the sack
Also, fish live underwater and breathe via gills. But unless it's a fish that needs very little oxygen like a beta or goldfish, it will die in an aquarium without aeration.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 11:39 am
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