re: Storing Sacks of Crawfish

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I don’t know how to break this to you, but crawfish breathe via gills

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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...