KEEPING PET YABBIES KEEPING PET YABBIES by ROBERT B by ROBERT B McCORMACK McCORMACK

A complete A A complete A – – Z on all Z on all you need to know on you need to know on

keeping yabbies happy keeping yabbies happy and healthy in both tanks and healthy in both tanks

or ponds or ponds

If you want to keep yabbies you need to If you want to keep yabbies you need to know this information know this information

CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE PAGE

n n Foreword Foreword 4 4 n n Acknowledgements Acknowledgements 5 5 n n Contents Contents 6 6 n n INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 7 7 n n THE YABBY THE YABBY 8 8 n n HANDLING HANDLING 11 11 n n ANATOMY AND SEXING ANATOMY AND SEXING 13 13 n n MOULTING & GROWTH MOULTING & GROWTH 20 20 n n BREEDING BREEDING 25 25 n n CHOOSING A TANK CHOOSING A TANK 30 30 n n CRAYFISH PHOTOS CRAYFISH PHOTOS 32 32 n n SETTING UP A TANK SETTING UP A TANK 40 40 n n Location Location 40 40 n n Foam Mats Foam Mats 40 40 n n Clean the Tank Clean the Tank 40 40 n n Filters and Aerators Filters and Aerators 40 40 n n Substrate Substrate 42 42 n n Making Homes Making Homes 42 42 n n Play Ground Addition Play Ground Addition 44 44 n n Plants Plants 44 44 n n Lights Lights 44 44 n n Calcium Calcium 45 45 n n Water/Chemicals Water/Chemicals 45 45 n n EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED 45 45 n n YABBY ETIQUETTE YABBY ETIQUETTE 46 46 n n FEED AND NUTRITION FEED AND NUTRITION 47 47 n n TANK MAINTENANCE & WATER QUALITY TANK MAINTENANCE & WATER QUALITY 48 48 n n DISEASES AND DEATH DISEASES AND DEATH 48 48 n n CATCH YOUR OWN CATCH YOUR OWN 50 50 n n TAKING THE CATCH HOME TAKING THE CATCH HOME 51 51 n n OTHER SPECIES OTHER SPECIES 51 51 n n YABBY TRICKS YABBY TRICKS 53 53 n n YABBY RACES YABBY RACES 55 55 n n OTHER PUBLICATIONS OTHER PUBLICATIONS 56 56

This book covers everything from catching yabbies, setting up a tank, feeding, breeding and growing yabbies in your home aquarium or pond, to the unusual subjects like yabby etiquette, hypnotizing yabbies and yabby races.

56 Pages

B5 Size

Black & White Booklet

With an 8 Page full colour insert section

A BOOK FOR ALL CRAYFISH A BOOK FOR ALL CRAYFISH ENTHUSIASTS ENTHUSIASTS

This book refers to not only yabbies but all the This book refers to not only yabbies but all the different species that occur around Australia different species that occur around Australia

All the usual subjects are covered All the usual subjects are covered

Yabby breeding Yabby breeding

Yabby growth and moulting Yabby growth and moulting Yabby Anatomy Yabby Anatomy – – both internal and external both internal and external

Yabby homes Yabby homes

Yabby aquariums Yabby aquariums

All the unusual subjects All the unusual subjects

YABBY ETIQUETTE YABBY TRICKS

YABBY RACES