Crayfish not molting

[Helpmehelpme]

Hey ive had my white crayfish for almost a year now and it molted 3 times and stopped last time was 5 months ago whats going on?

 

[Quietman]

Stopped growing as fast? If it's healthy and active...don't worry. My shrimp molted 3 times for 6 months, been 4 now since last.

 

[Helpmehelpme]

Stopped growing as fast? If it's healthy and active...don't worry. My shrimp molted 3 times for 6 months, been 4 now since last.

Yeah its as active as ever but i wanted it to become bigger is it going to get any bigger
Its in a 20g with some tetras

 

[Halal Hotdog]

They do need a little Iodine to molt, but it can get toxic pretty quickly for them.

 

[Helpmehelpme]

Also what should i feed him he refuses to eat algea waffers he only eats my bettas

 

[Helpmehelpme]

They do need a little Iodine to molt, but it can get toxic pretty quickly for them.

Whats the max size for white crayfish ? Will he get any bigger

 

[fish farmer]

Not knowing the exact species I'll bet that crayfish is close to max size, maybe another molt or two.

I used to keep native crayfish and they all seemed to molt crazy for the first year and then stop right where yours has. I did find a huge crayfish in the wild that was almost twice a large as yours. It attempted to molt once and something went wrong with the molting process and it died.

The one I had for about two years ate about 13 fish. I usually fed it krill on a skewer..it loved that and would eat pellets. They are scavengers so any meaty foods work.

 

[Helpmehelpme]

Not knowing the exact species I'll bet that crayfish is close to max size, maybe another molt or two.

I used to keep native crayfish and they all seemed to molt crazy for the first year and then stop right where yours has. I did find a huge crayfish in the wild that was almost twice a large as yours. It attempted to molt once and something went wrong with the molting process and it died.

The one I had for about two years ate about 13 fish. I usually fed it krill on a skewer..it loved that and would eat pellets. They are scavengers so any meaty foods work.

Thank you soo much