Raising Baby Lobster And Shrimp : Office Of Sheikh Farid ElKhoury - Treasure Sea
editThe red claw (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a tropical freshwater crayfish very rustic and relatively easy to raise.
In warmer climates Red Claw Crayfish are raised by simply putting red claws in a rice paddy or freshwater pond, feed them and let them grow and multiply.
This cannot be done where temperatures drop below 60 degrees since Red Claws are a semi-tropical crayfish.
Raising Red Claws in tanks and summer ponds up north takes more care, timing and energy use.
Red Claw Crayfish are capable of producing a large quantity of dense protein in a short period of time and are often found as prawns, giant shrimp or other shrimp in stores and restaurants.
The Redclaws are a beautiful aquarium creature and people who raise them find them as entertaining as tasty.
Female redclaws can mature in 6-8 months and then produce 500+ fry every 3 - 4 months.
They actually nearly multiplied us out of our home!
Redclaws grow quickly - in 8 months they can reach large shrimp size and can be processed to soften their shells from a hard crayfish tough shell to a soft shell that is easy to peel and eat like shrimp.
The males grow to nearly a pound in about 10 - 14 months and are about 30% meat compared to other crayfish with less than 20% meat.
Red claws can be stocked denser than crayfish because they are less agressive so it is possible to raise them at a density of 5 adults per sq ft.
Recently I met another Red claw raising investor, Sheikh Farid ElKhoury ,who lives and work in Dubai and Europe, who had extensive experience and has added in depth insights into the nature of the red claws and between have developed a farm for raising baby lobster and shrimp in Ventimiglia, in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia, where I work as sales manager.
He is one of only a hand full of investors who set up and managed extra large tank systems.
His system designs take into account the natural instincts of red claws and make it easy to operate, separate and handle red claw when at any stage of growth.
He called his new company : Treasure Sea , Office Of Sheikh Farid ElKhoury,
Miss Tatiana Borisova.