I'm excited that I'm upgrading zoidbergs tank and I think this is a "frog forum" but I just had to share! This past fall I caught a crayfish from a small retention pond in a sand pit. It was pretty polluted so I figured he'd be better off in a tank anyways. I couldn't identify him right away because his shell was coated in nasty brown grime so I had to wait for a molt. Finally he molted and I identified him as a virile or northern crayfish. They can get about 5 inches from what I've read. He's in a 5.5 right now so an upgrade is in order!

I thought I would take advantage of the $1 per gallon sale at petco. I'm going to get a 15 long and construct my own lid for it with leftover egg crate and screen from my false bottom. I plan on having a pretty steep grade on the bottom so he can come partially out of the water when he wants to. I'm also buying sand for the new tank to mix with the gravel which I think he'll be quite happy about. I will be sure to post some before and after photos of the new set up too! I'm off to the store later today .

Any other ideas for those of you who are aquarium/crustacean savvy? (Bill perhaps? lol)