Any advise on keeping Mexican Dwarf Crayfish??

Originally Posted by NigelN

Does it have hiding place? What colour substrate are you using? Is it eating well? Usually if you want the colour to be strong, you can try feeding fish food like Tetra bits. They bring out the reds and can make your CPO look very orangish. Perhaps the Hikari crab cuisine makes the shell pale. Do you have lighting for your tank?

Substrate I believe u r referring to the soil/gravel. If yes, then it's a mixture of brown and black.. Hiding place, it has a bridge... Doesn't seem to be eating much now.. Lighting is an aquazonic led light.. Changing to a PL lamp..

Try a water change bro and see how that does. I used to have a CPO that became pale because it was in a glass jar with a moss ball, very small experimental setup.

I now have a CPO at home that is doing well, suddenly became more red/orange than when I first bought it. Feeding it tetra bits.

Sometimes water affects the colour as well.