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Hello Everyone, I just got a new tank and put this little guy in along with some tetras. I forgot the name of this crayfish and cant seem to identify it. Hope someone can help me out. Cheers!

Lovely setup! As far as I know, Puffers are a DEFINITE NO NO and the shark is a risk. The crayfish will need something to hide his whole body inside whwn he has moulted for a few days until the shell hardens. His whole body would need to be out of reach and there isn't anything in your tank where that can happen that I can see, he would still be exposed! Getting more than 1 crayfish is also very risky as they are territorial and will likely fight until 1 or both are dead unless they have A LOT of room (even then it is risky)! I would think your tank would only support the 1! Fish wise you would want peaceful mid to top dwellers so they are as out of reach as possible, but the crayfish is an opportunist so there is always some risk. Tetras fall into that group and there is a wide range of sizes to suit most requirements? Simon

So far I have a bunch of tetras and just that cray, was hoping to get something that can co exist and actually grow a bit in size. Also the cray is slightly orange ish had to reduce resolution. Attached is my set up. Should i still get a cave? I would like to get one more crayfish when more come to town but having problems seeing which breed will likely co exist with current one. (55gal tank)

Thanks for the link! He has been chasing the tetras but haven't seen any dead fish yet... im thinking of getting some red tail sharks as ive read they can co exist and be friends. Any thoughts?

Welcome to SKF! That looks like a white specter Crayfish to me. I hope it doesn't kill/eat the fish? Here is a link to some basic details etc! https://aquaticarts.com/pages/white-specter-crayfish-care-guide Simon

Thank you all for the information. I'm not ready to buy yet, tank is cycling, but when I am I'll definitely check out these places!! Stacy

Good to see this tank is doing well for you. Those are some of the best Orange rillis I have seen.