Yabbies are true scavengers so will eat almost any sinking food that fish eat as well as disks of carrot, peas, potato peels, spinach and most fruit. They will also eat aquatic plants and the carcasses of dead or dying fish.

Are yabbies good for fish tanks?

Yabbies are very mellow pets. They will be happy to live in tropical or cold-water aquariums and, unlike most other aquatic pets, aren't too fussy when it comes to temperature.

What fish go with yabbies?

In turn, they are preyed upon by many native fishes and water birds. The common yabby forms an important part of the diet of white ibis, several cormorants, and warmwater fishes such as the Murray cod and the callop (golden perch or yellowbelly).