Crab tank

woah..v nice tank... a v natural environment for ur crabs n CPOs..hehe

[_kai_]

Thanks! I find they co exist well together as the crab never go into the water totally .

[Bigfoot1989]

my crab didnt eat for 2 week already D: keep drinking water! this morning i added a carrot and they eat! finally i didnt know they dont like pellet :/

good to know there are some crabbies here!
just to share mine.



got them from a good friend.
eating pellets.
are there more variations of vamps other than these yellow eyed guys? how to get them to breed. its not easy to id the gender btw due to the small size. any advices will be good.

[lucas_1957]

Originally Posted by glaerey

good to know there are some crabbies here!
just to share mine.



got them from a good friend.
eating pellets.
are there more variations of vamps other than these yellow eyed guys? how to get them to breed. its not easy to id the gender btw due to the small size. any advices will be good.

Hi friend, your setup might be too small for more than one vampire crab (i see at least 2 inside the bowl?) as they are rather territorial and need more space to avoid fights and injuries. In addition, i hope the leaves are not touching the edge of the bowl, otherwise the crabs might escape that way.

There are more variations of these guys, there are blue vampire crabs, fully orange ones, red back ones, and cream back ones.

To tell the gender, look at the ventral section of the crab. If it has a wide pleon (the flap on the belly), it is a female, if it has a narrow pleon, it is a male.

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

Hi friend, your setup might be too small for more than one vampire crab (i see at least 2 inside the bowl?) as they are rather territorial and need more space to avoid fights and injuries. In addition, i hope the leaves are not touching the edge of the bowl, otherwise the crabs might escape that way.

There are more variations of these guys, there are blue vampire crabs, fully orange ones, red back ones, and cream back ones.

To tell the gender, look at the ventral section of the crab. If it has a wide pleon (the flap on the belly), it is a female, if it has a narrow pleon, it is a male.

Thanks for the kind advise, bro. u have sharp eyes and there are indeed 2 of them. Im keeping them in my office hence cannot have big tank

btw, do u have pictures on those variations and know where to get them?

gender wise same like normal crab right, but i had a hard time looking due to their small size and my eyes not good also lah

[lucas_1957]

Cream coloured one:


Red back one:

Source:http://media.photobucket.com/image/r...b_RedDevil.jpg

Fully orange one:


Blue back one:


The first two can readily be found in LFSs, availability depends on when the shipment arrives

The third one used to be sold many years ago, only one shipment came, and i havent seen it since.

The last one was never sold in Singapore.

[lucas_1957]

Hmm, i realise the 2nd photo couldnt be opened, here is another photo.


Source: http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server48....1280.1280.jpg

[onlyyouknow]

Maybe can try a rainbar to spray water across a larger surface for the moss and add a background to hide the tubing?

[_kai_]

Originally Posted by onlyyouknow

Maybe can try a rainbar to spray water across a larger surface for the moss and add a background to hide the tubing?

Thats a good idea! However it maybdisrupt my sandbed. Actually theres a mist brand called mistking, i use it for my plants. Just tought i'd mention it here incase ppl are interested. Its quite pricey but its reliable and the mist produced is very fine and nice.