crab id needed - Page 2

lucas_1957 · 07-07-2014, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by kimi

Hi, for water do we need to provide them with salt water or just normal water?

Normal water, these are freshwater crabs.

lubani · 08-07-2014, 09:06 PM

the crabs i have.. 3 of them in a 2 ft tank died suddenly .. mysteriously.. one after another the past week.. the day before they died they are still behaving normally and active.. i dont know wats the reason..

lucas_1957 · 09-07-2014, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by lubani

the crabs i have.. 3 of them in a 2 ft tank died suddenly .. mysteriously.. one after another the past week.. the day before they died they are still behaving normally and active.. i dont know wats the reason..

Erm, perhaps you can tell us your conditions? As well as any visible wounds etc.

lubani · 10-07-2014, 01:15 AM

no wounds nothing.. prior to death.. they are still active.. moving around, but after i woke up i found them dead

lucas_1957 · 12-07-2014, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lubani

no wounds nothing.. prior to death.. they are still active.. moving around, but after i woke up i found them dead

Hmm could be shipping stress as the crabs are imported in? Its a likely cause in the first few weeks of keeping them. What are your conditions like?

lubani · 12-07-2014, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lucas_1957

Hmm could be shipping stress as the crabs are imported in? Its a likely cause in the first few weeks of keeping them. What are your conditions like?

my tank condition..? 2 feet tank.. water filled about 3 inches deep ( a handphone screen length), underwater submerged filter from gex , lots of drift wood for them to climb around or hide, and for food i gave them vegetables and hikari crab cuisine

Clamence · 13-07-2014, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by lubani

my tank condition..? 2 feet tank.. water filled about 3 inches deep ( a handphone screen length), underwater submerged filter from gex , lots of drift wood for them to climb around or hide, and for food i gave them vegetables and hikari crab cuisine

No land area?

lucas_1957 · 13-07-2014, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lubani

my tank condition..? 2 feet tank.. water filled about 3 inches deep ( a handphone screen length), underwater submerged filter from gex , lots of drift wood for them to climb around or hide, and for food i gave them vegetables and hikari crab cuisine

Bro, this is a land crab. Your set up isnt feasible for them in the long term. It would be better if you did something like this:

lubani · 13-07-2014, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lucas_1957

Bro, this is a land crab. Your set up isnt feasible for them in the long term. It would be better if you did something like this:

the bioload quite alot.. if its dry land, mayb got prob cleaning it up

Amanda Liong · 23-07-2014, 08:07 AM

Hahaha... interestingly, all animals poo. Those that poo in the water makes the water un-survivable if unmanaged.

Those that poo on land stinks but air is still available. Technically it's survivable.

We are land animals. It's the smell that affects us. Poo amount is the same.

08-07-2014, 09:06 PM	#12
lubani Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 53	the crabs i have.. 3 of them in a 2 ft tank died suddenly .. mysteriously.. one after another the past week.. the day before they died they are still behaving normally and active.. i dont know wats the reason..

10-07-2014, 01:15 AM	#14
lubani Arofanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 53	no wounds nothing.. prior to death.. they are still active.. moving around, but after i woke up i found them dead

23-07-2014, 08:07 AM	#20
Amanda Liong Arofanatic Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 342	Hahaha... interestingly, all animals poo. Those that poo in the water makes the water un-survivable if unmanaged. Those that poo on land stinks but air is still available. Technically it's survivable. We are land animals. It's the smell that affects us. Poo amount is the same.

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