Crab
- Thread starter Ken_Allen
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DAVIDFBT
Extinct? Since when?
Not sure about that, but if there are any, they would probably be SW or brackish. If you find any, they will probably stress out your neons and try to eat your plants.
Yes David's right, there aren't any that are full fresh and would survive in those conditions with neons
Someone on Aquabid advertises "Thai Micro Crabs" as being full freshwater and they apparently hide in the foliage. Don't need to breathe air and are really small.
Found this also:
"Described in 1991, Limnopilos naiyanetri Chaung & Ng, has only just been discovered by the hobby. Crabs are found in pure freshwater in the roots of floating vegetation, ie. water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) and fine-leaved aquatic plants along the riparian zone (river banks). They have hairy bodies and appendages which collect mud and dirt and may function to trap food particles. They are not carnivorous, and behave like Caridina shrimps in their scavenging behaviors, where care and feeding are probably the same. Suitable for nano-tanks, and is the first crab species available which has attributes suitable for such. In such tanks they will stay closely associated with mosses and fine leaved-plants. Max size 1 cm. (Photo C.Lukhaup, Text K.Diehl)."
You could also check out Franks Aquarium. He has a lot of freshwater crabs. Not sure if any of them are non-terrestrial.
Hope this helps.
Found this also:
"Described in 1991, Limnopilos naiyanetri Chaung & Ng, has only just been discovered by the hobby. Crabs are found in pure freshwater in the roots of floating vegetation, ie. water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) and fine-leaved aquatic plants along the riparian zone (river banks). They have hairy bodies and appendages which collect mud and dirt and may function to trap food particles. They are not carnivorous, and behave like Caridina shrimps in their scavenging behaviors, where care and feeding are probably the same. Suitable for nano-tanks, and is the first crab species available which has attributes suitable for such. In such tanks they will stay closely associated with mosses and fine leaved-plants. Max size 1 cm. (Photo C.Lukhaup, Text K.Diehl)."
You could also check out Franks Aquarium. He has a lot of freshwater crabs. Not sure if any of them are non-terrestrial.
Hope this helps.
Someone on Aquabid advertises "Thai Micro Crabs" as being full freshwater and they apparently hide in the foliage. Don't need to breathe air and are really small.
Found this also:
"Described in 1991, Limnopilos naiyanetri Chaung & Ng, has only just been discovered by the hobby. Crabs are found in pure freshwater in the roots of floating vegetation, ie. water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) and fine-leaved aquatic plants along the riparian zone (river banks). They have hairy bodies and appendages which collect mud and dirt and may function to trap food particles. They are not carnivorous, and behave like Caridina shrimps in their scavenging behaviors, where care and feeding are probably the same. Suitable for nano-tanks, and is the first crab species available which has attributes suitable for such. In such tanks they will stay closely associated with mosses and fine leaved-plants. Max size 1 cm. (Photo C.Lukhaup, Text K.Diehl)."
You could also check out Franks Aquarium. He has a lot of freshwater crabs. Not sure if any of them are non-terrestrial.
Hope this helps.
that's arakkis like 3-4 posts up
There's a few, but they're hard to get. Aegla are nice too, bit pricey though. All crabs would eat your neons, and maybe plants.