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DarrylR
11-25-2009, 10:44 PM
Crabs from Rach (msjinkzd) are the best!!! :laugh:

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FindingBlemo
11-25-2009, 10:56 PM
Hahahaha, Crabs from Rach. :)

Awesome tank!
Jaykit
11-25-2009, 11:02 PM
Nice crabs.
tropics007
11-25-2009, 11:04 PM
They are creepy. They look like baby spiders.
DarrylR
11-25-2009, 11:21 PM
They are creepy. They look like baby spiders.

I wish they are active but they usually sit under the moss and stuff their mouth constantly of with food with their claws. Up close they look like crabs but in white, like imagine a maryland blue crab but in a white shell.
Big Mike
11-26-2009, 12:06 AM
Hahahaha, Crabs from Rach. :)

Awesome tank!
LOL!! Nice crabs???:eek:
Rbishop
11-26-2009, 6:13 AM
Nice pics!

(though that opening line is fine sig material..surprised Reef hasn't snatched it up...)
Reefscape
11-26-2009, 6:22 AM
LOLOL....I aint touchin this thread, or its opening line of text.......


i seriously dont want Crabs from Rach ( msjinkzd )....
msjinkzd
11-26-2009, 7:07 AM
pffft, my crabs are very desireable! :D


They look good Darryl!
Wycco
11-26-2009, 8:10 AM
Noone ever gives me crabs! :(


Has anyone got these to breed in freshwater yet? I know there is some debate as to whether they will- curious if there is any first hand experience with baby crabs yet?
svaha
11-26-2009, 9:07 AM
Noone ever gives me crabs! :(


Has anyone got these to breed in freshwater yet? I know there is some debate as to whether they will- curious if there is any first hand experience with baby crabs yet?
:iagree: I am interested in knowing this ,plus if they can be kept with rcs?
FrostyNYC
11-26-2009, 9:12 AM
I love the crabs, and I love the clown killies in that tank too! Im jealous.
BioHazard
11-26-2009, 10:22 AM
Everybody wants crabs from Rachel. What can we say? Rachel has some quality crabs. :D
BioHazard
11-26-2009, 10:24 AM
:iagree: I am interested in knowing this ,plus if they can be kept with rcs?

I haven't heard of them being bred yet, but its worth a shot! I know they can be kept with dwarf shrimp, they are harmless. Just gotta make sure there are no big enough fish that would nom them.
DarrylR
11-26-2009, 10:29 AM
:iagree: I am interested in knowing this ,plus if they can be kept with rcs?

They are kept with RCS and CRS :D. Along with some clown killies and celestial peal danios and their fry.

I am unsure of their breeding behavior or if they can breed in FW and actually survive and grow. I have seen one or two sets of crabs actually embrace and hold onto each other.. ( I thought it was a dead crab that was on its back, but it was 2 into a ball). I am unsure if this was breeding or fighting but they laid motionless for a second or two until I got a chopstick and poked the suspected dead crab.
msjinkzd
11-26-2009, 10:42 AM
They are supposed to fulfill their lifecycle i nfull freshwater. People have gotten females to carry larvae and larvae to be released, though I am not sure if the larvae have survived to adulthood. I plan on giving it a good go and think that a really well established tank will help with this. Time will tell, I have a few that are hitting maturity
jm1212
11-26-2009, 9:16 PM
if anyone can get her crabs to make more crabs, its Rach...
DarrylR
12-02-2009, 5:37 PM
My biggest crab! Just a bit smaller than an inch but seems to be the size of a grown CRS shrimp. P.S- I WANT MORE CRABS! Also I believe it is mature cause it already has crab armpit hair.

After closer look.... kinda looks like eggs but not sure :S.

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msjinkzd
12-02-2009, 6:14 PM
nice shot! Glad they are doing so well :)
austinpetemo
12-02-2009, 8:44 PM
does kinda look like eggs. they look sooo cool. i would love to buy some, but they are costly and would become food in my tank.
Hollygirl
12-03-2009, 6:09 AM
They are interesting looking - thanks for sharing.
jackiomy
12-03-2009, 10:50 AM
I got crabs from Rachel too! They were very cute and interesting for about a day after I put them in my 20 gallon RCS tank and then I never saw them again. I am hoping they are doing well, I haven't found any carapaces, and will suprise me with babies some day.
DarrylR
12-03-2009, 7:20 PM
I got crabs from Rachel too! They were very cute and interesting for about a day after I put them in my 20 gallon RCS tank and then I never saw them again. I am hoping they are doing well, I haven't found any carapaces, and will suprise me with babies some day.

My tank is some what planted with stems and a huge softbal sized of moss. I can always find the spiders under the moss ball, I gave them tiny terra cotta pots but I never usually see any in there. I put in caves so when they molt they have shelter, so hopefully the CPD's do not pick at them to death.