Photos:Thai Micro Crabs

[svaha]

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]

I love the crabs, and I love the clown killies in that tank too! Im jealous.

 

[BioHazard]

Everybody wants crabs from Rachel. What can we say? Rachel has some quality crabs.

 

[BioHazard]

: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]

:iagree: I am interested in knowing this ,plus if they can be kept with rcs?

They are kept with RCS and CRS . 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]

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]

if anyone can get her crabs to make more crabs, its Rach...

 

[DarrylR]

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.

 

[msjinkzd]

nice shot! Glad they are doing so well

 

[austinpetemo]

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.