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21-01-2015, 12:51 PM | #1 |
Arofanatic
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Baby Purple Vampire Crab! :)
Hello all! i was not successful in getting the mother to breed again, i was lucky to have bought her pregnant. currently i have another male with the mother but no more pregnancies even though she has moulted.
the baby is maybe 2 months old? jan 4: baby and mother crab on my hands: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...2&l=621940e147 baby in the crab bowl: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...2&l=c40fd4e7fc any advice on how to get the momma crab to breed again? |
29-01-2015, 12:22 AM | #2 | |
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Hi, how long does it take to grow to that size? My crab's baby seem that a long time to grow. I think for it to carry eggs, it need to get molted. Is your tank setup good for molting? |
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30-01-2015, 04:14 PM | #3 |
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I dont know if it's good for moulting but it does happen. I find the baby crab grows really slow too! The photo below was taken when I first found it, and it was too young to stand out of water
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30-01-2015, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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what is the tank setup for this kind of crab?
plants? soil? full tank of water like shrimp? |
08-02-2015, 05:36 PM | #5 |
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Its a large glass bowl... I out like 3 cm of water, and I have a small driftwood, a plastic bridge and the soil base of a long dead wabikusa acting like a mini island. Unfortunately the mother of the crab passed away maybe 3 weeks ago, the baby crab is missing, but it's normally missing... And the tomato crab I keep with then has climbed out and disappeared.
Sooo it is now a roomy bachelor pad for the sole purple vampire male crab! |
08-02-2015, 05:37 PM | #6 |
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Sorry that time lines doesn't make sense. I think it was one week ago the mother crab passed away.
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09-02-2015, 02:20 AM | #7 |
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So cool!
Would you post a photo of their setup? I am pretty interested in crabs but I am unsure how to start about the setup and all too |
09-02-2015, 08:15 AM | #8 |
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I don't put to much water coz i worry they might down while moulting but they do need to have the water there to moult properly |
09-02-2015, 08:16 AM | #9 |
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*drown..... I've had a couple crabs die while moulting
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09-02-2015, 06:49 PM | #10 |
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Thank you!
I'll take note! Hope C328 have Vampire Crabs |
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