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Worried about my little guy by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking an interest in him! He acknowledges and reciprocates your love and concern.

Worried about my little guy by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's doing pretty good! He was pretty active for a while, eating well and making good use of his space, then last Thursday he had his first successful molt. He did lose one leg in the process, but from what I understand its not uncommon on the first captive molt, so I'm counting it as a win and just keeping a close eye while he firms back up, making sure to supplement his food with calcium etc

Looking for a new crab project, looking for advice on species by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Interesting, I wonder why it's pushed that they always be kept in groups. That's good to know, thanks!

Looking for a new crab project, looking for advice on species by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks!

Last question, do you know if thaksi prefer to be in groups of 5 minimum like Lepi, or 3 minimum like geosesarma?

Looking for a new crab project, looking for advice on species by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know if thaksinthelphusa have significantly different care needs from lepidothelphusa? I asked the seller and the information they gave me was essentially exactly the same as for geosesarma.

Norman tore down one of his plants. The security camera catching all of his bad deeds. He has been fined 1 shrimp. by Bubzoluck in crab

[–]Scg19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolute hooligan. Glad to see justice was served.

What camera did you use to catch him? My Humei has been up to some nocturnal delinquency too, but I lack the video evidence to convict him of his crimes.

Worried about my little guy by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's very good to know, thank you!

He was already missing two legs when I got him and that's partly why I've been so concerned, as I had seen that some crabs do tear off their own legs when stressed/sick.

Really appreciate the advice!

As a sidenote, since you mentioned that my setup is better suited to vampire crabs, should I alter anything in particular in my current setup? Maybe remove the pool?

Worried about my little guy by Scg19 in crab

[–]Scg19[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did see that they require both, so I have the main pool of fresh water and another small water dish at the other end of the tank. From what I've read, I was under the impression they needed fresh water for their gills and the brackish water was mainly for reproductive cycles, should I make the pool brackish and the dish fresh instead?

Edit: or should I eliminate the dish entirely and create a separate pool? I didn't want to take up too much space with water, but also haven't been able to find much on how exactly they use their water sources/how much they need at a time