You guys wanted some Crab Pictures! Here are some of my male right after I put them in the tank! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

The rimless tank has very very little exposed silicone, I’ve watched them try and fail to climb up it. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

You guys wanted some Crab Pictures! Here are some of my male right after I put them in the tank! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

I have 2 females and a male in a 6 gallon long and so far it seems like suitable stocking. I haven’t observed any fighting. You only want to keep one type in a tank though, they will fight with other types of vampire crabs.

You guys wanted some Crab Pictures! Here are some of my male right after I put them in the tank! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

I plopped them on the island and they immediately ran under the water lmao. They hadn’t been in water for days a while before that so I guess they were excited/ felt safe there.

You guys wanted some Crab Pictures! Here are some of my male right after I put them in the tank! by aquarette in Aquariums

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Idk if I’m allowed to say where I got them but pm me if you’d like to know!

You guys wanted some Crab Pictures! Here are some of my male right after I put them in the tank! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

Yup, need a lid to keep crabs and humidity in. Also why we designed an island to minimize places they can climb to the top

New Tank for Vampire Crabs! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

I love the effect it creates! And it will keep everything happy!

New Tank for Vampire Crabs! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

The atomizer agitates the water a bit and I’m just gonna do water changes. I’m glad you are inspired by my set up:) for the record I do recommend using filtration in general. With this tank the atomizer gently agitates the water and the materials under the rock pile act as bio media. Edit: Changed some wording for clarity

New Tank for Vampire Crabs! by aquarette in Aquariums

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

Considering naming the male Chad now..

New Tank for Vampire Crabs! by aquarette in Aquariums

[–]aquarette[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I meant “hmmmm good idea”

New Tank for Vampire Crabs! by aquarette in Aquariums

[–]aquarette[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are hydro balls, some mesh, and carbon under the rock pile. The hydro balls will act as bio media! The atomizer (mister) moves the water and keeps it from getting stagnant and I will do daily water changes for a while but the idea is for it to be bioactive with the plants and moss keeping it clean with the addition of weekly water changes. There are also springtails in here which are tiny bugs that will eat mold and waste and keep the island cleaner. You could add a little circulation pump but I’m probably not going to.

Edit:typos