Temporary 2.5 gallon vampire crab tank
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El Gato Loco
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That is an awesome temporary setup!
I don't know much about vampire crabs (other than I want some)! Do you know a good place to read up on them?
I don't know much about vampire crabs (other than I want some)! Do you know a good place to read up on them?
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Fishandmusic81
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Thanks!
I kind of did a general google search of them, mostly found other forums with what people are doing with their setups. Not much is known about them so the info kinda goes back and forth. Ive just had them a few days and have fed them bloodworms and I put an algae wafer. I haven't seen them go in the water they've stayed on land so far.
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Fishandmusic81
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And just to add to the thread, I'd love to here aboout others who have them and what they're doing and keeping them in.
Since I've had them only a couple days I'm still kinda nervous I've never kept crabs before other than hermit crabs.
Since I've had them only a couple days I'm still kinda nervous I've never kept crabs before other than hermit crabs.
cgthebeast
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I wanna know more about these buggers, there cute and would be an awesome pet. I been waiting to do a land/water tank for awhile an I'm debating on taking my saltwater down right now
El Gato Loco
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That's what I've been doing as well for my fiddler & red claws. I would love to be able to consolidate all the good info for a book or webpage or something for people to easily referance. Mebbe even for pet stores so they don't just dump the poor guys in freshwater with no land & a shortened lifespan. I've been lucky so far, just winging it, using internet info, keeping most of my crabbies alive a year or more. But I wish I could really study up on them & make them thrive. Also I have a friend who gave up on keeping them as it was to hard to keep them with no internet and no access to how to keep them alive who said a book would be a good idea. So I would love to be updated as well. Especially since I'd like to try vampires & a Thai micro-crab next.
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Fishandmusic81
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El Gato Loco
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I also feed my crabs dried brine shrimp & krill for the nutrients in their exoskeletons as well as hermit crab pellets for the fish meal ingredients. But they do love bloodworms & algae pellets are their veggies.
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Fishandmusic81
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Awesome Ill try out the brine shrimp and I'm pretty sure I've seen krill as well.
Alright I have some questions. Online info is very very confusing. Alot of people say these crabs are terrestial and therefore need very little water.
I was going to setup a 20 tall for them. I figured fill it 50-75% with water and have rocks, driftwood, and plants on top for "land" access. Now I dont know if that would work? Do yours use the water or stay on the rocks? If they dont use the water I may stick with my original plan and get waspfish....
I was going to setup a 20 tall for them. I figured fill it 50-75% with water and have rocks, driftwood, and plants on top for "land" access. Now I dont know if that would work? Do yours use the water or stay on the rocks? If they dont use the water I may stick with my original plan and get waspfish....
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Fishandmusic81
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Mines have rarely gone into the water I pretty much always see them in land.
FishySwarz
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Looks great! I saw some of these today in my lfs and I am in the process of cleaning out the shed bound tank to put some in. One question - What's the plant you have there?
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That is subwassertang I do believe
