Hi everyone,
I'm new here and I'm writing because I have just lost two of my Vampire crabs.
One was a Vampire crab, the other a Red Devil crab.
They were fine until I moved them into a bigger tank. I made sure they were well separated in order to prevent any fights so I'm 100% sure they didn't die because of a fight.
After a couple of days since moving them I woke up one day noticing that the Red Devil had lost two legs and one claw.
The other was fine.
I moved the Red Devil into a smaller tank.
The next day I noticed that the Vampire had lost a leg too.
I took him out of the tank, suspecting something in it had caused the problem.
Since then they'd both been very lethargic and today they both passed away.
I'm devastated because I feel it's all my fault. Before moving them into the bigger tank they were totally fine.
I want to know if it's possible to identify a potential reason for their death.
I used the same elements that were already present in their previous tanks, same moss, sand, rocks, drift woods.
The only changes I made were:
-new tank
-added a new piece of driftwood
-added a soft sponge as a base for the moss
Can any of these elements have possibly poisoned
the crabs?
On a side note, I also have another tank with two Red Devil crabs. They're doing great, full of energy, walking, climbing, eating. I used the same water, same sand substrate and bought the tank in the same shop.
Thank you in advance for any piece of advice
I'm new here and I'm writing because I have just lost two of my Vampire crabs.
One was a Vampire crab, the other a Red Devil crab.
They were fine until I moved them into a bigger tank. I made sure they were well separated in order to prevent any fights so I'm 100% sure they didn't die because of a fight.
After a couple of days since moving them I woke up one day noticing that the Red Devil had lost two legs and one claw.
The other was fine.
I moved the Red Devil into a smaller tank.
The next day I noticed that the Vampire had lost a leg too.
I took him out of the tank, suspecting something in it had caused the problem.
Since then they'd both been very lethargic and today they both passed away.
I'm devastated because I feel it's all my fault. Before moving them into the bigger tank they were totally fine.
I want to know if it's possible to identify a potential reason for their death.
I used the same elements that were already present in their previous tanks, same moss, sand, rocks, drift woods.
The only changes I made were:
-new tank
-added a new piece of driftwood
-added a soft sponge as a base for the moss
Can any of these elements have possibly poisoned
the crabs?
On a side note, I also have another tank with two Red Devil crabs. They're doing great, full of energy, walking, climbing, eating. I used the same water, same sand substrate and bought the tank in the same shop.
Thank you in advance for any piece of advice
