Mud Crabs Have Arrived ,Rropanopeus harrisii, Now with Eggs

**dougolasjr** · 02-05-2013, 03:14 PM

Yea they do seem to hide alot. I believe all the ones that died were from the newer batch.

KenP · 02-05-2013, 03:57 PM

Sorry to hear about the crab losses. I plan starting a tank in spring but brackish with Opae.

**dougolasjr** · 02-05-2013, 04:26 PM

Yea I have a 5G I am going to do brackish.

**dougolasjr** · 02-10-2013, 10:52 PM

More Crab pics on a rainy day.

**dougolasjr** · 02-13-2013, 05:49 PM

Well no deaths lately. I think all the deaths were the third batch. In one pic you can see one crab munching on Jake aks somewhatshocked's veggie sticks with calcium. So They like that and small snails.

KenP · 02-13-2013, 05:59 PM

Glad to here the deaths have stopped. I like the third image with the snail. Again my offer to provide some Opae stands if you are planning a mixed tank.

**dougolasjr** · 02-13-2013, 07:43 PM

The nerite snail I just through in there. If you look to the left there is snail shell that's missing parts. There are quite a few shails like that. I doubt I do a mix tank. I am going to do a opae tank.

**dougolasjr** · 02-16-2013, 11:01 PM

Not sure what is going on in the pictures below....

Two crabs.

To me it looks like... baby making... One just scurried of while posting this..

**dougolasjr** · 02-16-2013, 11:07 PM

And now one is eating a snail.... breaking the shell and all.

Kehy · 02-17-2013, 01:24 AM

This might have been answered already, but do they go after shrimplets or fish fry? I've been having a lot of issues with micro ramshorns snail, and if these guys will eat those, I may be taking a closer look at them

**AquaPipes** · 02-17-2013, 04:12 AM

My hunch would be they'd eat baby shrimp, or even adult shrimp if they manage to catch one.

**dougolasjr** · 02-17-2013, 03:47 PM

I would think they would eat most anything they can catch. I would assume you could keep them with shrimp that breed readily. If you give them plant matter and snails to eat, both of which are much slower than shrimp.

**Rob in Puyallup** · 02-18-2013, 01:03 AM

Look who came out of hiding this afternoon. Still another one in the tank somewhere...

**dougolasjr** · 02-18-2013, 12:55 PM

Cool pics. I guess they hide more than the mud crabs do. I can almost always see one or two of them out hanging around.

GreenBliss · 03-22-2013, 09:21 PM

Any updates?

02-05-2013, 03:14 PM	#166
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	Yea they do seem to hide alot. I believe all the ones that died were from the newer batch. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-05-2013, 04:26 PM	#168
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	Yea I have a 5G I am going to do brackish. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-10-2013, 10:52 PM	#169
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	More Crab pics on a rainy day. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-13-2013, 05:49 PM	#170
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	Well no deaths lately. I think all the deaths were the third batch. In one pic you can see one crab munching on Jake aks somewhatshocked's veggie sticks with calcium. So They like that and small snails. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-13-2013, 07:43 PM	#172
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	The nerite snail I just through in there. If you look to the left there is snail shell that's missing parts. There are quite a few shails like that. I doubt I do a mix tank. I am going to do a opae tank. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-05-2013, 03:57 PM	#167
KenP Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 130	Sorry to hear about the crab losses. I plan starting a tank in spring but brackish with Opae.

02-13-2013, 05:59 PM	#171
KenP Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 130	Glad to here the deaths have stopped. I like the third image with the snail. Again my offer to provide some Opae stands if you are planning a mixed tank.

02-16-2013, 11:01 PM	#173
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	Not sure what is going on in the pictures below.... Two crabs. To me it looks like... baby making... One just scurried of while posting this.. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-16-2013, 11:07 PM	#174
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	And now one is eating a snail.... breaking the shell and all. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-17-2013, 01:24 AM	#175
Kehy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ellensburg, WA Posts: 405	This might have been answered already, but do they go after shrimplets or fish fry? I've been having a lot of issues with micro ramshorns snail, and if these guys will eat those, I may be taking a closer look at them

02-17-2013, 04:12 AM	#176
AquaPipes Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: California Posts: 197	My hunch would be they'd eat baby shrimp, or even adult shrimp if they manage to catch one.

02-17-2013, 03:47 PM	#177
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	I would think they would eat most anything they can catch. I would assume you could keep them with shrimp that breed readily. If you give them plant matter and snails to eat, both of which are much slower than shrimp. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

02-18-2013, 01:03 AM	#178
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,257	Re: Mud Crabs Have Arrived ,Rropanopeus harrisii, Now with Eggs Look who came out of hiding this afternoon. Still another one in the tank somewhere... Attached Thumbnails __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

02-18-2013, 12:55 PM	#179
dougolasjr Invert Addict (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 773	Cool pics. I guess they hide more than the mud crabs do. I can almost always see one or two of them out hanging around. __________________ BAMA AGAIN!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! -Doug

03-22-2013, 09:21 PM	#180
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