My crabby collection

[Amplus_Aurora]

Hi Lucas_1957,

Those 5 crabs in the small tub are micro crabs right? They are fully aquatic so what is the water parameter for these crabs?

v v nice! space-maximising, yet efficient way to keep many different "crabitats" at one go *thumbs up*

just a noobie qn: how often do you have to clean the substrate and water for each level?

[lucas_1957]

Originally Posted by inque

very creative lol
from condominium to 1 room flats haha

nice samples of craps you got

Thanks for your compliments

Originally Posted by chaos

nice setup.....
what the diet of these crab btw??

for the vampire and sp. blue, i feed them flake food supplemented with crushed snails.
For the notophorum, i feed it flake food.

Originally Posted by omgitsdanny

Hi Lucas_1957, very nice setup u've got there.

may i know where u buy your substrate?
currently im using the peatmoss sold in hardware stores, hortimoss is the brand and its very expensive. i've also tried the one sold in ikea. cheap but when moistened got some kinda weird smell. so i thought i'd better stick to hortimoss but always looking for cheaper alternatives.

and also, care to share the differences between Geosesarma sp"blue" and sp"vampire"?
is it only the color of the eyes?

thanks.

The peatmoss is hortimoss.
In my substrate,only 10% is peatmoss. 50% of the soil is cocohusk / cocopeat. 40% is sand.
i dont like using too much peatmoss as it is acidic (pH5). Whereas, the crabs prefer a higher pH. So, for substrate, i would prefer not to use peatmoss at all. cocohusk/cocopeat would be a much better alternative.

They are two completely diff species. like what u said, their eye colour is different. the colour of half of their body is also different. the front part of both species is both blackish brown. But in the vampire crab, the back half is yellowish. whereas in sp. blue, the back half is blue.

Originally Posted by Amplus_Aurora

Hi Lucas_1957,

Those 5 crabs in the small tub are micro crabs right? They are fully aquatic so what is the water parameter for these crabs?

Yup they are micro crabs.
So far, i only measured the pH and temperature. the pH is 6.5, the temp. is 29 degrees.
They are actually very hardy crabs. i am keeping them in a very small tank(17cmx10cmx9cm) with just a handful of moss inside, without any pump and filter. Yet, they have been surviving well, and not a single death.

Originally Posted by superfly

v v nice! space-maximising, yet efficient way to keep many different "crabitats" at one go *thumbs up*

just a noobie qn: how often do you have to clean the substrate and water for each level?

I dont clean the substrate. but i am planning to add some land plants soon. the water is topped up on alternate days.

Quote:
Originally Posted by omgitsdanny
Hi Lucas_1957, very nice setup u've got there.

may i know where u buy your substrate?
currently im using the peatmoss sold in hardware stores, hortimoss is the brand and its very expensive. i've also tried the one sold in ikea. cheap but when moistened got some kinda weird smell. so i thought i'd better stick to hortimoss but always looking for cheaper alternatives.

and also, care to share the differences between Geosesarma sp"blue" and sp"vampire"?
is it only the color of the eyes?

thanks.

The peatmoss is hortimoss.
In my substrate,only 10% is peatmoss. 50% of the soil is cocohusk / cocopeat. 40% is sand.
i dont like using too much peatmoss as it is acidic (pH5). Whereas, the crabs prefer a higher pH. So, for substrate, i would prefer not to use peatmoss at all. cocohusk/cocopeat would be a much better alternative.

They are two completely diff species. like what u said, their eye colour is different. the colour of half of their body is also different. the front part of both species is both blackish brown. But in the vampire crab, the back half is yellowish. whereas in sp. blue, the back half is blue.

yeah, i use a waterbowl so the water do not get in contact with the peatmoss.
care to share where u buy cocopeat?


thanks

[lucas_1957]

cocopeat can be gotten from Far East Flora(Go to their website for address) and Woon Leng. (Go to their website for address)

thank you so much bro!

[Amplus_Aurora]

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

Yup they are micro crabs.
So far, i only measured the pH and temperature. the pH is 6.5, the temp. is 29 degrees.
They are actually very hardy crabs. i am keeping them in a very small tank(17cmx10cmx9cm) with just a handful of moss inside, without any pump and filter. Yet, they have been surviving well, and not a single death.

May I know where did u buy them from? Y618 or Suntec City?

[lucas_1957]

i bought them from c328. when i went there last wk, i saw left only 1 pkt. not sure whether it is still there.

[Amplus_Aurora]

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

i bought them from c328. when i went there last wk, i saw left only 1 pkt. not sure whether it is still there.

Oh thanks. Is it near the counter where the bettas & shrimps are?

Hey lucas got see any madarins around lately?