Crabs vs Shrimps

03-07-2009, 11:33 AM

In ur own opinion,

Which is more easy to keep..

For me is crabs.......

No need to worry about water chemistry

special feeding..Saving money too. LoL..

lucas_1957 · 03-07-2009, 11:42 AM

Hi bro, this is a very wide topic.
There are many many types of shrimps, from the huge macrobrachium rosenbergii, to the smaller shrimps from the caridina and neocaridina family.

There are also many crabs, from the big rainbow crab (cardisoma armatum), to the small micro crab (limnopilos naiyanetri).

Can you elaborate a bit?

03-07-2009, 04:30 PM

Like what lucas_1957 said, this is a very wide topic. There are different aspects to crab/shrimp keeping. For example, are you talking about breeding the critters? or just for viewing. Not many crabs in the market can breed in freshwater, as most crabs required salt water for the initial stages of their lives. Only crabs such as the vampire crab (Geosesarma sp) have adapted to breeding in freshwater. Conversely, there is a wide variety of shrimp that can reproduce in freshwater, CRS, RCS and snowball for example.

ilovefish22, what you said about keeping crabs is not entirely true. Water chemistry has to be monitored if you want to keep your crabs healthy. For example, the crab may have trouble moulting if the water conditions are not right. Haha... and who said crabs were cheap? One vampire crab cost around $6, as compared to a red cherry shrimp which cost peanuts?

Its all a matter of preference bro, and also what you're trying to achieve with these animals. I don't really think one is harder to keep than the other, as long as you have the know-how and the equipment, you can easily keep both.

03-07-2009, 07:15 PM

speaking of water chemistry and moulting. my crabs moulted last week successfully but died the next day. dropped 2 limbs before death? could it be because of water? or stress caused by the other crabs in the tank or lack of calcium in its diet?

Ningning · 03-07-2009, 11:42 PM

erm... i think shrimps easier to keep.

illness and aligments are easier to identify.

Once water chemistry is right, its like a non stop force. All you need is weekly wc and food.

04-07-2009, 09:39 AM

crabs is easier, without a doubt.

Still, you must know the husbandry of both to keep either alive.

03-07-2009, 11:33 AM	#1
ilovefish22 Guest Posts: n/a	Crabs vs Shrimps In ur own opinion, Which is more easy to keep.. For me is crabs....... No need to worry about water chemistry special feeding..Saving money too. LoL..

03-07-2009, 11:42 AM	#2
lucas_1957 Dragon Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 996	Hi bro, this is a very wide topic. There are many many types of shrimps, from the huge macrobrachium rosenbergii, to the smaller shrimps from the caridina and neocaridina family. There are also many crabs, from the big rainbow crab (cardisoma armatum), to the small micro crab (limnopilos naiyanetri). Can you elaborate a bit?

03-07-2009, 04:30 PM	#3
Phira Guest Posts: n/a	Like what lucas_1957 said, this is a very wide topic. There are different aspects to crab/shrimp keeping. For example, are you talking about breeding the critters? or just for viewing. Not many crabs in the market can breed in freshwater, as most crabs required salt water for the initial stages of their lives. Only crabs such as the vampire crab (Geosesarma sp) have adapted to breeding in freshwater. Conversely, there is a wide variety of shrimp that can reproduce in freshwater, CRS, RCS and snowball for example. ilovefish22, what you said about keeping crabs is not entirely true. Water chemistry has to be monitored if you want to keep your crabs healthy. For example, the crab may have trouble moulting if the water conditions are not right. Haha... and who said crabs were cheap? One vampire crab cost around $6, as compared to a red cherry shrimp which cost peanuts? Its all a matter of preference bro, and also what you're trying to achieve with these animals. I don't really think one is harder to keep than the other, as long as you have the know-how and the equipment, you can easily keep both.

03-07-2009, 07:15 PM	#4
omgitsdanny Guest Posts: n/a	speaking of water chemistry and moulting. my crabs moulted last week successfully but died the next day. dropped 2 limbs before death? could it be because of water? or stress caused by the other crabs in the tank or lack of calcium in its diet?

03-07-2009, 11:42 PM	#5
Ningning Dragon Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 596	erm... i think shrimps easier to keep. illness and aligments are easier to identify. Once water chemistry is right, its like a non stop force. All you need is weekly wc and food.

04-07-2009, 09:39 AM	#6
Panut Guest Posts: n/a	crabs is easier, without a doubt. Still, you must know the husbandry of both to keep either alive.

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