Anyone Keeping Crabs?

Hello!

Im thinking of starting a mini crab tank and i need some info.

What species of crabs can be kept and where can i get them?
Do i need a 1/3 ratio of land/water setup?
What do I feed them?
Do I need a basking lamp? (like for turtles)
more info would be appreciated too!

Thanks for helping out.

[_kai_]

I Kept before rainbow crabs, vampire, red clawed and those brown ones with 1 small claw and 1 very big one, Something like fiddlers but they are not. For rainbows, more land is needed as they are more of land dwellers. Vampires and Red clawed crabs i kept with 1/2 land and 1/2 water. I feed them feeders, pellets and bloodworm and for my lighting, i do not use basking lamp but normal aquarium lightings instead. A filter would be useful so you do not have to keep replacing water. I had bought a filter that was suitable for low water heights, i do not know the model or brand...sorry . Thats all the info on how i kept my crabs and which crabs i have came across in LFS. Hope it helps. Happy crab keeping .

Hey thanks for the help! Really want to start keeping vampire crabs. Any idea where I can get them? They don't really have in lfs. And what do I feed them? Fish or insects?

[saddyboi]

can try the lfs opposite shuqun sec.. i think is call 7star or 8star..

Hmm will be sure check that out. Thanks! Going to Malaysia tmr for a getaway:P won't be able to reply in this thread. But more output is of course welcome! Will getback to you guys as soon as possible

[shalabin]

Can try polyart at clementi block 328...saw some there few days back its near the rack at the cashier area.

Regards