My Crab

bluearatus · Unread post by **bluearatus** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:57 am

Hi,

new resident of my tank. the picture is of a the crab eating a bit of raw potato in my tank.

thanks

syed.ali · Unread post by **syed.ali** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:01 am

the tank looks very small . Which crab it is

shergill00 · Unread post by **shergill00** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:47 am

I was also going to ask the same. Please mention tank details as well. Anyone else in forum having experience of keeping crab. Are there any fresh water crabs.

Unread post by **SCORPIO** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:12 am

From where have you brought.

Aamir is keeping a wild caught crab.

bluearatus · Unread post by **bluearatus** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:25 pm

i Got it along with a shipment of live black diamond ray. it has been with me since the last 14 months. its a Potamonautes perlatus of Potamonautidae family. Though it has much similarity to the family of Varunidae, commonly found in india and Srilanka.It is in a 3 feet wide tank. and yes, crabs do not need only water to survive, they need land mass as well. I feed them snails, fishes,prawns- both dead and alive, water plants, algae, egg white, potatoes, cucumber and at times other leafy vegetables. their life span is comparatively low, in case land mass is not given, same as the parameters for a turtle.

thanks

Unread post by **Romi** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:43 am

That is a some useful info, bro.

Hope your crab lives long! I hope you can keep updating this thread about your crab's progress. I have seen live crabs on sale here in Delhi, but due to lack of info on their ID, chose to not buy. I have two leaky tanks, and i was thinking they could be changed to house a crab or two... very interesting creatures, if their needs are met

bobvin · Unread post by **bobvin** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:29 pm

very interesting creature.

bluearatus · Unread post by **bluearatus** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:05 am

updates on my crab. It is still on the same diet, fishes, prawns, vegetables and water plants

Unread post by **SCORPIO** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 6:10 am

Do you offers it live food or packaged food?

bluearatus · Unread post by **bluearatus** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:19 am

I prefer live food over packed food. Trying to give it the best natural condition for growth. The crab has been put in the glass tank only for taking snaps. it stays in a 8 feet cemented tank, in the garden, with river fishes and snails in it. Usually, we drop in few dead fishes in the tank, as crabs are scavengers. Though i have seen it hunting and feeding on the river fishes from the tank.

thanks

SCORPIO wrote:Do you offers it live food or packaged food?

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