Sarrixx

what are the purely freshwater species of crabs anyway?

sirdarksol

Sarrixx, welcome to Fishlore. I moved your post to its own thread.

There are a few types of freshwater crab, like the freshwater spider crab and the paddy-crab. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what ones are available in the aquarium trade.

Sarrixx

ah ok, theyd be an interesting addition to a tank! ill be sure to do some research and check it out. thanks darksol!

btate617

There are a few to pick from, I only know the name of one though. And anyone who is into Lake Tanganyika cichlids these are very cool. There is Platyhelphusa sp. from Lake Tanganyika and even cooler there is an eel from there also that I know of, probably more but these are the two I have seen in the hobby, Mastecembelus Elipsifer.

Sarrixx

wow they are pretty gnarly!

http://www.cichlids.net/images/fish/mastelipsifer2.jpg

http://www.destin-tanganyika.com/ima...phusa-sp-a.jpg

they are purely freshwater?

Hello. I have merged your posts to save some space. Don't forget about the "Edit" key at the bottom of every post, for add on thoughts or corrections. Thanks!
Ken

Peffico

Well the're aren't many. But there are a few brackish crabs which don't require much work. And when I say don't require much, I mean it. I have 8 fiddler crabs that require to change the water like once a month, throw a few pellets in there once a day and just wattch them do there thing.

So don't rule out brackish crabs because they are just as easy to take care of as others. The only thing extra you will need is about 2-3 teaspoons of marine salt a month!

Oh and not to mention they are cheap.

Betafish305ca

anyone know where these freshwater crabs could possibly be found??

Sarrixx

if anyone is still interested in this thread, i recently found a species of COMPLETELY freshwater crab called the Brown Back Crab, I found some in my LFS and bought one as soon as I found them! Theres pictures on my profile.

aquarist48

Hello Sarrixx.

Love the crab! It looks so fierce in the photo! Photo caption: Make my day! Clint Eastwood. lol
Ken

Sarrixx

glad you like it ken! yeah hes really active, as we speak hes climbed all the way up the anchor in the tank and is trying to escape haha unlucky for him the glass is in his way

aquarist48

Years ago I kept a Blue Crab in my 155g tank. I caught it in the creek in front of my house (brackish). He lived in my tank for almost 2 years. I had no idea that crabs molted. I found one of his molted shells and thought it had died. Two days later I found the crab back in my tank and accused my other half of fishing, and catching another one and putting it in the tank. LOL oops! Then I learned about molting.

I ended up acclimating him back into the creek when I decided to go tropical freshwater. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoyed mine.

Ken

sirdarksol

There's another kind, L. Naiyanetri, that are available on Aquabid right now.