What happened to my vampire crabs?

Colin_T said:

You can feed them on bottom feeding pellets or any sort of fish, shrimp or fish food. Have an open area in the front and put the food there so you can check them when they come out to feed.

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simonas said:

I am intrigued as to what these and the tank are like, it sounds cool

Any pics?

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Sgooosh said:

Hi! I'd love to show you some pictures, I'll get on my phone and send them here!
A little bit of a mold problem, but other than that it's nice!

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simonas said:

brilliant looking forward to them

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Sgooosh said:

Hello! I've had my vampire crab paludarium running for a while now, and some animals just disappeared like my mystery snail and shrimps, but I think that is because of bad water conditions in the start. The crabs seem to be more resilient and can just go on land if water is bad.

Now I can confirm the water conditions are fine. the springtails multiply a lot, and copepods and daphnia are swimming around in the water.

However, I have not seen my vampire crabs for around 1-2 weeks now, and I am wondering how to tell if I have dead crabs or if they're still alive. There's no weird smell coming from the tank either.
I'm also wondering what types of shrimp or snails I can keep in a colder water blackwater setup?

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sharkweek178 said:

Just out of curiosity, can the crabs catch and eat the springtails, copepods, or daphnia?

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simonas said:

Thats an ace set up. Be cool with the crabs visible in there

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