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Great pics, I'd think the Macrobrachium would be a threat to them? especially if they are slower and easier to catch than the cherry shrimp. I'll be keeping my ones in a nano cube-type tank on their own. It came with a power filter, but i'd think it may be very dangerous for the free swimming...

I dont think anyone has successfully raised the young yet? hopefully they can be bred and raised in freshwater.

I won the auction for £29 plus £7 postage, I think that is a fair price considering they are €7 (£6.30) each in Germany, plus €25 (£22.70) shipping and with no live arrival guarantee from there. So the price works out cheaper for the 5, £5.80 each plus much less shipping costs.

I'll also be receiving these from the ebay seller soon. I dont think they would climb out of the tank? I might adjust the lid or add a condensation tray though to make sure.

Would there be a risk of the fish eating the crab larvae?

It looks like a Soft Shelled Turtle.

I agree, thats a great forum. The members there are very knowledgeable about crabs, i'd recommend joining if your interested in crabs, theres lots of info on the forum.

There are completly aquatic freshwater crabs that are kept, and some species that are almost completly aquatic, but they arent that common. Most are only sold in Germany at the moment.

Ive kept my Rainbow Crabs in purely freshwater (around 2/3 of the tank is land) for around 6 years now, one is huge, at least 20cm across. They were both very small when I got them, they moult every 6 months or so in the water, and have never had any problems (other than one losing one its...

Are you able to get a picture? as It may help getting it identified. Most Crabs sold as Thai Crabs are a brackish, semi-terrestrial species, Pseudosesarma moeshi (formally Sesarma bidens) I have seen Heterothelphusa fatum sold as "soapdish crabs" though, and they are true freshwater. Rainbow...

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I was searching for info on Dragon Gobies, and found this thread. I hope to get a Dragon Goby fairly soon, I was going to keep it in brackish water, but since they can be kept in freshwater apparantly? I will attempt to keep it in my 4ft freshwater tank.

They are probably Red Clawed Crabs, Pseudosesarma moeshi. They are brackish, and need a land area as well as a heated water area.

wrong section, could this please be moved to Invertebrates, Amphibians & Aquatic Reptiles Forum

This species is either an Oziothelphusa or Spiralothelphusa sp. They are true freshwater, and almost completly aquatic, and only really need land for breeding (as they deposit eggs in the ground apparantly) I only have one for now, but should be getting more soon.

Theres info on them here, http://www.interaquaristik.de/catalog/aqua...-p-10452-1.html Its in German, but can be translated with an online translator

its variable, some have a whitish/yellowish pattern on the top of the carapace though. According to their site they have them in stock now, the are vampire crabs, http://www.planetinverts.com/store/index.p...ex&cPath=74 The Cheetah Crabs on their site (Parathelphusa pantherina) are also a...

yeah, they have purple claws, Ive read on another forum that maidenhead aquatics has stocked them in the UK as "purple crabs" Yeah, Ive been keeping them in freshwater since I got them around 4-5 months ago, the young are fully developed when they hatch, unlike brackish species.

wilder reptiles, they are based in the UK, I think they may have got them from Germany though.

Today Ive noticed some baby vampire crabs in their tank. Ive counted seven, but theres likely more of them in there. They are approx 2-4mm or so, and are fully formed crabs. In the first pic the crab is towards the top right of the picture, next to the white gravel, and a picture of one...

I keep Rainbow Crabs, theres some info on them on my site, http://www.exoticpetsuk.com/cardisomaarmatum.htm

The ones sold as King Crabs, that look like Fiddler Crabs are a true freshwater species, Heterophelphusa fatum. Usually only males are sent from the suppliers though, and arent very hardy either apparantly.

What are these like to keep? what sort of conditions do they need, and are they difficult or easy to keep?

Can this species be kept in brackish water? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bumble-bee-horn-snai...1QQcmdZViewItem I already keep a Neritina natalensis, and lots of Melanoides tuberculata with my Mudskippers, and have done for around 6-8 months with no problems, and was thinking of adding a couple more...

I really like this Cherax species, http://www.faszination-krebse.de/Krebse/Kr.../cherax_sp..jpg

I havent kept Red Clawed Crabs yet, so not sure? maybe keep them in seperate set-ups? or try the Crabs with less water and see how they react. I keep similar species to them, with not a lot of water, and they do fine.

It may be. Personally I think its probably too much water for Land Hermit Crabs, theres plenty of information and ideas for housing them on this site http://www.hermit-crabs.com/

Do they enter the large water area much? they can actually drown fairly easily.

Do the Hermit Crabs go into the water? the set-up is very different to how they are usually advised for Land Hermit Crabs, unless its Clibanarius africanus, or Blue Leg Hermits you have? Land Hermit Crabs should have access to both brackish and freshwater, usually a small bowl of each.

I dont have msn. Is it Fatboy (Marcus) though? Ive noticed he hasnt been online on ages, I remember his thread that he also had baby Aegla.

Just checking my Aegla, I noticed one baby. Its around 5mm long at the moment, I dont know how many is in there altogether, they have a large piece of bogwood to hide under and amongst, and substrate to burrow into. Anyone know what an average sized clutch for them is?

Theres someone in Florida selling them on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/LIVE-PURE-WHITE-CRAYFI...7QQcmdZViewItem

It would probably be Cambarellus patzcuarensis. I saw them for sale in my lfs not so long ago, there was also some for sale on tropical fish finder, but they were quickly taken from the site. I decided its probably best I didnt buy any.

I agree about the Signal Crayfish, that and many others (including Procamberus sp marble) should be banned, its a little unfair to ban them all though, which the exception of one. Lots of other species available in Europe probably wouldnt survive in the wild here. It wouldnt suprise me if more...

Crayfish are banned in the UK, every species except one, though some of the species banned wouldnt even survive in cold temperatures here. So it wouldnt suprise me at all if they were banned soon.

I'll certainly post any interesting developments with my ones. Ive since been told that captive Crabs has been bred in captivity, someone has bred three generations of them in his tanks. With no access to brackish water. They can also be bred, when given access to brackish water though. I...

Its probably only mentioned on a few German sites because the keepers there are the only ones to deal with this species upto now? I cant find any information on these Crabs in English, or scientific information on them, only other threads Ive started or posted on. Having thought about it I...

I dont really see too much of a problem, lots of species not yet identified are kept. There is lots of information on their general care, so people buying them can have a good idea. I understand about taking them from the wild though, which I cant really do much about, if I didnt buy them...

I do see your point, to me though the evidence that they can be bred with no access to sea/brackish water is overwelming. Raising of the young with no brackish/sea water im not too sure of now though? it has likely been accomplished though, hopefully I will be able to find out.

There are loads more than two types, I keep 7 species of them, including a subspecies. I agree though, Xenopus laevis and Hymenochirus boettgeri are the ones almost always seen for sale in shops. They eat live and frozen foods like bloodworm, tubifex worm, and also sinking pellets and small...

I got them from wilder reptiles, from within the UK. I dont know if they are captive bred or wild caught though?