Hi Beastie, i have another question. do the crabs molt above land or do they molt under the sand? thanks for answering all my previous questions.
Hiho ;-)
They molt on land. Our G. notophorum did not yet molt but the G. krathing came out of their burrows to molt so I guess it will be the same with G. notophorum.
They need hiding places after molting, so You should have leaf litter in the tank, stones, moss…
Cheerio, BEASTIE ;-)
CRABS, Crayfish, Shrimp, Land hermits, Mussels & Snails, Dragons, Snakes and more in some 40 tanks
Hi guys, i'm new to these crabs and i had 2 experience of keeping these crabs. 1st time i kept i bought 1 female whom died 2 days later which i think probably is because she's weak before she had reached my house. 2nd experience is when i bought a pair from another LFS which cost $2 more but in better condition but the male died 1 or 2 weeks later. Lucky the female is still active and alive now =)
Few days ago i bought another pair, 1 male and 1 female, at first they get along well even in the carrier when going home. Then i tested placing the old female with the new pair and the she started fighting with the male one where the new female just sit at the side looking scared. The old female is slighting bigger then the new pair.
So i seperated the old one and new pair. May i know whether you guys faced this problem of aggresiveness against each other? cause at times i would see the male chasing (" attacking") the female as well although they gets along well. Any idea why the new male can't get along with my old female? Will it be because of the size? or might be different species as Mandrian and Orange looks almost the same.
Hope to hear from you guys soon. Thanks =)
in my experience, as long as you provide enough hiding places, they will not fight
Hi there
Might be the different species, they are probably highly aggressive towards one another.
Another thing is: If You put new crabs in a tank (doesn't matter which species You keep) You should take out all specimen, change the decoration and hiding places a bit and then set them in again all together. That way each specimen has to seek for a new hiding place and territory and not only the new ones.
Cheerio, BEASTIE ;-)
CRABS, Crayfish, Shrimp, Land hermits, Mussels & Snails, Dragons, Snakes and more in some 40 tanks
Heres an update of my tank
One of my females molted, heres a pic of the molt
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