emerald crabs

Tru2nr · 01-04-2008, 11:53 PM

ok so this is weird, so like a week ago i had to sacrifice a emerald mithrix crab to the porceline gods...so now i was lookn' in my tank and who was sittn' next to my emerald crab...another one..just a little bit smaller......

now ive had the emeralds for 3weeks..my question is a)do crabs molt? b) how quick would they take to reproduce? c)do i just pray to the reef gods for having a miracle and creating another crab in my tank lol

goldenmean · 01-05-2008, 12:09 AM

Yes crabs do molt.
Your sacrifice may have just been a molt.

garret · 01-06-2008, 04:03 AM

most inverts molt lobsters, crabs, shrimp, etc. thats what you saw i have never had crabs reproduce, and you should not see two live emerald's right by each other because they fight

i have a sure way of checking to see if a dead looking shrinp or crab is really a dead crab or just a shell take it out of the tank and smell it you will know right away if it is a dead animal

subdued · 03-25-2008, 09:36 PM

Do crab pinchers grow back?

Dentoid · 03-25-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by subdued

Do crab pinchers grow back?

All Crustaceans will replace lost limbs by their next molt or two, but not at the same size as the lost limb.

subdued · 03-25-2008, 10:25 PM

but itll keep growing to the normal size right?

vdituri · 03-26-2008, 12:27 AM

Yes, it will eventually over the course of a couple molts get back to normal.

subdued · 03-26-2008, 12:58 AM

sweet thx.

01-04-2008, 11:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 836 View Gallery Karma Komment	emerald crabs ok so this is weird, so like a week ago i had to sacrifice a emerald mithrix crab to the porceline gods...so now i was lookn' in my tank and who was sittn' next to my emerald crab...another one..just a little bit smaller...... now ive had the emeralds for 3weeks..my question is a)do crabs molt? b) how quick would they take to reproduce? c)do i just pray to the reef gods for having a miracle and creating another crab in my tank lol

01-05-2008, 12:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,689 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crabs Yes crabs do molt. Your sacrifice may have just been a molt. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My First Quarantine Tank. 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

01-06-2008, 04:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
garret Bryozoan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 57 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crabs most inverts molt lobsters, crabs, shrimp, etc. thats what you saw i have never had crabs reproduce, and you should not see two live emerald's right by each other because they fight i have a sure way of checking to see if a dead looking shrinp or crab is really a dead crab or just a shell take it out of the tank and smell it you will know right away if it is a dead animal

03-25-2008, 09:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
subdued Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crabs Do crab pinchers grow back?

03-25-2008, 10:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
subdued Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crabs but itll keep growing to the normal size right?

03-26-2008, 12:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
subdued Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crabs sweet thx.

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