emerald crab carrying eggs!

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 02:08 AM

one of my emeralds is carrying eggs what should i do???? I definatly dont want a bunch of little crabs i already cant stand the ones i have!

lcstorc · 01-11-2008, 12:26 PM

Well if you don't want more crabs the only thing I can think of is to remove it. I would love to see a pic though. I have never seen one carry eggs.

vdituri · 01-11-2008, 12:39 PM

Most will become crunchy snacks for your fish.

I wouldn't worry about them.
Without a nursery for them to grow with protection the odds are extremely low that you will be infested with them.

BigAl07 · 01-11-2008, 12:46 PM

maybe a Wheat Cracker?

framerguy · 01-11-2008, 02:14 PM

Ship it to me, I'll hatch and raise the babies and send mama back to you!

BEELZEBOB · 01-11-2008, 02:17 PM

DITTO.

ah man. id put her in a nice lil critter carrier, let them hatch, send her back, wait a month, and let Bane go nutz!

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 02:37 PM

lol ill try to carth her Its basicly impossable but ill try to get pics when i do.

Framerguy: ill send you her and you can keep her FOR EV ER!

goldenmean · 01-11-2008, 03:03 PM

Crab trap using a plastic water bottle.
Put a little food in it. Crabby crawls in to get food but cant get out/

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 03:08 PM

i would catch my hermits to though. If the hermits and emerald get in together will i lose any hermits?

goldenmean · 01-11-2008, 03:13 PM

No its not thunderdome - you know - 2 crabs enter only one crab leaves.
seriously tho
You probably will catch more hermits than the emerald.
Place the entrance of the trap near where you know the emerald is at.

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 03:17 PM

What kind of food should i put in it? Shrimp pelets,krill?

lcstorc · 01-11-2008, 03:32 PM

Pretty much anything will do. The stinkier the better.

Wolfgang8810 · 01-12-2008, 12:27 AM

i caught it the old fashioned way

here is a picture of the crab and a picture of some of the eggs i confinscated from her. (she was not harmed at all) I raisedand bred crayfish for a long time and hvae take the eggs before and simulated the mothers actions to have them all hatch.

framerguy · 01-12-2008, 12:55 AM

Nice catch.. I'll be waiting, LOL!

Wolfgang8810 · 01-12-2008, 12:58 AM

lol im taking it back to the store tomorrow maybe i can get something for it :-\ it there are anymore problems ill catch the other one too and send him packing

01-11-2008, 02:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	emerald crab carrying eggs! one of my emeralds is carrying eggs what should i do???? I definatly dont want a bunch of little crabs i already cant stand the ones i have! __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! Well if you don't want more crabs the only thing I can think of is to remove it. I would love to see a pic though. I have never seen one carry eggs. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-11-2008, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
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Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! lol ill try to carth her Its basicly impossable but ill try to get pics when i do. Framerguy: ill send you her and you can keep her FOR EV ER! __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-11-2008, 03:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! i would catch my hermits to though. If the hermits and emerald get in together will i lose any hermits? __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! What kind of food should i put in it? Shrimp pelets,krill? __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

01-11-2008, 03:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! Pretty much anything will do. The stinkier the better. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-12-2008, 12:27 AM	#13 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! i caught it the old fashioned way here is a picture of the crab and a picture of some of the eggs i confinscated from her. (she was not harmed at all) I raisedand bred crayfish for a long time and hvae take the eggs before and simulated the mothers actions to have them all hatch. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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01-12-2008, 12:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 935 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! lol im taking it back to the store tomorrow maybe i can get something for it :-\ it there are anymore problems ill catch the other one too and send him packing __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

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