emerald crab carrying eggs!

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 01:08 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, 11:26 AM

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, 11:39 AM

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, 11:46 AM

maybe a Wheat Cracker?

framerguy · 01-11-2008, 01:14 PM

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

BEELZEBOB · 01-11-2008, 01:17 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, 01:37 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, 02:03 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, 02:08 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, 02:13 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, 02:17 PM

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

lcstorc · 01-11-2008, 02:32 PM

Pretty much anything will do. The stinkier the better.

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 11:27 PM

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 · 01-11-2008, 11:55 PM

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

Wolfgang8810 · 01-11-2008, 11:58 PM

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, 01:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 411 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!

01-11-2008, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,430 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 You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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01-11-2008, 01:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
framerguy Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 2,920 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! Ship it to me, I'll hatch and raise the babies and send mama back to you! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 75g Main, 55g Fuge w/DSB/+-25#LR, 25g Sump, turboflotor skimmer, 2x250w MH(9hrs/d), 4x65w PC(14h/d), 950gph mag drive/seaswirl return, 100# LR, 3" SB chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

01-11-2008, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 411 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, 02:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,678 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! Crab trap using a plastic water bottle. Put a little food in it. Crabby crawls in to get food but cant get out/ __________________ 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!

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Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 411 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!

01-11-2008, 02:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,678 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! 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. __________________ 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!

01-11-2008, 02:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 411 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, 02:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,430 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! Pretty much anything will do. The stinkier the better. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-11-2008, 11:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 411 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!

01-11-2008, 11:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
framerguy Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 2,920 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: emerald crab carrying eggs! Nice catch.. I'll be waiting, LOL! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 75g Main, 55g Fuge w/DSB/+-25#LR, 25g Sump, turboflotor skimmer, 2x250w MH(9hrs/d), 4x65w PC(14h/d), 950gph mag drive/seaswirl return, 100# LR, 3" SB chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

01-11-2008, 11:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 411 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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