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Another update: I'm still having bad luck, it seems. Within a few days of my last update, I not only lost the bicolor male who had molted (he never moved), but the female bicolor that I thought may be carring eggs. Moreover, I lost a red devil female unexpectedly, just found her dead in the terrariu...

Still another update: Saw a female bicolor eating a mealworm last night -- not the one that is carrying eggs, though. But came home to this tonight: bicolor crab molt.jpg After initial alarm, counting crabs I see the one molted. Hopefully the little guy (a male) is alive, I barely touched him and he...

Another update: I'm down to 4 bicolor crabs -- 2 pairs in a 10-gallon; and 3 red devils -- 2 females and a male -- also in a (different) 10-gallon setup. I haven't had any losses in a couple of weeks, but am wary of getting my hopes up these will survive long term. One of the bicolor females I belie...

Updates: My original pair of bicolor crabs passed away a few days after I got them. "Round 2" arrived on Saturday March 31st, 3 pairs of bicolors, 3 pairs red devils, although I'm pretty sure I got 2 red devil females and 4 red devil males, but that is ok, one pair was to replace the bicol...

Another question on the Geosesarma species. How often do I need to change the substrate in their setup? Part of it is damp coconut fiber, somewhat packed like dirt, and the other part is damp "exo-terra forest moss" or similar pet store packaged moss. Plus the water, currently in a contain...

Glad to see that the Caridina sulawesi is berried. Keep an eye for "special" colors and patterns in your offspring. These guys are so variable that I still find shrimp in my main colony (where your shrimp came from) that look as good, or even better sometimes, than the shrimp I have been ...

I have a small colony of "blue cherry" shrimp plus "blue bee" shrimp that I got around 6 weeks ago. The blue cherry shrimp I've noticed off and on dropped eggs; the blue bee shrimp I've had 3 out of 3 females berry up and carry their eggs. One female still has eggs; the others do...

Thank you for the info. I'll change the setup to have freshwater only. What you can't tell from the picture is that the water container is pretty level to the ground at most points around it. It does look like it is higher. I'll try fish food tonight and see if it's been touched in the morning. I've...

I'm a little confused about the care of these vampire crabs. Some info I found says to add a bit of salt to the water, others say not to (from what I could find before I got them listed add some salt thus the setup with added salt, found more info after getting them that said not to). One site that ...

Female vampire crab, "bicolor" female bicolor crab.jpg Vampire crab current setup, blue dish has water in it plus Java moss vampire crab setup top 2.jpg And ... mating crabs? Male on top of female, she appears to be upside down ... anyone know the gestation time of vampire crabs? bicolor c...

Female red claw crab in water/moss Male vampire crab, "red devil" Female vampire crab, "red devil" Male vampire crab, "bicolor"

I am getting more and more into invertebrates. First shrimp, now crayfish and crabs. I started with 2 female red claw crabs I found at a fish store, a trusted local store. They were in an aquarium with fish. After confirming they would be ok with my fish I bought them and put them in an aquarium wit...

I've learned my lesson starting tanks from just using filter material and plants from another tank. I've had several losses in one of the tanks I did that way, and can only hope I didn't damage all of the shrimp enough such that they die before producing babies. This particular tank was an establish...

I've got an issue that I need input on. First off, I'm quite new to shrimp keeping, much less breeding them. I am really just beginning to have a few females berry up. I have a small colony of "blue cherries" and some "blue bees" that I got a few weeks ago. I converted a fish aqu...

Thank you. I figured the problem shipment shrimp could have lasting damage that could shorten their life. I've received most of my shrimp in the boxes you describe, but the last one I think was the worst. I'm fairly certain the temperature was above freezing at delivery, but still colder that at lea...