Aquarium crabs are becoming more popular among aquarium lovers. They attract their entertaining behavior and bright colors.
How to keep aquarium crabs?
The conditions of keeping aquarium crabs depend on the type of crabs. In most cases, you will need to select an aquarium . There are also land crabs, so they need more land than water, in which case you need a water aquarium. An important feature of the crab's content is water - although most of them are freshwater, there are some types of crabs for which it is necessary to add salt to water.
Crab feeding
Let's see how to feed the crabs. In nutrition crabs are unpretentious and omnivorous. In their diet can be present as pieces of fruits and vegetables, and seafood. They enjoy using various insects and sinking fish food.
Reproduction of crabs
When crabs reach the age of more than 8 years, they can multiply. The male mates with the female, and she lays eggs. Then larvae appear from the eggs, which become crabs. Unfortunately, the breeding of aquarium crabs in aquarium conditions is rare.
What kinds of crabs can I buy?
Let's name the main types of aquarium crabs:
- Gecarcinidae - mangrove crab, it is called rainbow, red-blue, red-blue and royal. It is distributed to the coasts of Southeast Asia and tropical Africa.
- Ocipodidae - a crab beckoning or a crab-ghost, are distributed along the tropical coast.
- Sesarmidae are sezarmids, these are small crabs that live in mango thickets and river mouths, some species inhabit the tropics. This is one of the best-selling species.
- Grapsidae is a marble crab, a popular representative of the Black Sea.
- Potamonidae - freshwater crab is found in the Caucasus, the Crimea and in the mountain rivers of the Balkans. Dozens of subspecies of Potamonidae are found all over the world.
Care for the aquarium crab
There are some features when caring for an aquarium crab:
- good water filtration;
- sand washing;
- water temperature;
- organization of the possibility for some species to stay on land;
- salinity of water.
The right approach to caring for the aquarium crab will bring health, long life to the pet, and joy to the owner.