View Full Version : Emerald Crab breeding
Sacramento350
08/02/2007, 11:21 PM
Are there any reports concerning breeding emerald crabs in captivity? My wife and I watch one of ours "give birth" to dozens of live larvae last night. The crab was shooting them out from beneath her (?) tail.
LeslieH
08/03/2007, 02:00 PM
Crab larvae develop through several different stages before they settle out as miniature versions of the adults, each with a unique morphology and feeding requirements. They rarely survive in tanks due to a lack of their particular food.
Guygettnby
08/03/2007, 07:26 PM
i had an emerald crab do the same thing and about 3 ended up becoming little crabs. this was in my mini 5g reef tank.
all the others either died off or became food.
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