New here, been keeping Rainbow crabs since last<br>October, they're lovely! (I've posted some pics of them<br>into the Photos section of the club). I...
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b_sisko
Apr 4, 2001 1:44 pm
Hi,<br> Nice crabs! I've seen them in pet shops before but i never knew their name, the pet shops here just label them land crabs and one even called them ...
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gemziz_uk
Apr 4, 2001 4:12 pm
I guess I will just leave it, as long as it's not bad for them :) They seem happy enough, although I'm full of cold at the moment - is it possible to pass it ...
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b_sisko
Apr 10, 2001 1:41 am
Pass on your cold to the crabs? I highly doubt it, as we are very different creatures, the common cold affects our red blood cells doesn't it? Crabs have blue...
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lanebike
Apr 11, 2001 1:37 pm
Hi, I'm the founder and I just have to say that the only disease that we share with crabs is violence and oppression. There, I said it. Now stop it!...
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vtapsc13
Apr 20, 2001 4:18 am
They have these rainbow crabs at my lfs, and I was wondering if someone could point me towards some resource- they are such cool critters!<br>Anything on ...
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katrinemarie
Apr 20, 2001 3:38 pm
Hi everyone,<br> <br>On a side note before entering my real question, I'm a veterinary technologist that has a fair amount of experience with avians, reptiles,...
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gemziz_uk
Apr 24, 2001 8:02 pm
I have two rainbow crabs, absolutley beautiful and I've just about sussed their personalities, they can sit doing nothing for up to three days, then have a mad...
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gemziz_uk
Apr 24, 2001 8:03 pm
Sorry, wrong url, its <a href=http://uk.geocities.com/gemziz_uk/crabpics.html target=new>http://uk.geocities.com/gemziz_uk/crabpics.html</a><br><br>Gemz :)...
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gemziz_uk
Apr 24, 2001 8:05 pm
Oh yes - I can also tell you that they LOVE chicken and prawns :-) Whenever I get special fried rice from the local Chinese, I wash up a couple of prawns and...
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vtapsc13
Apr 24, 2001 9:29 pm
So do you set them up in a half water/ half land tank or does a bowl of water work? Our lfs keeps them in a 5.5 gallon with a dish of water. I am looking for a...
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b_sisko
Apr 28, 2001 3:15 pm
Hi,<br>Fiddlers lay eggs, which are carried by the female under her belly untill they are about to hatch in which she then releases them into the (brachish)...
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gemziz_uk
May 1, 2001 7:19 pm
Mine are in a large tank (as they are fairly large), half water/half land, they like to get in and out of the water. They climb up the filter too when they ...
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katrinemarie
May 1, 2001 8:46 pm
Hey, thanks for the info. If the female carries her eggs on her abdomen, it would explain why the male approaches her in the manner I described. In the ...
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lanebike
May 2, 2001 1:07 pm
A side note to the biology lesson, crabs have what is called a pleon or openable 'hatch' on the underside of their carapace in which the sexual organs are ...
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lanebike
May 2, 2001 1:10 pm
Hello. I'm the founder and I would like to invite all to my new club "The Aquarium Center"!<br>We'll talk about anything in bowls or aquariums including fish...
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gemziz_uk
Jun 2, 2001 10:42 pm
Hiya, I really need urgent advice - one of our rainbow crabs had an accident and has cracked her shell, there's some translucent purple goo (and a small patch...
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lanebike
Jun 6, 2001 2:40 pm
You could try going to a pet food store and asking them, but if they don't know, a cuttlefish bone (available at a pet store, usually as a supplement for ...
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dawnpetals
Jun 9, 2001 9:18 pm
In my experience and to my knowledge crabs tend to injure themselves from time to time (fighting with eachother etc.). Injuries, however severe they might...
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dawnpetals
Jun 9, 2001 9:27 pm
Hi you all!<br><br>I`m new here and wanted to ask if anyone is keeping shrimps... I have 7 different spieces at the moment (Yamatos, neocaridina different ...
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gemziz_uk
Jun 13, 2001 9:42 am
Thanks for the advice, she was looking real strong but died 2 days after my posting. She just lost all her energy and couldnt retain balance... I'm gutted :-(...
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dawnpetals
Jun 14, 2001 10:39 pm
Hey there!<br><br>Sorry for you! But I guess it is a part of circle of life this dying. We cherish our pets but sometimes they just die... And doesn`t matter...
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dawnpetals
Jun 21, 2001 6:19 pm
Don`t get angry but I`m still wondering where are you? I want to exchange thoughts with you!...
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dawnpetals
Jun 23, 2001 10:01 pm
Sorry... Pathetic to answer to my own mail but... If anyone should want to exchange ideas please e-mail at dawnpetals@......
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katrinemarie
Jun 27, 2001 2:24 pm
I've posted on here before a while back. I had 3 mini fiddler crabs, 1 male, 2 female, merrily living their lives out in their tank for the past year. One of ...
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b_sisko
Jun 30, 2001 2:56 am
i heard somewhere (i forget where exactly) that they live only a year or so. I'm sure that there are exceptions and there are different species of fiddlers so...
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lanebike
Jul 11, 2001 3:17 pm
Actually, I heard that these 'small' crabs like Fiddlers and Red Claw live two to three years like most small fish. I've never actually timed one though, so ...
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louisiana_nan
Jul 20, 2001 7:17 pm
I'm afraid our crawfish isn't doing well. It has been acting sick for the last week. It doesn't have much appitite, when it falls over sideways or upside down,...
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b_sisko
Jul 25, 2001 12:08 am
Hmm sounds like you are right. At this point there isn't much you can do, there isn't much info on medical practices on invertebrates. 2 years isn't overly ...
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lanebike
Aug 1, 2001 3:33 pm
That's too bad! I hate to lose my pets too, but when you keep about twenty small animals, death is all too common. <br><br>Might I recommend a small crab next...
