Mangrove Purple Claw

[Maxstar81]

Caught during my spare time.

Very hardy and live in hollows of trees.

Climb very well.

Found along beaches and mangrove swamps.

[shawncel]

Wah bro, u seem to enjoy catching crabs and shrimps..

Need time wan to go chio me leh.

Wan to collect some shrimps and small fishes for my angler..

[Maxstar81]

Diff to meet cos i work during the day & study @ night.

Nowadays, the beaches are crowded with pple trying to fish.

Lots of uncle casting nets & setting traps too.

The population of everything is on the decrease.

Really can't stand those that use nets.

Its illegal .... right ....

[Dazza]

yep agree with that this crab very hardy. I have abt 5-6 of them in my tank. They feed on the algae growing on the liverocks. The biggest one managed to climb onto the top of my trickle i/o n feeds there.

[Maxstar81]

Dazza,

from your replies, it seems that you have an affinity for crabs ah?

You have moon crab and purple claw together!?

Anything else? Hm.. Got pic of your tank???

Would like to see the lay out.

Would like to keep crabs but they fierce lah.

Will pinch tail and even eat fish.

[Dazza]

well i hv moon crab, purple claw, sml mud crabs all in tank... so far the causualties are the crabs whenever they molt hahaha... dont know why but seems only the crabs got themselves killed after molting when the shell still soft.... my shrimps not prob at all .... other tank mates tangs, anthias, clowns, gobies so no real aggressive creatures.... most probably killed by other crabs hahaha my fishes get soft-shell crab meat once a while haha