Moon Crab

[Maxstar81]

Baby moon crab.

Maybe i caught it b'cos it can't see clearly with 1 eyestalk missing.

Not easy to catch and difficult to raise in tank.

They are 1 of the few swimming crabs.

Can you see the spikes at the side of the shell !?

Its gonna hurt ....

[cjh]

i caught quite a few in sentosa siloso beach... lol....

[Dazza]

yeah i caught one as well at pasir ris. It spends most of day buried in sand. Only see it come out at nite...

[FuEl]

You can eat these fellas when they grow big. It's a juvenile mud crab.

[Maxstar81]

Dazza,

i caught it at pasir ris. It can be found during the

change of tides so no need to wait till dark.

FuEl,

Its eaten in other countries but not popular locally.

Um, its not a mud crab. Those are black right !?

I think their beautiful but they like to bury under sand.

They get moody in my no-sand tank ....

Dun eat fish pellet and dun really fancy brine shrimps.

Anybody keeping them care to share some tips !?

[Dazza]

my gets excited n rush together with fish for mysis. Then its back into thye sand again

[FuEl]

It's a mud crab (Scylla sp.). Raise one from juvenile to adult and you will see the change.

[Maxstar81]

FuEl,

mine is a F. Matutidae, Matuta lunaris.

What the heck.

I believe they're gonna taste the same deep fried....

[FuEl]

Yea..you might be right. I wondered why they put moon crabs in the same tray as larger mud crabs for my prac..maybe the juveniles look too similar between the 2 species?..Or were they indeed meant to be displayed as 2 species? Oh well..I'm not so sure myself..never seen a photo of a juvenile mud crab myself..