stix Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Anyone can help in ID these crabs? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 1, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 1, 2006 HeyHey, cute crabs....think they are called coconut crabs? Saw them at pasir ris earlier this week, super cute.... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stix Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 Wah, they died yesterday! No idea why.. 1 of them missing a leg, could it be because of pistol shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veliferium Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 saw them at reborn b4,think sift thru sand to search for food.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Those are soldier crabs, commonly found along intertidal regions. If I'm not wrong they are more efficient extracting oxygen from air. During high tide their burrows actually trap an air pocket that provides them with enough oxygen till the next low tide. So I think they actually drowned. The same goes with land hermits that are kept submerged for long periods of time. It's sad to see such animals in retail shops fully submerged in water. If they are not bought they will most certainly die within a couple of hours. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted April 4, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 4, 2006 Hi Fuel, thanks for the info. now i know why my soldier crab also die within 2 days.... now feeling guilty.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 No problem. Everyone learns something new every day. Now at least informed members of the public can boycott such animals and leave them to the wild. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stix Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 !!! Oh no, no more these crabs for me! So I guess they are better off living off on land? Thanks Fuel for the information! Guess I got to keep other crab! What kind of crab are good for cleaning the sand that has brown alage on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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