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08-22-2001, 09:24 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NYC or RI
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Pregnant Emeralds???
Hi Everyone
Does anyone know when emerald crabs reach sexual maturity? I bought one today and its about the size of a nickel....as I was watching it in the aquarium the underside of the crab seems to be filled with eggs?!?!?! Does this mean that I will have an outbreak of emerald crabs in my tank? Hopefully they will have a larvae stage first and get sucked up by my filter or my blue hermits can get to them....they really look like eggs...thousands of them on the underbelly.... |
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08-22-2001, 11:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Robesonia PA US
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Possibly i would assum that most of the youngs if carried to term would be quickly eaten by fish and hermit crabs. Along with being removed by the filter. I dont think it would be a problem.
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08-22-2001, 11:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Man that sounds kewl!
A pic sure would be nice. I Would say that they do sound like eggs to me, but not 100% sure
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08-22-2001, 11:26 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NYC or RI
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sorry I don't have a pic...I bought the emerald crabs to help with my bubble algae problem but after eating a few he seems to be going after everything else but the bubbles...sigh...anyways its good to hear that the offspring wont survive and I wont have an overpopulation...Im afraid for the safety of my corals....already keepign a watchful eye on him and my polyps
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