Research about Crabs And how they react to Deep Cleans.

[Guest]

This is for changing from a 10G to a 20G long
1) What types of Crabs Do U have?6 smsll 1 medium PP

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?No

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?Yes

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards? Yes see #7
5) If So, How?

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean? Not yet

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards? 5 Immediately dug completely under - the other 2 just buried their fronts. The next day one did what I'm guessing was a surface molt

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"? Yes but still destressing

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"? 2 returned to normal activity after 2 days

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?half buried under shelf in corner

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE. Yes: went from all mixed to separate sections on the top layer

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
PP

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
nope

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
yeah

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
yeah

5) If So, How?
Much more active and lively... seem to enjoy when things get mixed around

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
No but I have a missing PP who isn't in the tank

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
Not yet but it's been less than 24 hours

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
none so far

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
More sand and twice as deep.... for the new guy.

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
3 PP's 4 E's & 1 possible Rug or big E
2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
All but the big E or Rug.Whatever it is
3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
yes I have.Multiple times
4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
not really
5) If So, How?
n/a
6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
I think I had one.But he was ready to molt and got dug up by a newbie
7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
nope
8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
only one who had molted two or three days earlier
9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?
a day

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?
s/he dug down
11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
nope
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no problem

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
PPs & Es - 11 in the tank that got the big clean.

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
No, this was the first, due to human error. D :

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
Yes.

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
Yes.

5) If So, How?
They were much more active, all over the tank, although I'm sure it was the normal 'nervous' crabby behavior exhibited in a new shipment at the pet store.

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
Yes.

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
Yes, about half of them.

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
A couple of them.

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?
Not more than 2 days, although they may have been out at night.

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?
One of them when straight for the new coco-hut and hid there for a couple of days and one dug down between the coco-hut and coral rock.

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate?
Yes. I was using 1/2 aragonite sand and 1/2 EE (per side of tank, not mixed with 5 in of depth). This time I used a mix of roughly 95% EE, 4% play sand and 1% ReptiSand with 8' of depth.

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do you have?
PPs and 1 E

2) Have they been through a Deep Clean with you Before?
yes

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
yes

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
yes

5) If So, How?
they were much more active, but only for a short period of time

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
no

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
no

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
no

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
no

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
pp
2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
not all
3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
oh yes
4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
yep
5) If So, How?
more active
6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
not yet
7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
Not yet
8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
Yes
9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?
A few hours
10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?
Under the drift wood they dug
11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate?
From 2" EE to 6" EE/sand

[Guest]

[quote="OIF_VET"]Copy/Paste or "Quote" and Answer Please. As stated in the Subject line, I am curious how Deep Cleans Affect or Hermies. On with a few Questions. I Promise this will be Short and Pinchless, err umm Painless.

1) What types of Crabs Do U have? pp's

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before? no, this is the first

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat? not really

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards? a little

5) If So, How? they seemed happy because i switched substrates

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean? no

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards? no

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"? no

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE. yes, i went from gravel (bad, i know) to playsand, they loved it.

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OIF_VET [/quote]

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
3 Es.

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
yes, except the new one. I got it the day before and it's unnamed still.

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
very much. moved everythng and added stuff like a climbing wall and changed food dish.

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
yes

5) If So, How?
more active. Love the new climbing wall.

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
no. Look for updates, it's only been 1 day.

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
no, but my main digger is sitting in the corner. He may dig down.

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
no, but one is now sitting at the corner.

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?
haven't de-stressed yet. Look for updates.

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?
If the one digger is de-stressing, the tank corner.

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
Yes. From horrible Excavator clay sand to play sand.

[Gab33]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
pp
2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
they all have
3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
we put their toys in different places
4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
yes
5) If So, How?
when they are back in the tat they are very active
6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
i haven't have a death yet.
7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
no
8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress
what do you mean by destress? well they are happy back into their normal tank and active
9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?
if you put them in the hut they aren't as active anymore

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
yes i did. im always trying new substrates.

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have? at the time I had 5 pp's

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before? Never. I've also only have them a year.

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat? I did, but I do that about once every other month as well.

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards? They seemed to be a lot more active, more interested in everything.

5) If So, How? They all dug down and because they all seemed to keep to the sides of the tank you could watch them digging away. It seemed to me that it was a more of "Oh, cool, what's this? this is new, ooh, i like this..." than a digging to get away.

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean? Nope.

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards? Not that I noticed.

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"? No, they seemed perfectly fine.

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
Nope. I stayed with mostly playsand mixed with a brick of EE

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
Straws, Ruggies, and an indo.

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
Yes.

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
Yup

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
Yes.
5) If So, How?
They were REALLY active and started exploring every corner of the tank.

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
Nope.

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
Yes, one of my straws.

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
Nope.

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
No, I use sand.

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?
4 PPs

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?
Yes, several

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?
Absolutely

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?
Yes
5) If So, How?
More active, exploring a lot more
6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?
No.
7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?
Yes
8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?
Yes
9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?
1 week
10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?
Burrowing
11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
No

[Guest]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have? 7PP's


2)Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before? yes

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat? yes


4)Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards? yes

5) If So, How? more active, exploring the tat

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean? no

7)Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards? no

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"? no

9)If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"? no destress

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress? no destress


11)Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.
no

[auntnera]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have? 7PP's


2)Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before? Yes

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat? Yes, I do this often


4)Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards? Yes

5) If So, How? A little more active, exploring the new surroundings

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean? No

7)Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards? No

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"? Not really

9)If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"? No real distress

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress? No real distress, they just explored the new tat


11)Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? Yes I've change the substrate from all calisand to a play sand and EE mixture.

[megamelfina]

1) What types of Crabs Do U have?

PPs

2) Have they been thru a Deep Clean with you Before?

Yes, several

3) Have you Changed the "Lay-out" of the Tat?

Yes.

4) Did the Crabs act Differently afterwards?

Yes

5) If So, How?

They like to explore and get resituated with all their stuff.

6) Did you have any deaths shortly after the deep Clean?

No.

7) Did any dig down and Molt Shortly Afterwards?

Yes.

8 ) Did they Seem to "Destress"?

Some did bury down for awhile without molting after a deep clean. But these particular crabs do that a lot. They love to dig!

9) If they "Destressed" How Long before they returned to "Normal activity"?

Depends...usually a few days, but then they bury again.

10) Where and How did they seem to Destress?

Whenever, where ever. They also move around down there.

11) Did you switch to a Different Substrate? Or do something different with the Substrate? IE: From all PlaySand to Half PlaySand and Half EE.

I have not ever deep cleaned and switched to a different substrate.