Two new lil guys!

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Two new lil guys!

Post by aussieJJDude » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:53 am

Welp. Came home with 2 new crabs. Was going to go to a new store near my uni, ended up doing a bit of retail therapy in the process. Two new hermies, and a few fish related things later... you know the drill ImageImageImage

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Surprisingly, the store actually had them in good conditions. The room they were in was heated, and rather humid due to all the open top aquariums there. They even had a UVB bulb on them!

These guys are absolutely tiny, at most their shell openings are half an inch. I don't even have shells that small!

I'm calling them the 'Things', since they so small!

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Re: Two new lil guys!

Post by RiNiKy506 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:00 am

Aww! Congrats! They are so precious! I love the teeny-tiny ones!

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Post by aussieJJDude » Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:53 am

Thanks! I really finding these little ones so comical.. I'm use to big crabs, and when I see the little ones move they look like little pebbles walking - or when they not moving, its so hard to spot them!


They both really enjoy the background at least!
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They also like hanging out with the big boys - and big red! Its funny, these little guys are basically the size of a big claw of my larger hermies.

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I slightly lied before, as I was going to create a seperate post. But, i decided may as well include it here!
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Yep, accidentally walked out of there with a marine hermie as well - and a $5 easy to keep frag (coral - green star polyp). My SW pool has pretty much been constant for water parameters over the last couple of weeks, so I knew I could keep inverts. Wasn't planning to, but I fell in love with the marine hermies that I just had to take one home. (If it doesn't work out, I can always set up a dedicated marine tank, or rehome back to the store... but I am confident in my abilities to provide!) On an unrelated sidenote, I don't realised how much the bristleworm population has gotten... I wouldn't be mad if the marine hermie had a worm or two....

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And lap 3 of the background
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Basically go up on the log to the top, make a right and travel across the entire back to the top magnatural... go back, proceed around the plants (hide under pothos for a couple of minutes), down the left side, across the second level, down the ramp to the substrate walk across the sand (and over the shells) to the front right, head along the pool and repeat
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Re: Two new lil guys!

Post by scuttlecrusty22 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:13 pm

Well they are just so precious!!!!! Congrats!!!!


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Re: Two new lil guys!

Post by RiNiKy506 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:50 pm

Your marine hermie is sooo cool!!! I think you’ll do just fine with him, I can see you starting a marine hermit crab tank though. I love seeing your pictures, your tank is just amazing! It’s so cool to see them exploring their new home, they definitely got a great home.

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Post by aussieJJDude » Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:00 pm

Thanks guys!


(I've always wanted to set up a small SW nano, I have the perfect tank and now a light... so its certainly possible. :) maybe in the future?)

As for the tank, the plants have been going pretty good. Unfortunately my ficus pumila died, which may of been my fault as I was a little too aggressive with the roots and I just think it failed to establish. On the brighter side of things, all other plants have really been doing great and showing new signs of growth (particularly the Hoya, which I was surprised about)!

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Post by Oliviet#1 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:04 pm

Wow, congrats! All the crabs in my tank have around a half an inch to 5/8” opening
I have had pets in the past, but my family can’t have any furry or feathered ones due to allergies. I usually try my best to help and currently trying to set up a crabitat. I also try to treat others with Love!❤️

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Post by craboloading » Fri Apr 12, 2019 8:43 pm

Congrats on your recent additions. Those land crabs are so teensy! I had a hard time even spotting them in some of the photos your posted. :lol: Hope they are adjusting well, they landed just about the dream captive crabbo life, I'd say.
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Post by curlysister » Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:59 pm

Oh my goodness those little guys are just adorable!
I know absolutely nothing about marine crabs, other than the fact that yours is cute!!
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Post by aussieJJDude » Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:53 am

Thanks guys!

I luckily found some shells their size to keep em happy, so hopefully it will do for the timebeing. They a little too big, but good growing room I guess?

Edit: in some of the pics, they both in it but one is hiding underneath the pothos and a little hard to make out. They really do blend in a little too well for my liking!

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