Purple Vampire Crab

[Jdnocente]

proly just died from stress, its normal if they dont have the right nutrients, iv only owned red clawed crabs.. ph sould be 6-7, so i doupht it was that being in a water dish. what kind of water did u use? they have calcium in gel form but yea I dont know much about pvc but thougth i would share some kno how from a former fresh water crab owner

[Butterflychild]

I used tap water. So you own fresh water crabs then. I think red clawed crabs are similar to pvc but not 100% sure on that. ty for info

[Jdnocente]

let the water sit in a gal jug for 2-3 days to let the chlorine dissipate to the bottem then u can use it safely w/o harming your crab. the red claws r small max size 3" but still a good custodian

[Butterflychild]

Hello all im needing some info about Purple Vampire Crabs before i get any more. As my one died. I was told to use sodium for PVC for when they molt it will help there new skin harden. What kind of sodium do i use?. Aswell as i need calcium to keep them strong would cuttle bones work ok. Is there anything else i need to keep PVC'S healthy and live a long happy life.

[rkintop]

i also have a vampire crab myself. I've had it for a couple weeks and it was fine until a couple days ago when i noticed all of its legs fell off but its back two?? i dont understand how that could have happened, we don't pick it up or anything. Now its just sitting on a rock looking dead for the past couple of days. anyone know anything please help!

[kevinp]

no salt is needed for these crabs. they are a fresh water terrestrial crab and will spend most time out of water. most of the time people give salt to replace lost minerals from reverse osmosis filtering. hard mineral rich water with no chlorine is prefered. bottled spring water is fine. high ph is fine. iodine/iodide for salt water aquariums will help the molt and is needed. 2 drops per 5 gallons of water, every other day.. i also put travertine rocks in the water and even on land. humidity 90-100%. molting is very stressful and they need places to hide. they like to burrow also.

as mentioned above calcium is important. i mix mine in with thawed blood worms and the crabs love it. another thing is repashy shrimp souffle which is nicely balanced and readily eaten by the crabs.

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FAQs on Freshwater Crab Compatibility

[kevinp]

one of my geosesarma sp. red devil. i'll put an album of them up soon. hoping for babies soon

[mdtalley22]

Yeah, I had one of these but if their legs fall off, it is usually an indicator that they are dead or dying. They occasionaly will loose a leg, but if it is more than one, it is an indicator that they have some disease or are stressed out to the point of no return. They do have both gills and lungs.

[kevinp]

proly just died from stress, its normal if they dont have the right nutrients, iv only owned red clawed crabs.. ph sould be 6-7, so i doupht it was that being in a water dish. what kind of water did u use? they have calcium in gel form but yea I dont know much about pvc but thougth i would share some kno how from a former fresh water crab owner

not the same type of crab at all. unlike your red claw, the geosesarma sp of crabs are primarily terrestrial and have no need of salt or a trip to the ocean to reproduce.

[rkintop]

not the same type of crab at all. unlike your red claw, the geosesarma sp of crabs are primarily terrestrial and have no need of salt or a trip to the ocean to reproduce.

Oh noo that's so sad. I thought it might have been molting or something but thanks i will plan a funeral. sob sob.