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Thai micro crabs

Just looking at possibly in future of getting some. Did you actually ever get to really see them because of being so small?

Not sure about them being endangered
 
Paul27 said:
Not sure about them being endangered
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definitely an issue that received a good bit of media attention a couple years back - they were extremely popular for awhile (and mortality rates were high re shipping inexperience and shop keeping inexperience)
I don’t know how things stand nowadays (certainly shippers are better at transporting them)

There were a few articles in Amazonas Magazine

https://www.reef2rainforest.com/201...-limnopilos-naiyanetri-new-breeding-progress/
 
Even in tank shops they can be so hard to see.I would recommend a nano tank with little plants but be careful of fluctuations.
 
ollyUK said:
Personally, until we see successful captive breeding we should stand strong and not purchase these. They will be driven to extinction, and for what?
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That's a fair point mate. Dont fancy being part of the reason they completely disappear.
 
Tried them about 10 years ago or so, they did not last very long, I would not try them again! There are more common aquatic crabs you can try that are easier to keep! Maidenhead Aquatics usually keep them!
 
I would recommend vampire crabs a paludarium would work great.They are easier to keep and pretty.I agree cos i saw a lot of the crabs in the shop display tank were dead and was like omg.Wild caught stuff is sure not sustainable and Im guessing theres also massive deaths during transport that we dont see.
 
LondonDragon said:
Tried them about 10 years ago or so, they did not last very long, I would not try them again! There are more common aquatic crabs you can try that are easier to keep! Maidenhead Aquatics usually keep them!
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So they have been around for a while then. Surprising how after so long there not commonly bred but by the sounds of it there must be a lot of difficulty breeding them.
 
Paul27 said:
So they have been around for a while then. Surprising how after so long there not commonly bred but by the sounds of it there must be a lot of difficulty breeding them.
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And of course, the breeders would love to solve this so will have thrown quite a lot of resources at attempting to breed I would have thought!
 
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