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)Not sure about them being endangered
Personally, until we see successful captive breeding we should stand strong and not purchase these. They will be driven to extinction, and for what?
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
Assuming we're talking about limnopilos naiyanetri I only stumbled on these this morning on the bay and they got me curious so I've sent the seller a question asking if they are wild or captive bred. I'll update when I find out.Yeah, they're pretty obvious. I can't say for certain some fry didn't make it, they were in with relatively voracious fish that ate anything that moved. In 2 years of having them in one tank, I had the same 12 I put in there, I think. I suspect the issue with these is that they're not suited to nano aquariums at all and require absolutely perfect water for younglings to survive but adults can tolerate a lot, maybe.
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!
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.