Porcelain Crab reproduction

elegance coral · 12/27/2007, 06:37 PM

I have a pair of Porcelain crabs that hitched a ride into my reef at some point. Now the female is releasing lots and lots of larvae. Have they ever been successfully breed in captivity?

elegance coral · 12/28/2007, 06:48 AM

Anybody?

boomsticks · 12/28/2007, 09:39 AM

Not unless you have a seperate tank with no flow or suction. I have had my pep shrimp reproduce numerous times and I have seen one live. The other ten thousand or so was eaten or death by filtration.

Snowboarda42 · 12/28/2007, 09:53 AM

get a breeder net and put it in the tank, suck up as much larvae as you can with a turkey baster and put them in the breeder net.

I think you'll need to feed them rotifiers/phyto since they're filter feeders

Travis L. Stevens · 12/28/2007, 11:09 AM

It's probable that one could raise them, but the difficulty level is most likely outstanding. These larvae remain in the water column for an undetermined amount of time before settling and morphing in to an adult form. From there their diet will change to the adults. While they are in larval form, their diet will widely vary from various phytoplankton to smaller zooplankton. I suggest reading up on how crabs and other crustaceans reproduce and grow, and then read through this thread to see what you would be getting in to and what would be involved in attempting to raise them. In short, it would take extreme dedication not for the feint of heart.

Lysmata amboinensis larva
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=846955

elegance coral · 12/29/2007, 08:21 AM

Thanks everyone.

Travis, thanks for the link. It's a long thread but I'm sure it will help.

12/27/2007, 06:37 PM	#1
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	Porcelain Crab reproduction I have a pair of Porcelain crabs that hitched a ride into my reef at some point. Now the female is releasing lots and lots of larvae. Have they ever been successfully breed in captivity?

12/28/2007, 06:48 AM	#2
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	Anybody? __________________ "Most of the failures with marine aquaria are due to lack of knowledge of the biological processes that occur in the aquarium." Martin A. Moe, Jr. "A scientist seeks the truth, wherever that may lead. A believer already knows the truth, and cannot be swayed no matter how compelling the evidence." Current Tank Info: I'm trying to see how many tanks will fit in my house before the wife loses it.

12/28/2007, 09:39 AM	#3
boomsticks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Good ol NH Posts: 547	Not unless you have a seperate tank with no flow or suction. I have had my pep shrimp reproduce numerous times and I have seen one live. The other ten thousand or so was eaten or death by filtration. __________________ Don't take life too seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway. Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef, 24 cube

12/28/2007, 09:53 AM	#4
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	get a breeder net and put it in the tank, suck up as much larvae as you can with a turkey baster and put them in the breeder net. I think you'll need to feed them rotifiers/phyto since they're filter feeders __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

12/28/2007, 11:09 AM	#5
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	It's probable that one could raise them, but the difficulty level is most likely outstanding. These larvae remain in the water column for an undetermined amount of time before settling and morphing in to an adult form. From there their diet will change to the adults. While they are in larval form, their diet will widely vary from various phytoplankton to smaller zooplankton. I suggest reading up on how crabs and other crustaceans reproduce and grow, and then read through this thread to see what you would be getting in to and what would be involved in attempting to raise them. In short, it would take extreme dedication not for the feint of heart. Lysmata amboinensis larva http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=846955 __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

12/29/2007, 08:21 AM	#6
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	Thanks everyone. Travis, thanks for the link. It's a long thread but I'm sure it will help. __________________ "Most of the failures with marine aquaria are due to lack of knowledge of the biological processes that occur in the aquarium." Martin A. Moe, Jr. "A scientist seeks the truth, wherever that may lead. A believer already knows the truth, and cannot be swayed no matter how compelling the evidence." Current Tank Info: I'm trying to see how many tanks will fit in my house before the wife loses it.