My emerald crab just spawned

skysoblue987 · Sep 4, 2017

I just went to check on my 5.5 gallon tank and I saw a bunch of white globe looking things floating in my tank. They look like little tadpoles but the tail come out on top of the head and circle around the back of the body like the letter C. I think they are emerald crab fries. I'm thinking of taking this opportunity to try my hand at raising them.

What do I need to do to raise them? Is it even possible? I would think they need plankton or something that I can't provide.

johnny4491 · Sep 4, 2017

Nice ! Add pics as you go

tdileo · Sep 4, 2017

My guess is that they need a circulating container similar to jellyfish and will feed off of zoo/phyto for the first few weeks. I am sure it can be done if you are very persistent although I haven't heard of it being done before.

SashimiTurtle · Sep 4, 2017

No clue but if I had to guess I'd agree with @tdileo and say they would probably eat phyto for a while then maybe rotifers? Do you have a male and female emerald crab in the tank? Look on their belly, males have a narrow V and females have a wide V.