Emerald crab
Mithraculus sculptus · Mithracidae
Green mithrax crab ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ
Eats bubble algae and detritus; useful, but an underfed adult starts sampling corals.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 40 L (11 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 5 cm (2 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 1+
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
- 1.024–1.026
- ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
- ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅ Reef ꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
- ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Will pick at soft coral and zoanthids when hungry.
- ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- May catch slow snails.
- ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 40 L (11 US gal)
- ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 40 L (11 US gal)
- ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- Opportunistic at night.
- ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
- Offer nori if bubble algae runs out.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 40 L (11 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 8–12 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 2–4
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Omnivore — bubble algae, detritus, sinking pellets, nori.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯍꯥꯅꯕ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Caribbean
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Rocky reef crevices
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- Stable salinity, plenty of rock.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 1
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯃꯈꯥ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- TangsClownfishSnails
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- Small sleeping fishDelicate SPS frags
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- Females have a broader abdominal flap.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Not bred at home.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Moult failureCopper poisoning
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Emerald crab ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ
