Freshwater Crabs

Hi all :blink1:

I once saw frehwater crabs in a particular petshop in Cape Town.
Wasnt really interested then.
Now Im looking for freshwater crabs in Cape Town, either by a petshop or breeder.
If you can help, PM me

Thanx Charl

 

Black listed mate...all freshwater crustaceans.... + posting your email adress on a public forum will get you so spammed you will throw away your puter....

 

Thanx mate. My first time on the public forum, but I have edit my request. :blink1:

 

lol @ azurekoi

 

fresh h2o crabs etc

what is the blacklist and why are crabs on it? I saw while browsin posts that jewel cichlids are black listed but have seen plenty at LFS. It would be nice to have a crab or something in the tank like our marine friends...why cant we?

 

Here's the current Black list ... http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?78-Freshwater-Fish-Blacklist and an article I wrote on some of the reasons for one... Hey wait - that seems to have been removed...oh well - here we go again... the why? Why not? Uhmm @Zoom - where did it go?

 

Found it - been moved ... http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/s...e-behind-the-legisslation&highlight=rationale

 

thanks, i understand the blacklist now...seems we hav to go marine to keep crustaceans :-(

 

What about brackish water crabs? Or is that also seen as 'freshwater'?

 

Bit of a gray are,but would probably fall under Freshwater though....

 

I think if you can prove that the brackish crab will die in fresh water you will be OK.

 

yep looks bleak but all this is in place for good reason. we look at marine and there is variety that attracts us. However, a few months back, i only knew about fresh water species that the lfs had. Then came tasa and and an itroduction to so many different freshwater species. there is no beating the feeling of tracking something down and then trying to get it. even if something looks impossible, with help from the forum members, its achievable!

 

I'd think they fall under the blacklist. Many of the brackish genera of crabs and shrimp are mainly freshwater, and would most likely get swept under the blacklist blanket, so to speak.