I got three panther crabs from my lfs. Does anyone know how to breed them and can give me basic care requirements(I'm worried i got some wrong info).
Breeding panther crabs
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A number of crabs, prawns, nerite snails (etc) have a brackish or marine post-egg stage, so check the sci-lit on the species. You can get around this in the aquarium, but it's a little complicated. On that/if necessary/if keen, check how they do it for thai blue-claw Macrobrachium(sp?) prawns, and/or the Caribbean giant Macrobrachium.
Easy enough to keep. Neutral to moderately harder water; not picky about what they eat, with a preference for protein. Fully aquatic, no need for land. Can and will fight with conspecifics if there isn't a lot of space or places to hide, but severe damage isn't common. Generally not too problematic. Hard to kill. Will escape if able.
Not a heavy digger.
Fully freshwater for the entirety of their lifespan. They are very much an inland species with a restricted distribution around Lake Matano and nearby creeks.
Pretty sure they're similar to a lot of potamids in that they hold larger but fewer eggs under their apron while remaining outside of water for the duration of egg-holding (that often lasts a few months). Offspring likely emerge as fully-developed miniature versions of the parents, instead of larvae that develop through several stages.
The vast majority of imported individuals are male. I don't think I've found a single female in some 40+ Parathelphusa imports I've seen. Same with Syntripsa. Dunno why. You'll want to check if you have a female to begin with.