Freshwater Crab - Any idea on ID?

[BobCat]

Bought from LFS, a customer brought him in. They have no idea on ID. Mumbled something along the lines of phantom. Any guesses?

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[krichardson]

Not sure of an ID but it sure is a looker.I wonder if it is an African species?....They are rather rare in the hobby and can be pricey.

 

[BobCat]

No idea. I'd never seen one before, paid 10 euro for it.

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[calichai]

I only know Thai micro crabs as full freshwater. Looks great in your setup. Good luck with id.


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[krichardson]

There are some nice Tanganyikan crabs that are sold every once and a while.

 

[Mr. Allgood]

Panther crab?

 

[BobCat]

Think you're right. Looks like its a panther crab. Found a couple of videos of panther crabs on YouTube and it looks like my guy.

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[fishmad13]

Not sure but thats a nice crab!!


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[trench]

The shop in San Diego that I worked at called those "panther crabs".

 

[ss720]

Panther crab?

Bingo!

I've sold some through my work, they are pretty nice and hardy.

They don't need a land part, can live under water their whole life.
They eat most things in the tank, I feed my crab with this:


I currently have three of purple crabs, we call them purple crabs in Scandinavia (they're brown..?)

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They behave and require the same as the panther crabs.
According to supplier they come from the same region as Panther crab.

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