Macrocheira kaempferi -First public release of pics

[FishHeadSoup]

awesome!

thanks for sharing, great pics!!!

 

[redtailfool]

I think ive seen some of those at adventure aquarium.

 

[Zoodiver]

thats awsome . i saw the ones at the georgia aquarium and they were so cool. how big r the ones u have?

My largest was a female's body was about 11" across, leg span was about 5'.

 

[Nic]

wow they are amazing man you have a cool job if i had noting better to do with 50k id buy 5 of them but im not that rich

 

[blairsteelers]

that's a hella lot
of eggs,
those are some crazy crabs.

 

[He_Man_81]

they've got a group of those at the TN aquarium in Chattanooga. they're pretty nifty!

 

[benzjamin13]

That's amazing. Too bad the female or the eggs didn't survive

 

[Zoodiver]

Yeah, I think with more time, I could have done more. This is a species I will display when I open my own place. I hope to make it one of my feature exhibits.