Jan November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 Every night I check my tank to see what everything is up to. I found one of my emerald Mathrix crabs straddled ontop of my lobo frag with its belly flap opened. I wasn't sure of what I was seeing and then all of a suddend she moved her belly flap up and down and let out her eggs. she did this about 3 times. Then I noticed the male standing behind her and he let out a few clouds of, I'm guessing, sperm. By the time I got my crappy camera she moved a little lower but her abdominal flap was still open. In this pic the female is the smaller darker of the two. You can see her abdominal flap opened. The male is the large lighter green behind her. By the time I got my camera she finished releasing her eggs. There are hundreds of tiny particles floating around in my tank. My corals are wide open. Fresh live food! How exciting! These are the things I absolutely love about this hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almon November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 That's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Garrison November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 Go Jan! Jan the emerald crab farmer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 Are you running a brothel over there? Seems like every other post is about something spawning or laying eggs .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan November 18, 2009 Author Share November 18, 2009 LOL, shhh i've got a nice little business going here. Are you running a brothel over there? Seems like every other post is about something spawning or laying eggs .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Camaron November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 were they making a crabby patty lol. Pretty cool Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami November 18, 2009 Share November 18, 2009 Are you running a brothel over there? Seems like every other post is about something spawning or laying eggs .... :lol2: Wild life among the wildlife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobalicious November 28, 2009 Share November 28, 2009 just saw the same thing in my tank. only difference is that there is only one crab, and what was released was swimming fry. got a couple in a container with some phyto and will see if there is any way to get them to grow bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almon November 28, 2009 Share November 28, 2009 just saw the same thing in my tank. only difference is that there is only one crab, and what was released was swimming fry. got a couple in a container with some phyto and will see if there is any way to get them to grow bigger. Awesome. Try feeding them some rotifers. I have some if you need any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan November 29, 2009 Author Share November 29, 2009 (edited) Mine probably released fry too. I just couldn't see them. I scooped some up and placed them in my fuge and still nothing . Let us know how it goes. Edited November 29, 2009 by Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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