Creating a Vampire Crab BIOTOPE Ecosystem.
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- In this video, I make a paludarium for vampire crabs in a biotope style. This is about as close as you can get to the natural environments that vampire crabs inhabit in the wild.
As always if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask!
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Kevin got his claws back!!! 🦀🦀🦀🦀💗💗💗💗Oh I didn't know they will kick ea other lol
Sadly it's all backwards! 😅😢 This was about a week before he lost them! New tanks always have scuffles for the best spots for the first few weeks so he lost alpha status.
He's still going strong though 💪
@@IndoorEcosystemHis claws was huge! I hope they grow back the same way. The Alpha male I have as staved the other one to death! I seen videos on alpha males but I didn't think it would happen to me. He is in the tank by himself, I need to find a local fish store who sells them.
ITS SO HARD TO FIND A CHANNEL THAT POST A LOT BACK TO BACK CONTENT ABOUT VAMPIRE CRABS!!! I JUST SUBSCRIBED THANK YOU❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the sub! 😍I have bucket loads of videos and projects in the works so you've made the right decsion 🤣Don't ignore my back catalogue though! Let me know if you have any questions too! Happy to help!
Love this. Been binging on your videos; want to get into the world of mud crabs!
Thanks man! Really appreciate it! If you get the chance I think you'll enjoy making a paludarium for these guys and keeping them. They are super low maintanence!
I really like seeing these cute little crabs and beautiful builds. Looks awesome, I'm sure the next version will as well! 🙂👍
They are cute when they want to be ahahhaah! The rest of the time they are little murder machines!
I really need to get my build started this one is amazing!
@@givetanks you really do!! I'd love to see pics of it some time! I love seeing what people come up with.
I need to stop watching these videos because now I want to get vampire crabs...
They are super cool! You'd make an amazing tank for them. One of those nice long shallow tanks you've got there would be perfect. 😉
@@IndoorEcosystem that one will get repurposed as a storage for the adult fish I will sell. Maybe I get "just one more" aquarium for them haha... probably next year...
@@IMaqua I'll have to keep inspiring you! Slowly but surely I'll convince you 🤣
Your crabs must be the happiest on earth
😊 They do live a pretty good life but they do bicker with each other a fair bit! 🤣
looks sick
😊Cheers! Was a shame I could see it grow in a few more months
Kevin!!! 😀🥰🥰🥰
😍 He used to be easily identifiable by the scar on his claw. Once he grows them back though ill have to try to figure out a new way. He seems to be going well still. Very active at the moment.
Amazing build as always !!!
Thank you! I really appreciate it! 😊
Love this build❤
Thanks! I'm pretty sad I couldn't see it in 6 months time! I would have been a masterpiece of a fern jungle!
Fantastic builds.....keep rockin!
Thanks 😊👍
Your tank is an awesome size! Is it from a brand or your built it yourself?
This one was custom-made to fit the shelf under my TV.
It's almost perfect! But!! It's a little too low for a lot of plant species, so I would get a slightly higher one next time. This one is 30cm high I'd get at least 35-40cm to to make life a little let difficult for some plants. You might have seen the ferns in the previous build starting to get pressed up against the top with no more room.
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Awesome video 👌
Cheers! ☺️ I'd love to have seen it in 12 months time. Age is everything with biotopes.
super video! I should get my first crabs today. red devils. I have already made the paludarium. The video is in shorts. When I stock the crabs, I’ll film another episode.
Cheers! I have a tank for Red Devils as well! How many are you getting! They like to fight a fair bit so need tons and tons of hiding places! I'll come checkout your video soon 🙂
Me encantan los videos que estas haciendo, lik 10
Thank you very much! ¡Muchas gracias!
I like it - Need to get going on my 90 gallon tank!
A 90g would be insane! This one's only about 25g roughly. You could do crazy things with a tank that big!!!
@@IndoorEcosystem Yeah I just built the stand on my channel and about to do a spider tank then the 90gallon - I keep getting distracted lol
@@givetanks I didn't even know you had a channel 😅 will check it out. I'm curious on your stand design. I just made 2 more myself for a couple of tanks after the move. I should have filmed it but I was in a rush to get things set up.
@@IndoorEcosystem oh I know that rush
My crabs eat all my rotalas can't even grow them fully before they disappear sten and all not sure if rotalas is native to their environment but they seem to like it😂
That's pretty interesting! I did put some rotala stems in my last tank but the dug them all up. I wasn't sure if they ate them though or if it was the snails.
The pump was just to move the water around im guessing. Do you put any type of filtration in the tank or just maybe water changes ?
Yep that's correct, it's just to get the flow going because the tank is so long. I've been experimenting a lot with different things over the last 18 months and a filter isn't always required if you know how to properly manage the nitrogen cycle. With good aquatic plants and a good surface layer of salvina or similar you can pull almost all of the nutrients from the water easily. Then once the plant roots from the rest of the tank make it down into the substrate its even better.
I still do a 50% water change every couple of weeks though but I've left it go for 6 weeks and tested it and its come back perfect. You'll find you'll do quite a few water top ups as well which is a source of new water going in regularly. I do suggest a filter to make life a little easier for people just starting out though.
I also use a heat mat rather than an aquatic heater. I just stick it on the side (outside) it works very well.
Do you think one male and two females would be good ratio for a 50 litre tank
@@garytorres1435 Yep! That's the best size tank to start with Vampire Crabs. It's not too small and not too big. And 3 crabs is a good number. 😊
How do you water change and clean such a shallow water tank with so much land substrate?
The exact same way as another tank ☺️ just drain out 20-30% then top it up. There's no gravel vacuming required. Then you just top it back up. It's actually a hell of a lot quicker than a normal tank.
Can you have deep water with a ramp with these, I’ve got a 6ft tank and want to add a glass divider, two feet for land and four foot for water it will have two ramps with a cave either side joining the land and water not sure if this will work though, water will be about 12 inches deep
You could do that but they can't swim so won't really use the water they spend 99% of their time on land. I also suggest not doing the barrier style as condensation etc will build up on the land side and you have to drain it out regularly or it becomes a stagnant swamp. That's why I stick to clay balls these days and a under layer of water.
Indoor ecosystem how did you prevent mold in the beaver tank with the skull itself? I have a bear skull it's starting to get mold.. would adding a fan help I have 85% and up humidity. It's 4 foot crab paludarium.
I didn't have any mould issues with mine at all. It sat in the forest for over a year. I had it wedged high up in a tree after I found it. When I built the tank I went back and got it. So perhaps the natural weathering and processes helped with that. I then gave it a quick bleach dip then left it sit out in the garden for a while.
I did have other random patches of mold in the tank for a few days early in though but springtails and some airflow fixed that up pretty quickly. How long have you had the tank running for?
I wish you didn’t dismantle your beautiful builds 🤧
Me too! I wish I had way more space to work with! Perhaps some day 😊 the last build will be a tough one to beat but I'll try it some day!
I set up a paludarium with just some springtails and isopods right now I got a little bit of white fuzzy mold starting to grow. Should I let it be for now to see if the springtails can take care of it or deal with it now? I've read a bit of both online and am unsure what the best route to take is.
Mold is pretty normal early on i just leave it and let the springtails take care of it. You can also increase ventilation and air flow to help get rid of it as well.
If it gets worse and doesn't go away though you might have to change out the infected part but that pretty rare.
Usually after about a month or so of waiting you shouldn't have any more problems with mold unless you over feed or something..
@IndoorEcosystem thanks a lot! Also, I love your content, definitely one of the best places for information on vampire crabs!
@@bretttower9831 You're most welcome 🙂 If you get stuck with anything just drop a question and I'll usually reply pretty quickly! Have fun with your build!
Great build! Is that a purchased/commercial tank or did you DIY it?
Thanks 🙂 it's a custom one I had made locally. Needed something to fit a specific shelf size.
@@IndoorEcosystem I knew it, lol. I'm on the same boat, have a extra long stand that I want to fill. Gotta see what I can get made locally. thanks!
@@schizox I have a bad habit of making stands of unconventional sizes then needing unconventionally sized tanks..... My next project is just as bad 🤣 but it'll look great!
@@schizox One thing I will say about this tank though, it's a bit to low. It's only 30cm tall which is tricky if you have plants that grow taller. I think a 35-40cm height would be easier to work in. If you have the option that is.
Did the lecca not float at all? I want to use it for my paludarium but I’m worried
It floats like a balloon 😂 but once you have your weed matting, soil, and everything on top it's not a problem. I haven't had issues. In any builds so far. Lava rock works well too but it's more expensive and heavy.
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It's such a fun process! Taking things nice and slow is best! 🙂
Hey, i watch your channel for some time. Maybe you could help me with my crabs, i dont know who else to ask . 1 of my 3 disco vampire crabs is suddenly dying. the last night it moved into the little water stream and within the next 24 h it stopped moving at all, its just "breathing", when i took it out of the water. The water stream is off for some time of the day, but is on the whole night, there is also a big part with not moving water. . the Water parameters dont seem very unusual pH ~ 7. The others seem fine so far, mostly they are just eating isopods and snails. More information i could provide
It's a little tricky to figure out exactly because sometimes it can just be bad luck. How long have you had your crabs for? The biggest killers are usually injury or trauma from shipping but it you haven't got them really recently it probably isn't that.
The next biggest cause is old age it's quite possible you have an old crab but again that can be a little tricky to figure out.
So the next thing to check is the tank. You could probably get the PH a little higher but 7 shouldn't be causing major issues. The stream not flowing all the time shouldn't be a problem either.
I would increase the diet and diet variety a fair bit more. Get some fish flakes and fish granules in there. Some shrimp foods work well to. As well as that you can add smaller bits of egg shells for them get get calcium from. I like to feed mine boild lettuce, zucchini, spinach and other random vegs and dried meal worms as well.
The more you mix things up the better. Plus they eat a ton of moss from the bank as well.
Outside of that just make sure the tank isn't getting too cold for them.
@@IndoorEcosystem thank you very much. Ill try my best
@@Lu-kf7qz No problem! Good luck!
What organic bonsai soil is it. You have a link?
I'm in Poland so theres no point linking anything like that as you'll never find it anywhere outside PL. But any soil works just as good so long as it doesn't have any fertiliser in it.
can i use any type of clay ball substrate or does it matter
It should be fine. They are all basically the same. Just make sure they don't have any weird added chemicals. But I've never seen a mix with anything weird in it. At least here where I am.
@@IndoorEcosystem thanks
@@marshallschaefer9632 no problem 😊
I really want to add an atomizer to create abmist on the surface, would that be something that would be detrimental to the crabs?
Not at all as long, as it doesn't run constantly it'll be perfectly fine.
Fantastic! I can set it on a timer then. Also, I REALLY want to set up a paludarium with an open top, do you have any tips to help prevent the crabs from climbing out? I've watched many of your videos and others for inspiration, and the idea I'm thinking of is basically build the "land" with any high points pointed toward the center and away from the rim of the glass@@IndoorEcosystem
@@thediplomat1124A timer will work well, just make sure it doesn't run long enough to fill the entire tank with a fog for too long and you'll be fine.
As for an open top I highly advise against it as the crabs can climb the silicone in the corners of the tank and escape that way. They can also jump quite well. So there's no reason they wont climb to a high point then leap out. Though I haven't actually seen that in action I've seen them jump quite far to attack other unsuspecting crabs.
People have kept them with open tops but risk of escape is always on the table especially once you have babies. then can climb any kind of glass.
You also can't regulate humidity and temperatures as well with an open top. That's less of an issue in warmer places but if you need to use a heater an open top isn't really viable.
Got it, thank you! As disappointed as I am to not have an open top, their safety and my peace of mind are also top priorities!@@IndoorEcosystem
@@thediplomat1124 You're very welcome! I'm glad you decided safety over looks ☺ If anything else comes up feel free to ask! Happy to help!
Are these orchid vampire crabs?
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hey man how did you get vampire crabs in australia?
I live in Europe 😊
They are a banned species in Australia. (biosecurity)
@@IndoorEcosystem noooooo
@@IndoorEcosystem do you know any similar species
@@ausfrogs most crabs are banned but there are 2 species that come from the NT (natives) I've seen sold online but I don't remember their names.
I really wanted to buy some of these crabs, but I can't find them in my country.
They are banned in some countries. They can/could become invasive quite quickly and easily. Perhaps there are some native species near you?
Here in Brazil it is not allowed to breed native species, and we also don't have anything like vampire crabs.
@@wrichter2311 That's really interesting. I guess they are probably banned for the same reason as Australia. They would go crazy in the rainforests there.
Certainly if they reached nature they would reproduce easily, as the environment would be very favorable.
links to this tank pls, or is it custom made?
It's custom made. I just gave the measurements to a local glass guy and he put it together for me. Way cheaper than buying something as well.
@@IndoorEcosystem Thanks for the Fast reply! And yeah I was just having a look at the prices right now, and they are expensive, might go the same route
@@delos1998 I couldn't find anything to fit my original space so I got a custom one. It worked out really well this thing is solid!
@@IndoorEcosystem yeah might do the same, if you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost u?
@@delos1998 I'm in Poland so it probably won't scale well elsewhere but this cost me about 75 USD about 3 years ago.
Yeah, look at Kevin. MVP crab 🥹 [edit MVC]
🤣🎉 He was a solid crab before he got ambushed! Easily identifiable by his claw scar!