I MADE A PALUDARIUM FOR VAMPIRE CRABS STEP BY STEP GUIDE

Great build. It's inspired me to go for a natural build the next time I build a paludarium. I used a lot of synthetic material for my first go. I'd also like to do a filterless build as you did here.

Great content as always! Keep it coming!

Love it! The ferns make a huge difference. It is a beautiful setup.
Do you use any filters for the water?

Cześć, czy masz jakieś kraby na sprzedaż? Jeśli tak, to w obrębie jakich województw można by było je kupić?

Aren't you worried about mites if you bring things from nature?

I recently purchased some Vampire Crabs, too.🥰🥰🥰

Awesome tutorial. I will definetly come back to it when I start making my own vampire crab paludarium 😊

Very nice, love these little crabs. I dont know if they are easy to buy though, especially is South Oz

beautiful video..thank you! very inspiring. i just love vampire crabs. love how simple you kept the whole set up.

Beautiful build and great info. I like the addition of the ferns and the mushrooms are super cute. It's pretty interesting that they're using the hovels in the front and back for different purposes, and very cool if in fact the crabs are learning to trap isopods in the hovels! Great video 🙂👍

This is 10/10!

wait so they interbreed and its not a problem for them?

beautiful work! this video got me really interested in keeping crabs in a filterless paludarium; in your opinion, is this something that a beginner could attempt? or are the dynamics of a filterless build maybe too challenging for someone without experience?

Do you have any recommendations for soil brands? How do you tell if a product has Fertilisers or pesticides in them? After some googling, I saw some people say some organic soils still have pesticides in them.

So do any of your setups have a heater? Seems like they prefer just above what indoor room temp usually is. If one is needed/recommended, where should it go?? Would a filter then be necessary to circulate the water for even temp?

That center piece of wood was a gem to find.

Looks amazing! Would you recommend a setup like this for a beginner? I would love to get crabs but I dont want to get in over my head..

The wood selected was perfect.

No filtration?

Can’t wait to make my own

Just discovered your channel while doing research on vampire crabs. I can't beleive you aren't a larger channel!! Subscribed and can't wait to follow your journey 😊

I thought Vampire Crabs climb really well ..won't they climb out with those small branches sticking up ?

Do you have issues with detritus worm? I am and they are a lot even i changer water regularly

So you use a water heater?

this is amazing already! i am a fishkeeper and have 8 60L tanks to fill. and saw a water plus beach kind of thing... research begins as it looks pretty cool

I am considering a similar design but with double the tank size. Is it safe to use argonite sand for substrate and limestone rocks? I figured it would help with acidity quite a bit. I was also considering doing an L shape with my water and building up a small rock wall and then running a slow drip over plants embedded in the rocks.

Can 2 vampire crabs live in a 40 cm tall and 30 cm wide tank?

Where do you get vampire crabs in Australia?

how long do you have to wait for vamp crabs? i set one up but to i have a specific time for the ecosystem to just kaboom?

Do you use heaters? How would you insert one without crabs trying to scale the wires, up and out of the tank?

If I wanted to put plants and shrimp in the water side, would I need to put substrate under the sand?

Thanks so much for this! I've been tying myself in knots with other people's needlessly complicated builds and endless problems on various forums before I found a link to this...now everything makes sense! Also it's great that you've added footage over time so we can see how happy the crabs are in their crabitat! Thanks again.

It's probably obvious I'm binging your videos lol but I plan on also putting in some of my neocardina shrimp in here, would it be the end of the world to fill the water more to 30%?

Best vampire crab content out there!

fajny film, i mam pytanie gdzie kupujesz kraby albo nawet te kamienie/rośliny

great video. I built a cloud forest paludarium last year and have been searching for the best inhabitant. Do you know if a heater is required for vampire crabs please? cheers

How do you build one of these if you don't want huge rocks? Can't figure out how to keep the balls from rolling all over the place and the dirt separate basically

What are the floating green leaves on the water?

Do we need to feed the crab ? What about to clean the paludarium ?

i have a paludarium of 150x80x60 with a paired up red eyed crocodile skink, also have mourning geckos in there and a lot of guppys. now the tank would also be perfect for the crabs as it is now. but i have one question tho, will the crabs try to eat my croc skinks eggs? the eggs are pretty big like the same as their body but i heard they are quite the savages when it comes to food. oh and also a new born skink is like 6 cm ish, will they grab? there is plenty of fod in the viv for the crabs tho.

ah mate i want vampire crabs now!

How do you start with this sort of thing? Just start by putting together a terrarium that can run on its own, and go from there? I'd love to do something like this...

Looking to set my tank up this week. I live in Tampa and we have some nice parks here. Any problems in putting rocks and wood (with moss already on them) in the tank?!

Smashing video bud an information 👌 keep up the good work so meny good videos

As far as feeding, I've never had crabs but someone just dropped a panther crab on me.
I have been feeding him along with the fish, but I added sinking pellets to the mix.
I bought some dried shrimp, and can feed him with a long grab claw tweezer thing.
I want to set up a calsium crushed shell feeding bowl, to help with his shell, but I'm not sure if a bowl that is always full is correct.
I bought a terra cotta boat (about 6 cm long) and was thinking fill the bottom, and then just place that in the water, and he can dig as he wants, but I'm not sure if that is correct.
Any advice?
We found a 4cm deep bowl about 8cm across, and it fits perfect inside a fishtank pumpkin, we filled it with sand, so I'm hoping this is a safe place for him to molt. Basically a kittie pool with a tent on top, to keep the fish from bothering him.

can i use plant soil?

How would you recommend I add a filter to this setup? And what filter would you recommend?

How do you handle calcium deposits on the glass? I gather from your website that the crabs need mineral/calcium rich water but doesn't that stain the glass terribly as the water evaporates and gets refilled?