Crustaceans molt, regrow limbs, and sometimes just die for no obvious reason.
In this section, I cover what’s normal (bubble-blowing crabs, stress signs) and what’s not. Bacterial infections, failed molts, parasites – I explain how to spot problems early and what actually works as treatment. Prevention starts with water quality and diet.
If you keep crustaceans like crayfish, shrimp, and crabs (including hermit crabs), losing a limb or claw can be a shocking and concerning sight. However, in most cases, there is no need to panic. Crustaceans have a remarkable ability – they can regenerate lost appendages
Crabs are fascinating little crustaceans who have a strange habit of blowing bubbles or foaming at the mouth during their frequent land excursions. No, they’re not rabid. This is how they protect their gills. Crabs have become very popular pets in recent years. Unfortunately, lack
Aquarium shrimp are known to be quite sensitive and easily stressed crustaceans. Therefore, when we see signs of stress in shrimp, it is also important to identify the source and resolve the problems before they become a major issue. Some of the most common signs
How to know if your shrimp are happy? Obviously, as shrimp keepers, we want to make sure that your pets have everything. But how can we really know if they are happy or not? Unlike many other pets, shrimp do not show any affection, they
In this article, you will know more about the internal structure of the crabs. This is the second part of the article dedicated to the crab anatomy (the first one was about their external structure). To analyze the internal anatomy of crabs, I will divide their
Crustaceans are a highly diverse group of arthropods with respect to morphology, physiology, and life history. Due to the fact that crabs comprise several thousand species and the number keeps growing, it is absolutely not possible to mention all the differences between them in one article. Therefore,
Molting is an inherent cyclic process that occurs in all crustaceans, as a crab grows its hard exoskeleton (shell) becomes too small for its body and it must grow a new one. The process of replacing the exoskeleton is called molting. The molting cycle is