monkeysee1
Member
Hi again!
Has anyone else here had difficulty keeping those Green Mithrax Emerald Crabs??
Mine NEVER last more than a month!
I feed them Nori regularly, and here are my water parameters:
pH = 8.3
Alk = 10 dKH
NitRITES = none detected
Ammonia = none detected
NitrATES = 20 ppm (could THIS be the problem??) I dose with vinegar.
Phosphates = .10 ppm
Really weird because all my fish are doing great, as well as my snails, 2 urchins, 2 shrimp, and I have SEVERAL hermits. All of those are also ok.
Really unfortunate because I really like the emeralds but I'm reluctant to add any more until I find out the root cause of this problem. Or are they just too plain hard to keep for most aquarists??
Any insight from anyone would be appreciated.
Has anyone else here had difficulty keeping those Green Mithrax Emerald Crabs??
Mine NEVER last more than a month!
I feed them Nori regularly, and here are my water parameters:
pH = 8.3
Alk = 10 dKH
NitRITES = none detected
Ammonia = none detected
NitrATES = 20 ppm (could THIS be the problem??) I dose with vinegar.
Phosphates = .10 ppm
Really weird because all my fish are doing great, as well as my snails, 2 urchins, 2 shrimp, and I have SEVERAL hermits. All of those are also ok.
Really unfortunate because I really like the emeralds but I'm reluctant to add any more until I find out the root cause of this problem. Or are they just too plain hard to keep for most aquarists??
Any insight from anyone would be appreciated.