Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA
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Minuca rapax (Smith, 1870)
We would like to recommend interested readers the detailed breeding report by Hans-Georg Rupp from the Koralle issue 79, February/March 2013, page 50 to 54. Hans-Georg Rupp describes there very nicely how to achieve a successful breeding of these interesting fiddler crabs.
A very important hint, for all who want to acquire fiddler crabs, which are available in the German trade:
The aquarium must be designed in such a way that the urgently needed land part is hermetically separated from the water part, so that the tunnels built by the crabs are not caused to collapse by the water!
A thick layer of sand is also necessary. Mangrove dwellers!
Synonymised names:
Gelasimus palustris H. Milne Edwards, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gelasimus rapax Smith, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Uca (Minuca) rapax (Smith, 1870) · unaccepted
Uca pugnax brasiliensis de Oliveira, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
We would like to recommend interested readers the detailed breeding report by Hans-Georg Rupp from the Koralle issue 79, February/March 2013, page 50 to 54. Hans-Georg Rupp describes there very nicely how to achieve a successful breeding of these interesting fiddler crabs.
A very important hint, for all who want to acquire fiddler crabs, which are available in the German trade:
The aquarium must be designed in such a way that the urgently needed land part is hermetically separated from the water part, so that the tunnels built by the crabs are not caused to collapse by the water!
A thick layer of sand is also necessary. Mangrove dwellers!
Synonymised names:
Gelasimus palustris H. Milne Edwards, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gelasimus rapax Smith, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Uca (Minuca) rapax (Smith, 1870) · unaccepted
Uca pugnax brasiliensis de Oliveira, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
