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Sulawesi/Matano Crab Care Guide - REVISED & UPDATED EDITION

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Prelude  I published the first edition of this care guide in July of 2020 under the title, "My Experiences with Sulawesi/Matano Crabs," and dove into everything I knew and learned through my then year and a half of experience with the four species originating from the Malili Lake System of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Half a year on, I have kept each species in my care for three months minimum, and have learned even more valuable information about the proper husbandry of these crabs. This guide is meant to help potential keepers of Sulawesi crabs learn the care for these rare animals, which have very little literature about their husbandry in captivity. I hope this guide is serviceable to you, and if you ever have additional questions, or would simply like to discuss these amazing animals with me, I am always available. I can be found on email at liamhopkins39@gmail.com, or on instagram, @colorado_crustaceans. On instagram I post consistent content featuring these crabs.  This guide

My Experiences with Sulawesi/Matano Crabs-Care Guide for Matano Crabs

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Since publishing this guide, I have posted a more informative, up to date guide for these crabs I highly recommend you read instead of this guide. Here is the link:  https://liamhopkinscrab.blogspot.com/2021/01/sulawesimatano-crab-care-guide-revised.html     I've been keeping crabs originating from the Malili Lake System for 1.5 years now, and I've learned a lot of information I consider to be very valuable. I'm hoping to start breeding them soon starting with the species Syntripsa Matannesis and Parathelphusa Ferruginea (pictured below.) In this blog I'm simply going to talk about my experiences with these crabs and give my tips and advice for caring for them.  First off, there are four (technically five, but the fifth species is yet to be kept in aquariums) sulawesi crabs in the hobby. The most common being the Panther Crab, Parathelphusa Pantherina. Then, the gold leg/Towuti crab, Parathelphusa Ferrugina. Then the two Matano Mulloscovore crabs, the Purple Matano Crab