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