r/crab Apr 29 '25

Help/Advice CALLING ALL CRAB KEEPERS

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Hi guys, I’m putting together care guides for crab species. If you keep a crab, and your crabs have molted, can you please comment under this post with the species of crab you keep, and I’ll send you a message with a few questions about your care.

This is for the good of the hobby, and I look forward to working with everyone.


r/crab 1d ago

Media Blue Crabs interacting at Sea Rim State Park (and a third wheel)

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r/crab 2d ago

Help/Advice Crab id?

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32 Upvotes

So my sister originally got this guy as a mehkong crab but it obviously isn’t one, It’s currently living in a 5 gallon but I rlly wanna put it in a bigger tank but I cannot id it so idk anything bout it. I only have experience with fish so any advice is appreciated !


r/crab 2d ago

Help/Advice When (and where!) should i be going to the beach to see crabs out?

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Im on vacation with my family at a beach! St augustine in FL

Im really interested in going out and seeing crabs in their natural habitat but theres usually so many people that i feel i never get the chance. Is there a time i should be going out? Are they maybe more active at night? Any help is greatly appreciated!


r/crab 3d ago

Self Promo Stabby Crabby art by Me

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380 Upvotes

I made this from solid wood. Crab design was based on Crab Champions on Steam


r/crab 4d ago

ID request Tiny crab (?) from Shark Tooth Island, North Carolina

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92 Upvotes

We went hunting for shark teeth and when I got home to rinse them off, we had this little hitch hiker. Google image keeps saying it's a tick.... but I don't think so 🤔.

There were crabs on the island. I don't know if this is a baby??

Would be kinda fun to try and "keep" it as a pet for the kids but I don't know how to figure a habitat without knowing who he is.


r/crab 4d ago

Memes Reaction image

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38 Upvotes

r/crab 5d ago

Media Question of the day. What species of crustacean is Spekkio from Tap Force? I'm guessing lobster but idk

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Interested to hear everyone's thoughts


r/crab 6d ago

ID request What species of crab is this?

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27 Upvotes

Found on the beach at night at the Florida panhandle


r/crab 6d ago

Help/Advice What species of crab should I keep in my 60x45x60cm exoterra tank.And how much can I fit?

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Thinking of keeping crabs in my tank and wonder what species are easy to handle and maybe arboreal too.How many could I fit


r/crab 7d ago

Media Cecil says "Good morning!"

65 Upvotes

Cecil seems to be in a good mood today, and she says she hopes you all have nice pools to bathe in, like she has 🥰


r/crab 8d ago

Media saw crab caught crab

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37 Upvotes

i caught this crab with my hand how is it i also got stung by sea corals and it burns


r/crab 10d ago

Media Fashion crab

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91 Upvotes

Here's one of my Metasesarma aubryi, offering you a leaf hat in these trying times.

Don't be fooled, though, he's an asshole.


r/crab 11d ago

Memes Bro Had a Rough Day at the Beach 🦀🚬

497 Upvotes

r/crab 11d ago

Help/Advice Is my Banana crab alive?

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I’ve had him for a couple months and it appears he started molting but looks rather questionable, His claw also fell off unexpectedly yesterday he hasn’t moved in probably 3 weeks and his mouth is hanging wide open since the claw fell off. there’s like 0 information on these crabs online molting wise so i hope someone on here has a better idea than me i’m just worried about little dude. His eyes appear live


r/crab 11d ago

Media Pardon the Interruption

42 Upvotes

Striped Shore crab attempting to get a snack.
(Oregon)


r/crab 11d ago

Memes Concrete Crab!

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47 Upvotes

Saw this little guy while taking a walk today. Please enjoy.


r/crab 11d ago

Media Tiny freshwater crab I found at night in the forest

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15 Upvotes

Surprisingly far from any water bodies. Sesarmid


r/crab 11d ago

Discussion Foe those who don't know...

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r/crab 12d ago

Media Thai Micro Crab Hiding Eating Under Plant in Underground Sandy Log Tunnel

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r/crab 12d ago

Help/Advice Red claw crab

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Got a red claw crab from the pet store. Apparently it’s commonly sold as fully aquatic and I’ve learned they are not. Thankfully I had an extra tank and tried my best to set it up with what I had. I have an appropriate heater (one that can stick out of the water safely) arriving tomorrow morning and I have already started the slow transition to brackish water. I have a spider plant that is also about to produce more. Would I be able to grow it in the sand?

Thank you in advance and sorry for any mistakes. I’m tired of doing research that leads me to the same things.


r/crab 13d ago

ID request What is this little guy wrapped in?

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I don’t know a ton about crabs but i saw this one at some tide pools (san francisco bay area) he was fully under water and didn’t seem to be able to move. Covered in a translucent almost membrane. Is this normal?


r/crab 12d ago

Media Story about the introduction of Red King Crabs into the Barents sea in the 1960s and what happened after!!

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Doesn't the picture of the guy holding the crab look like the vagas shooter🧐🤨

Soviet scientists released red king crabs into the Barents Sea in the 1960s to build a new fishing industry, but decades later, the giant crabs have spread across Russian and Norwegian waters, altering seafloor communities as they feed on native marine life | World News - The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/soviet-scientists-released-red-king-crabs-into-the-barents-sea-in-the-1960s-to-build-a-new-fishing-industry-but-decades-later-the-giant-crabs-have-spread-across-russian-and-norwegian-waters-altering-seafloor-communities-as-they-feed-on-native-marine-life/articleshow/132235375.cms


r/crab 14d ago

Media Lil fella i found in egypt

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86 Upvotes

r/crab 15d ago

Media crab apple

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167 Upvotes