Apple Crab (Metasesarma aubryi)?

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

Sorry, sorry, i was a bit blur. This was what i was trying to say:
that is a metasesarma aubryi, they can breed in freshwater, metasesarma obesum is the one that does not breed in fresh water.

both require brackish water to reproduce...

i've seen the crabs at c328 before a couple months back. good luck

[Amplus_Aurora]

Hi,

How tell apart metasesarma aubryi and red claw crab?

[lucas_1957]

Do a google search and compare the pics.

Metasesarma aubryi aka red apple crab has a red body and pincers except for a small portion of the back which is black.

Red claw crab, as the name implies, only the claws are red, the body is black.

lol. i call this vampire crab. i just love them, u can literally pick them up in your palm like a spider..

I believe I saw this yesterday in Y618. They are slightly bigger than the vampire crabs right. Still got quite a bit of stock there (last evening, at least).

Very interesting crab. Nice colours. Thks for sharing

[Amplus_Aurora]

I m still not sure whether these 2 types of crabs sold at LFS are been labelled wrongly. Both red clawed & red apple crabs look very similar.
I have been keeping my "red apple" crabs for abt 7 mths with a little water and are living well. Have molted twice. I believe mine is red apple. If not i dun think can survive this long.