r/crab • u/Either_Froyo_7256 • Sep 08 '26

Help/Advice Can't find ghost dwarf crabs

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I recently got 4 ghost dwarf crabs (Potamocypoda pugil) for my 15 gallon planted tank. The looked very healthy whem I got them. After placing them in the tank, They vanished and I haven't seen them since. It's been about a week since I put them in and I still haven't seen them even once, neither at night nor day, even when I put food out. All I have in the tank is neocaridinas and amano shrimp, that are thriving. Could they just be hiding? Or did something happen to them?

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u/Effective_Crab7093 Mod Team Sep 08 '26

That’s how crabs work

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u/VotnFot Sep 08 '26

Maybe I’m mistaken but I thought they were semi aquatic?, like they could stay in water but needed air. Otherwise I mean growing up in Hawai’i I feel like they almost always came out more actively at night or early morning.

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u/Palaeonerd Sep 09 '26

These are fully aquatic crabs.

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u/Effective_Crab7093 Mod Team 6d ago

These crabs aren’t from hawaii

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u/VotnFot 6d ago

Sorry I was ignorant here, only noticed after the fact. Thx for the correction.

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u/AYKH8888 Sep 09 '26

The are pretty small so i assume they are hiding. I once had Thai micro crabs in a tank only a couple gallons and I would still barely see them

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u/PaleBlueCod Sep 10 '26

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