Boxer Crab Eggs! Woot! Woot!

[howardj]

Woot!
2/20/09, I noticed that my boxer crab in my 12 gallon Nano has a crap ton of little orange eggs!
I'm trying to research if anyone has successfully raised the eggs, but not seeing anything.
I Highly doubt I will get anything living from this batch, but maybe a few more batches down the road? we'll see..
I need to buy a 3 gallon Pico for things like these. lol.
But for now, Pictures!

Oh Yeah! all the pictures suck because it is extremely hard to photograph something in a bow front tank. lol.

 

[t316]

I think the pics are great, but where are the eggs? Is it the big orange ball under the crab's belly?

 

[howardj]

yup, the eggs are orange.

 

[howardj]

Anybody have any info on raising the eggs?

 

[howardj]

No one thinks this is cool?? that sucks..

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2964589
No one thinks this is cool?? that sucks..
I think it's cool, I just don't know anything about Boxer Crab eggs. I was hoping some others might speak up too.

 

[valgae]

well most crabs have a larval stage so maybe hatch brine and rotifers?

 

[stars4105811]

I have noticed little orange "egg" shaped balls attached to some of my rock too. My clown fish LOVE to eat it, what ever is may be. Could these be a sort of egg?

 

[vinny p]

95% death rate. the larvae are planktonic