CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Can swimming crabs be farmed? Attached are the farming methods and conditions

1. Swimming crabs can be farmed. 2. Prepare salty and pollution-free water. The pond should be filled to a depth of no more than 6 meters. Stock some small fish and shrimps. 3. Reserve a portion of land area and cover it with an appropriate amount of sand so that the swimming crabs can bask in the sun and throw sand. 4. Drain the water in the pond and clean the silt at the bottom. You can place some containers such as water bottles at the bottom of the water. 5. Stock seedlings of different sizes separately. The water temperature in the pond should not be lower than 20℃.

1. Can swimming crabs be farmed?

1. Can swimming crabs be farmed?

Swimming crabs can be farmed, but it is quite difficult.

2. Morphological characteristics of swimming crabs

(1) The swimming crab is called "white crab" in some places. Its other names include three-spotted swimming crab, pistol crab, sea crab, sea crab, etc. It is an arthropod.

(2) The male swimming crab has a pointed and smooth navel, long claws, and a green shell surface. The female has a round and hairy navel and an ochre-colored shell surface or spots.

(3) Swimming crabs have high nutritional and economic value and are suitable for marine aquaculture. Their body color will vary with the surrounding environment.

(4) Swimming crabs are distributed in Japan, Korea, the Malay Archipelago, the Red Sea, and most coastal areas of mainland China.

2. Breeding methods and conditions of swimming crabs

1. Prepare the Pond

(1) Swimming crabs are suitable for growing in seawater. You need to prepare salty water with unpolluted water quality. When filling the tank, the water depth should not exceed 6 meters.

(2) You can put some small fish and shrimps into the water to provide natural food for swimming crabs.

(3) Swimming crabs like to bask in the sun on the shore. When building a pool, you can leave a portion of land area to satisfy their preference. You can spread a proper amount of sand on the land to satisfy the swimming crabs' habit of throwing sand.

2. Pond disinfection

(1) Before the seedlings are planted, drain the pond and remove all but a small amount of silt from the bottom.

(2) You can place some containers such as water bottles at the bottom of the pond to provide swimming crabs with more suitable adjustment space.

(3) After cleaning the pond, you can add an appropriate amount of water and fertilizer. After a few days, you can release the swimming crab seedlings.

3. Release crab seedlings

(1) Due to the crab's tendency to fight for food, when releasing crab seedlings, they should be fed separately according to their size.

(2) The temperature of the pool cannot be lower than 20°C and should not fluctuate too much. The water temperature must be strictly adjusted according to changes in air temperature.

4. Daily management

(1) In addition to adjusting the water temperature in a timely manner, the water in the pond needs to be replaced in a timely manner. In the hot summer, the water needs to be replaced twice a week.

(2) When the weather is hot, the appetite of swimming crabs will decrease. You can feed them some small fish and shrimps that they like to maintain their nutritional needs.

(3) Pay attention to the oxygen content in the water pool. When there is too little oxygen, it may cause large-scale death of swimming crabs.