Inspiration and questions

[Ollie Mengedoht]

Hiho again

You found the correct species database for yourself, good. But the mandarin crabs don't need a water part. Rain forest terrarium would be good for them, but not nearly as wet as for poison dart frogs please.

More females than males is always better, yes.

The page from Anja and Patrick is quite well, they are friends of us and our forum.

You can take roots from the forest but probably they will mold fast in that humidity. That is the only reason why mangrove roots are better suited for our tanks. But You can try it out, there are some indigenous tree species that do quite well in the wet too.

Oh, most important question: Are they good for beginners? Hm, they are quite easy to keep BUT You almost never see them. G. notophorum lives very secretive and they don't move a lot, so You will know You'll have 'em but You'll see them not often. That's an important point, please don't underestimate that. On the other hand they have a unique breeding care in crabs where the mother crab takes the hatched younglings for some days on their back to moisten them, before they abandon her.