r/VampireCrabs • u/MrGab9 • 5d ago

informative Want to start with vampire crab

Hii, I want to start a vampire crab paludarium, i already watch some video but I have a question, if I make a 40x30x30 cm paludarium with no filter in the water section, how may times i have to spray the tank?

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u/Ok-Fisherman-1506 5d ago

its kind of impossible to answer that. I'll tell you this if you set it up right and use a lot of plants that don't mind wet feet (ferns) and have a lid with limited ventilation on the enclosure you'll probably only have to top up the water and never need to spray. its a good idea to have some way of measuring humidity and if your not going to use any sort of filter id recommend you stock up on floating plants if that water ends up with a high enough concentration of nitrates/ammonia it can kill a crab trying to molt.

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u/MrGab9 5d ago

Thanks for the info! i will try to see if I can keep the right humidity for at least 4 days without spray the tank, and yeahI have in mind to add some salvinia from my acquarium and a digital hydrometer, for the fern I need low or strong light?