🦀 I BUILT A VAMPIRE CRAB ECOSYSTEM USING 3D PRINTED HOMES (PART 2)

[@undr_life]

It’s awesome to see the crab making use of the modules! You brought this bad-ass sci-fi paludarium together into a real masterpiece! 🎯🔥

[@IndoorEcosystem]

^ The man himself!

[@gianoverchill5266]

This is Art. This is Beautiful

[@IndoorEcosystem]

☺ Thank you! I just need to get this guy some company to spice things up a bit and hopefully get some babies!

[@gianoverchill5266]

@@IndoorEcosystem Im excited for part 3👀

[@TarasTankFriends]

This is looking really great! Hope you can eventually find more of the orange disco crabs. Really nice fern choices! I've heard some native mosses need to go dormant and aren't great choices for a terrarium. The two kinds I've harvested before didn't do well. I wonder if you might consider doing a moss identification and care guide in the future? Hope your weekend is as cool as this build! 🙂👍

[@IndoorEcosystem]

You are more than likely right about the moss. I actually harvested it from outside my building in mid winter so about 2c outside it might not have liked going from that cold to about 25c in minutes. Though the other stuff I use hasn't minded to much. As for an ID card I need to to a lot more research 😅But that's actually a nice little project idea.

[@craby6449]

ah white arm veriation of carnival crabs, that is a nice crab to keep

[@IndoorEcosystem]

They are quite a lot bigger than standard Geosesarma as well I was quite surprised! The only thing is that they seem to be entirely nocturnal. I've not seen this guy out during the day ever.

[@craby6449]

@@IndoorEcosystem well they are the biggist geosesarma that i have ever seen. And cus of that, if females get big enoght, they gets their own teritory, so i allways keep them in a bigger tank then i usually use for gesesarmas. And they get quite active when they fully get to know their tank, but yep, they does hid alot, but they are like bigger hargen. So it really nice to keep them

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@craby6449 Very good points! Hopefully I can track down a few more. How do you compare their size to mandarins? I hear they are quite big as well.

[@craby6449]

@@IndoorEcosystem well as you know even they get bigger, they are geosesarma, so it not that big, so it really a small differense. But yes, they are bit bigger then mandarins

[@falcolf]

Lucky little turd has that entire gorgeous habitat all to himself! Hope you find him some ladies soon!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

😀 Some ladies would be paradise for him! I'm still searching though

[@leekaifengmoe9604]

What kind of vampire crab is that (and that tank is beautiful) ❤

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thank you :) the species name is in the video and in the description 😉

[@tomile_]

epic shots 🔫

[@IndoorEcosystem]

🤩 Thank you! Still a few things to get a bit more crispy but it's coming!

[@Cow_Juice]

I am extremely late due to a power outage which downed internet services in my area, but still, I'm here. 😃 What a cool looking biome!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

I was actually going to check on you're well being! You're never more than 5 mins away! 😊

[@Cow_Juice]

@@IndoorEcosystem Well thank you. All is well. A 7 hr. power outage is annoying, but I won't let that stop me. 😃

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Cow_Juice Wow! quite a long time? Storms or something?

[@Cow_Juice]

@@IndoorEcosystem It did storm recently, but not close enough to affect my area. I'm not sure as to the exact cause, but I believe it's an issue with the power load and distribution in my country. "Rotating blackouts" is what they said. 🙄

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Cow_Juice I'm guessing it's very hot where you live at the moment. That's the usual cause.

[@gastonlankes879]

The tank is amazing! Thank you vor the Video! One question: what do you feed the crabs? I also have crabs sinse three month, the don't eat really good, nearly nothing i gave them. Do you habe a Video, where you show the different food you feed?

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Thank you 😊 Yep I have a couple of videos in the careguides playlist about foods. There are a lot of options. But they eat quite a lot of random stuff

[@kavindudilshan7108]

❤❤❤

[@IndoorEcosystem]

☺ Thank you!

[@thediplomat1124]

Love this build, always excited to hear about your most recent projects. I ended up rescaping my 10 gallon today as some of the soil was kind of sinking into the water. Seems like 1 of the 3 crabs in my tank had died along the way :( At this point, I might just move the remaining 2 in a much better scaped 5 gallon. Will you add a sponge filter and a heater to this build? Appreciate your content so much!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

It's been really interesting to watch this build grow in. I might add some more creeping vines to cover everything even more in time. A 5 gallon scaped well will be good for the remain 2 crabs. You can always add an extra one in as well. This tank already has a heater on it (heat mat) but I only run it during the colder months. But I won't be adding a filter it's required the plants do all the work and a water change every 2 weeks to keep things fresh! Thanks for the support as well! Very much appreciated!

[@thediplomat1124]

@IndoorEcosystem ahhh that's great to know, where do you put the heat mat generally?

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@thediplomat1124 on the back or side usually it just depends on the tanks position

[@thediplomat1124]

@IndoorEcosystem sounds like somewhere on the side of the dry part which is what I have now. Do you find that having a heater in the water is also necessary? I guess it depends on how cold the water gets. I have both forms of heaters and being in southern California I'm starting to think it might be overkill 🤣

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@thediplomat1124 I just use a heat mat nothing else. But my places only gets down to 17c at the coldest so a heat mat is enough. But they don't work too well if it gets quite a lot colder. Then you need more.

[@damnronin]

🥰🥰🥰

[@IndoorEcosystem]

☺ Thank you!!

[@gianoverchill5266]

Is this subnautica?😂❤

[@IndoorEcosystem]

No but it sure could be! So many ideas! 🤔

[@gianoverchill5266]

@@IndoorEcosystem True but it really gives the vibe especially the music at the Start fits perfectly. 😂😂 now i suddenly feel the need for some game inspired Terrariums/Aquariums🥲🥹

[@gianoverchill5266]

But next on the list is a black Obelisk Terrarium

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@gianoverchill5266 I'd love to do an Egyptian themed one for a desert creature. in a AC: Origins style. or Maybe Horizon Zero Dawn?!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@gianoverchill5266 Cool concept!

[@sagarvnxd5826]

Hi, i have a question. Can mold harm the crabs? i've been left my paludariums light on for days, and suddenly somethings like green molds start to appears on the land areas, i've clean it many times by removing the contaminated areas but it keep reapear again

[@IndoorEcosystem]

If it gets bad enough yes. The best way to deal with it is springtails and time. The more springtails the better they will eat it. I also suggest setting your light on a timer for about 8-10 ours a day. No more than that.

[@sagarvnxd5826]

@@IndoorEcosystem thank you 👍

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@sagarvnxd5826 no problem 😊

[@Sigurdvich]

Can i mix red devil and purple together in a 17 gallon tank?

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Nope. You can mix any, ever unfortunately. They murder eachother with passion!I have a full video that goes into it in more detail in a playlist here.

[@Sigurdvich]

@@IndoorEcosystem thanks for letting me know but do you know how i can get a lit for my tank where they cant get out its like a aquarium with a thing that holds a glass plate where there can come air through all the edges

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Sigurdvich I just use acrylic plastic from the hardware store with holes drilled into it. Any gaps around the edges they'll get out of. Especially once you get babies. They can climb the glass.

[@Sigurdvich]

@@IndoorEcosystem thanks for the advice

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@Sigurdvich You're most welcome 🙂

[@Mr_herp]

Hi

[@IndoorEcosystem]

😊