Scientific
Name
 Brachyura sp.
Common
Names
 Amazon Rusty Crab, Peru Rusty Crab
Origin
 Peru
Water
Parameters
 Temp: 74 to 82
PH: 6.5 to 8.4
Total Hardness: 100 to 500
Feeding
 Scavengers. They will eat flake, pellets, dead or live fish, earth worms
Maximum Size
 3 inches across the shell
Breeding
 Temp: Unknown
PH:
Total Hardness:
Notes: These are the one crab that may be able to be breed in captivity.
These are from the Amazon basin on the east side of the Andes Mountains
in Peru. It seems like it would be geographically impossible for the hatched
larvae to reach salt water to develop. They more then likely have a
planktonic stage but it probably is in freshwater.
Compatibility
 Species With Possible Hybridization: Unknown
Safe to Mix With: Almost anything that will not eat them.
Never Mix With: Large fish and aggressive inverts
Additional
Comments
 These are a more aggressive crab. They will claim a territory and defend it
with their life.
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