Ghost Dwarf Crab (Potamocypoda Pugil)

Unusual and Interesting Tankmates

Very amusing and different tank cleaner, gets along with everyone and churns the benthic layer of the tank slowly but surely. Nocturnal, but I see them in my heavily 'scaped tank in the morning tumble from the top of the stones and wood and patrol the edges of the tank. All in all, very pleased with this purchase!

cool little guys

they are nocturnal but i do see them in the morning, however when they see me they run under something and that is it for the day. these guys are much sturdier than thai micro crabs and are almost as large as pom pom crabs . they do like to get partially out of the water but i haven’t seen them running around on land but then again i do not sit up at night watching them.

Ghost Dwarf Crabs are pure delight

I bought two females back in October and have so enjoyed their antics and the benefits they bring to the tank, so I came back and bought two males a few days ago. The males are even less shy than the females and up to even more antics, so they have added even more joy to an already joyful tank! I really appreciate how healthy the livestock I get from Moonlight Aquatics always are, because it means that I'll have these friends for a long time to come. I can't imagine having a tank without ghost dwarf crabs in them now!