Things You'll Need
- Saltwater aquarium
- Saltwater marsh habitat aquarium
- Male and female blue crab
- Blue crab fish food
Instructions
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Keep the blue crabs in the saltwater aquarium during the crabs' natural hibernation period in the darker winter months.
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Place the full-grown male and female blue crabs in the saltwater marsh aquarium. Blue crabs breed in the dense and nutrient-rich mud found in brackish marshes.
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Allow the male to pick the female crab up and carry her around. Blue crabs only mate when the female is full-grown and in her final stage of molting. The male will carry her for a few days before and after their mating session.
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Place the female and male back into the saltwater aquarium after they have finished mating and are no longer attached.
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Keep the salt water aerated and filled with nutrients so that the eggs will have nourishment when they become free floating larvae.
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