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Geosesarma notophorum (AKA Crabs “Mandarin”)

This terrestrial freshwater crab is from Pulau Lingga, an island east of Sumatra (Indonesia). In general its body is light brown to brown with purple areas, especially the back end of the carapace which shows more or less blueish. The C-shaped groove in the middle is maroon as a rule. It was first described by Peter KL Ng and Cheryl GS Tan in 1995. This crab lives at a height of 1000-1300 m above sea level. Geo. notophotum is omnivores. They can take frozen food such as brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, cyclops) as well as fish flakes, granules and fruit. However, the foods need to provide calcium such as: cuttlebone or egg shells as needed. This attractive Crab is successfully bred in captivity and also it is easy to take care of.
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Triop help?!?

I am trying to grow these little animals called triops. They are kind of like sea monkeys, except they are bigger, like crabs. Has anyone grown them and do they work? I need some help, because they look a little too intense for me.
This is important. I want them to survive and I just cant do it on my own.

Invertebrate eaters?

Will any of these fishes try eat a blood red fire shrimp, hermit crabs, star fish, or clams?

Magnificent Foxface
Copperband Butterflyfish
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Teardrop Butterflyfish
Falcula Butterflyfish
Golden Semilarvatus Butterflyfish
Blue/Green Reef Chromis
Ocellaris Clownfish
Green Mandarin Goby
Spotted Mandarin Goby
Yellow Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Longfin Fairy Wrasse

I know the butterflys will try to eat the corals so doing a reef tank will be out of the question. Really want to do a reef tank but can’t have the butterfly eating at my money through corals. Also are all these fishes compatible with each other…I’m planning on having at least a 200 gallon setup.
Are there any corals that I may be able to have in the tank despite the butterflys?

Could I keep some crabs or shrimp in a sea monkey aquarium?

I don’t want to put any sea monkeys (brine shrimp) in it. It holds about a cup and a half of water. Can I put anything living in there? Here is a pic:

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Triop help?!?

I am trying to grow these little animals called triops. They are kind of like sea monkeys, except they are bigger, like crabs. Has anyone grown them and do they work? I need some help, because they look a little too intense for me.
This is important. I want them to survive and I just cant do it on my own.