How to Keep Freshwater Crabs? Detailed Guide to Breeding Methods and Key Technical Points

Freshwater crabs are also called stone crabs, and their appearance is similar to that of general square crabs; they live in freshwater throughout their lives. They are mainly distributed in tropical regions and extend to subtropical and temperate marginal zones. So how do you keep freshwater crabs? What are their uses?

How do you keep freshwater crabs?

Put clean water, small stones or small shells, etc. in a large basin, place the basin in a place with sufficient light, and change the water once every two or three days. If tap water is used, it still needs to be exposed to the sun for about three days in advance. You can feed a moderate amount of some meat or insects every day, and at the same time the leftover food residue should be dealt with promptly.

What are the uses of freshwater crabs?

1. Freshwater crabs have a certain medicinal value, and their nature, flavor and meridian entry are: salty, cold. ① “Rihua Zi Bencao”: “Cool.” ② “Kaibao Bencao”: “Salty, cold, non-toxic.” ③ “Yuqiu Yaojie”: “Bitter and salty in flavor, cold in nature.” It enters the liver and gallbladder meridians. ① “Yuqiu Yaojie”: “Enters the hand shaoyin heart and foot shaoyang gallbladder meridians.” ② “Depei Bencao”; “Enters the foot jueyin meridian.”

2. If there are symptoms such as bruises and injuries, tendon and bone fractures, or allergic dermatitis, crabs also have a very good auxiliary therapeutic effect.

3. Crab meat is not only delicious, but also has a relatively good therapeutic effect on high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, cerebral thrombosis, high blood lipids and various cancers.

4. Crabs contain a variety of vitamins, and their vitamin A content is significantly higher than that of other aquatic and terrestrial animals, and their vitamin B2 content is also much higher than that of meat, fish and eggs.