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    Posted: May 11 2009 at 10:02pm

I think my pom pom crab is carrying a clutch of eggs!! Has anyone ever seen this before?? If so, can i raise the babies and how? She's been in my 24g nano for about 2 months now, and just yesterday we saw this red bulge on her belly. Any info you may have would be appreciated!!!

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Those are eggs, but unless you happen to have a male pompom crab as well, they are unfertilized. Free fish food, basically.
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Well that's a bummer. I was kind of excited to have some babies!
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That happened to ours several times, and I think it became more aggressive while carrying eggs.
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Great photo!
 
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That is a great photo.  pretty looking crab too.
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