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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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മലയാളം
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Feeding
They are primarily carnivorous and feed on slow moving, (or stationary), bottom
dwelling animals such as bivalves, snails, other crabs, hermit crabs, and worms
, as well as small amounts of plants and debris. Mud crabs emerge from their hideouts
or burrows at night (nocturnal) and forage for food. They rarely eat fish under
natural conditions since they lack the ability to catch them.
In culture systems, crabs should be fed with trash fish or molluscan meat @ 5 to
10% of net stocked mass preferably during evening hours every day. As the crabs
grow, the feed ration and feeding intensity should be apportioned based on the size
of the crab. This is done following regular and periodical sampling of reared crabs.
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