Thai micro crab (pic)

[ECooper]

I recently bought a couple of Thai micro crabs (Limnopilos naiyanetri) to photograph and add to my aquarium. These critters were really tiny and my aquarium is chock full of wood and plants. I knew that once I added the crabs I would be lucky to ever see them again; so I took the time to take photos first.

This is one of a series I posted on my blog (http://wp.me/p2wM8r-uB).

Olympus OM-D E-M5, Zuiko 35mm macro, manual exposure (F11-22 @ 1/200 sec), Olympus RF-11 ring flash (1/4 power), ISO: 200
P8030207 thai micro crab copyright ernie cooper by ernie.cooper, on Flickr

I also tried shooting a little video. I didn’t have very much light and had to shoot with the lens wide open, so the depth of field is really shallow. Only later did I realize that I should have increased the ISO so that I could have used a smaller aperture (and gained depth of field) (smacks head). Oh well, next time...

Cheers,
EC
www.macrocritters.wordpress.com

 

[pearldiver]

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[pearldiver]

Cool critters!

 

[amphirion]

nice shot!

 

[DragonsEye]

Neat critter. So just how small are they?

 

[Mossy Girl]

Cute little guys! I've seen them for sale a few times. Are you going to try to breed them?

 

[Acro]

Those are amazing! Great photos!
I've heard that they can breed in freshwater, but sofar no one has been able to breed them.
I hope you give it a shot!

 

[maxima]

Gorgeous! These were quite uncommon a few years back.

Acro they have been bred actually. I remember someone did it in a big heavily planted tank, can't provide you with a link though.

 

[Acro]

maxima,
If you ever stumble across that link, I would love to see!!!
I hope to keep those crabs (some day) and breed them.