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Les étangs utilisés pour l'élevage du crabe chinois sont d'habitude d'une superficie de 0,15-0,35 ha et d'une profondeur de 1,5-2 m. Des plantes aquatiques sont plantées dans les zones peu profondes des étangs pour fournir l'abri aux crabes muant, de même la clôture en plastique est utilisée pour empêcher l'évasion des crabes.
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Ponds used for ongrowing Chinese river crabs are usually 0.15–0.35 ha and 1.5–2 m deep. Aquatic weeds are planted in shallow areas of the ponds to provide shelter for moulting crabs and plastic sheet fencing is used to prevent crab escape. 5–10 g crabs are stocked at 22 500–37 500/m², usually in early spring. It is common practice to stock about 3 000 silver carp and bighead carp (usually at a 7:3 ratio) and 1 500 crucian carp as well in order to utilize natural food and control water quality. The feeds used include both plant (aquatic weeds, pumpkin, vegetables, soybean cake, peanut cake, rapeseed cake, barley, corn, wheat bran, etc.) and animal feed ingredients (small fish, prawns, crushed freshwater molluscs, slaughterhouse waste, silkworm pupae, fish meal, earthworms and other aquatic invertebrates). Feeding rate depends on water temperature and is begun when it reaches 10 °C. Special care should be taken to the crab during moulting, especially to maintain good water quality and eliminate harmful animals. Crabs usually reach marketable size (125–200 g) by the end of autumn.
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