Thomas,
It's the two cute little ones from Tropical Fish International? They seem to be two different species.
Cheers,
Hi... I just got a small fiddler crab from the AQ excursion trip and am searching for info on the best care for it. The purchase was made to rescue it from dehydrating to death like all its other tankmates. So please pardon for not being able to research before purchase.
Any idea on the way it feeds? What does it feed on? Does it require full strength marine water? Will it survive with fresh water for any time? Also, can anyone identify it?
Will upload the pics of this fella later, after downloading and processing from the camera. It is a common small crab, with 1 claw being bigger than the other. It has a white with brown stripes back...
Thanks... Oh, if the thread does not belong here, thanks to the Moderator(s) for shifting it to the proper forum.
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Thomas,
It's the two cute little ones from Tropical Fish International? They seem to be two different species.
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
One of the 2 that XnSdVd bought from the first stop...
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They are young Uca species. I don't know what species exactly. They'll need a brackish marsh-type environment with some sand for digging into.
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Hey, thanks thomas I'm sure he's in good hands =) From what I know they filter the sand after the tide goes out. And actually make little sand balls, "crab pellets" according to semota. Which means the sand you bought should be small enough to fit in his mouth.
I've seen them in mangroves and in/around breakwaters so I'll assume they require brackish water to survive. And it's a male, the females have two claws that are smaller than the big one on the male. Erm... they burrow into the sand/mud when the tide comes in so... yeah. I can't think of anything else at the moment, shall help you research.
Benny:
The remaining male actually killed the other one... kinda sad
Mmm..yeah..the marble crabs....wanted to get a couple of them as well..but sadly, they aren't going to be friendly neighbours with my hermit...
The crab died liao... Think it started out badly as the whole tankful of them had died before Shanan bought it... Oh well... I have 1 empty tank now...
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Ahhh poor guy.. shoulda let it go at the nature reserve... I've seen similar looking crabs there. And my name's spelt Shannon btw =)
Well...Don't let that go to waste. There's nothing more sinful than an empty tank!Originally Posted by Justikanz
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
So that means one left?Originally Posted by XnSdVd
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
Carb 1 got killed by Crab 2.
Crab 2 just died.
Sorry, Shanan... Ok ok... its Shannon...
Yup, Crabs 1 and 2 both died.
Benny, empty tank MIGHT be saved for another fiddler... After more reading now! :bigsmile
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fiddler crabs aren't easy to keep in captivity. they need brackish water and some land area. even then, there is a high chance they will not do well. perhaps it's best to leave them in the wild, imho..
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/ot...iddlercrab.htm
yup, buying more just allows lfs to bring in more.
Cheers,
Andrew
Yup, agree. That's why for almost a year, there was no updates to this thread. Thanks for digging this up...
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That empty tank needs a few fiddler crabs to entertain you.
I have 2 male and 2 female fiddler crabs in a 10 gallon brackish water tank. Half sand and half water with some shells and rocks for hiding. They have molted several times in about 9 weeks which means they are growing. They burrow in the sand and dance a lot. They are so cute to watch. I have done much reading so if you have any questions, I can try to help. Paula
Well well, looks like you dug up a dinosaur of a thread =) Thanks for the offer by the way, i'm looking into South East Asian freshwater crabs now so i'm sure alot of what you've learned with fiddlers will apply to them as well.
And there's actually a mangrove near my place that has a small population of fiddlers so it really doesn't make sense for me to keep the little guys in captivity
Well, I got a new crab... It is black and it is not very active... Maybe I can post a picture of it soon and see if you can advise on how to better keep it...
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It would be great to see a pic. I would like to know more about fresh water crabs. Can they be in a tank with fish?
i kept one with fish and it survived for several months.
From what i can tell it died because there wasn't enough food getting to the bottom, a lack of cover which led to increased stress and the water might have been too warm.
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