Sesarma Bidens
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LucyHurst
Fish Crazy
yea, BUT they are land crabs!
they need a part water and part land tank.. which im guessin you dont have?
they need a part water and part land tank.. which im guessin you dont have?
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Genesis
If you're a cory and you know it clap your.. hands
LucyHurst
Fish Crazy
ah ha! thats always good, get creating then! so yea they are fine with fish, just be extra obsrvant for sick fish as if the fish get slow like sitting on the bottom the crabs will just eat them alive 
they need good filtration as they are pretty messy and keep them in groups like you would keep livebareing fish, one or two males to every few females.. or if its a small tank, just one male. males are the ones with big red claws
oh and dont forget a tight fitting hood with absolutely no gaps as these buggers climb!
they need good filtration as they are pretty messy and keep them in groups like you would keep livebareing fish, one or two males to every few females.. or if its a small tank, just one male. males are the ones with big red claws
oh and dont forget a tight fitting hood with absolutely no gaps as these buggers climb!
They will eat any slow moving fish, fish that rest on the bottom at night are also in danger; if there is not plenty of escaping room for the fish then they will take healthy fast fish, if there is plenty of space for the fish to escape then they will still get the odd one. If you are happy risking your fish then I'd say they were compatible, if you want to keep them all safe, seperate tanks is my advice.
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Genesis
If you're a cory and you know it clap your.. hands
[quote name=''genesis' post='1004518' date='Dec 15 2005, 04:18 PM']
[quote name='tekkamaki' post='1004072' date='Dec 15 2005, 02:42 PM']
Remember these crabs require BRACKISH water.
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can be created
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Good, just wanted to make sure you knew those were the fish it would initially be compatible with anyway.
[quote name='tekkamaki' post='1004072' date='Dec 15 2005, 02:42 PM']
Remember these crabs require BRACKISH water.
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can be created
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Good, just wanted to make sure you knew those were the fish it would initially be compatible with anyway.
LucyHurst
Fish Crazy
oh yea! lol sorry knew i forgot something
LucyHurst
Fish Crazy
[quote name=''genesis' post='1026949' date='Jan 7 2006, 04:06 PM']
ive got 3 females now
nope, they dont NEED brackish water
they do best in it but it is not essential
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It IS essential if you want them to thrive.. not just survive
ive got 3 females now
nope, they dont NEED brackish water
they do best in it but it is not essential
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It IS essential if you want them to thrive.. not just survive
These little fellows are really entertaining additions to the tank. I kept one male and one female red claw crab in community tanks for around 3 years and they even spawned at one point (although I had no hope of raising the young). They never caught any fish, although I did make sure they were well fed.
Basically....
- Providing you give them some way of getting to the surface and the water is moderately hard they'll be fine. Mine did fine without brackish water. Just put bog wood in the tank that breaks the surface and is big enough for all the crabs to get to the air without fighting. They'll spend some time on the top of it and some time in the water.
- Block every hole out of the tank and every hole into your filter (I had a Juwel 100 and the b*ggers got inside the filter column. Very difficult to get out - also one crab met it's demise when it managed to escape and dehydrated).
- When you pick your crabs, if you want to keep them with community fish, do NOT pick the dominant ones at the aquarium shop (e.g, the big one on top of the rock). Pick the timid ones skulking under the rocks. The males have large claws, females small claws. The only time I had a red claw crab catch fish it was the dominant one! I changed him for a more timid one and the fish fatallities stopped.
- Don't fear when you first see what looks like dead crabs in your tank, because every month or so they'll shed their shells (scared the w*llies out of me first time, thought they were both dead, but turned out to be their cast off shells).
- They'll eat most things. I normally gave mine a meaty sinking pellet or pea, but they would relish chopped molluscs. You'll have to drop the food quite near them for them to pick it up (you can drop food on the top of the bog wood if they're near the surface.
Cheers
Karl.
Basically....
- Providing you give them some way of getting to the surface and the water is moderately hard they'll be fine. Mine did fine without brackish water. Just put bog wood in the tank that breaks the surface and is big enough for all the crabs to get to the air without fighting. They'll spend some time on the top of it and some time in the water.
- Block every hole out of the tank and every hole into your filter (I had a Juwel 100 and the b*ggers got inside the filter column. Very difficult to get out - also one crab met it's demise when it managed to escape and dehydrated).
- When you pick your crabs, if you want to keep them with community fish, do NOT pick the dominant ones at the aquarium shop (e.g, the big one on top of the rock). Pick the timid ones skulking under the rocks. The males have large claws, females small claws. The only time I had a red claw crab catch fish it was the dominant one! I changed him for a more timid one and the fish fatallities stopped.
- Don't fear when you first see what looks like dead crabs in your tank, because every month or so they'll shed their shells (scared the w*llies out of me first time, thought they were both dead, but turned out to be their cast off shells).
- They'll eat most things. I normally gave mine a meaty sinking pellet or pea, but they would relish chopped molluscs. You'll have to drop the food quite near them for them to pick it up (you can drop food on the top of the bog wood if they're near the surface.
Cheers
Karl.
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