Crabs?

[Zman16]

Hi,

Soon I'll be upgrading my 29 gallon to a 55 gallon. So I was wondering what kind of crab I could get ( if any ). The Pet store I go to sells fiddler crabs and red claw crabs. The fish I have are:

* 29 gallon soon to be a 55 gallon*
1 Elephant nose
1 Male Neon Dwarf Gourami
2 Angelfish
3 Peppered Cory Cats
1 Green Cory Cat
1 Pregnant Female Fancy Guppy
1 Male Swordtail
1 Bristlenose Pleco

So would a crab work out in my tank when I get a 55 gallon?

 

[GoldLenny]

Your crab may feed on some of your fish when they are sleeping. Do lots of research before you make your decision. Here is a site that I have in my favorites folder:

http://www.aquariumfish.net/indexes/critters.htm#top2

 

[Izz]

I believe fiddler and red claw crabs both require an area to get out of the water, to let their gills dry. Otherwise they will die within a month or so. But I think I heard that the red claw crab usually lasts longer. Usually. *thumbsups

I'd suggest getting a few more elephantnoses instead as they are very social from what I hear. They use their noses to communicate or something. lol.

 

[Lotus]

Most of the crabs require brackish water, and somewhere to climb out onto dry land. In general, if you want them, they do better in their own tank.

 

[rohnds]

Crabs (actually they are crayfish/crawfish for FW) are very skilled hunters and will kill many (about 90%) of the fishes available in FW.

Rohn

 

[hazee]

Yikes... that's good to know rohnds. I was wondering about fiddler crabs myself. They look so cute in my lps but one did seem to be eyeing up the single fish in the tank alot which made me wonder.

Good site Lenny. Just what i've been looking for.. info on all the "other" things you can put in aquariums... or not... as the case may be...