Plants For A Crab Tank

[lordofthesea]

I have a tank of red clawed crabs in a tank set up with gravel half full of water, with a few bits of bogwood coming outofthe water. I was thinking of changing it to one with a gravel beach covering 2/3 of the tank floor, a pool of water in the other end, and some plastic plants on the beach. is this suitable?
which would be better for the crabs? the fitler has a spray bar but the old tank set up contains plants. what about the new one. are there any plants readily available in the UK that could be planted in the new one to keep the tank oxygenated? the tanks not that high so really big plants are not an option.where do i plant them? are they even needed with the spray bar?

RSVP

 

[RadaR]

If the spray bar was breaking up the surface causing surface agitation then you wouldn't need plants to oxygenate the water.
Plants look nice though.

 

[raptorrex]

I have a tank of red clawed crabs in a tank set up with gravel half full of water, with a few bits of bogwood coming outofthe water. I was thinking of changing it to one with a gravel beach covering 2/3 of the tank floor, a pool of water in the other end, and some plastic plants on the beach. is this suitable?
which would be better for the crabs? the fitler has a spray bar but the old tank set up contains plants. what about the new one. are there any plants readily available in the UK that could be planted in the new one to keep the tank oxygenated? the tanks not that high so really big plants are not an option.where do i plant them? are they even needed with the spray bar?

RSVP

3/4 land is deffo the best option, brackish water too. sadly building a crab lodge/topia is far from as simple as it may seem. but given some research, everything you need is out there. these guys spend so little time in the water, i would not bother too much with ariation, a comment that will make more sense as you do your research.