Red Crab?

[ara35]

at my lfs there was a tank of crabs labeled red crabs. there claws were all the same size so i didnt think it could be a tank of just female fiddler crabs. any ideas on what they could be or what kind of tank they should be kept in?

 

[Matty P]

Not sure have a look at this link

HTH

 

[ara35]

well than i was thinking of putting it in my 15 gallon and lowering the water level alittle and putting bogwood in so it can get out of water without escaping. would this work??

 

[ara35]

hows compatibility with an african butterfly fish, cories and neons?

 

[Seed]

Crabs are dirty, and they have Houdini-like escape skills. They can swim (it is hilarious to watch, they kind of jump and wiggle their legs really fast), and if you have a back-mounted filter, they will climb it, even if other means of getting into open air is provided. Make sure your tank is low enough that they cannot climb out, because if they can, they will... I'd recommend the water level be 2.5 inches below the lip of your tank at a minimum. As I said, they have an uncanny ability to escape from the aquarium. If I recall they are also brackish water animals, so you may have to take that into consideration as well.