Fiddler crab setup

[Sweetheart]

I am going to start a fiddler crab tank. A 10 gallon tank. I was wondering what kind of sand to use. Like playground sand? thanks

[Cory Keeper]

My local Petsmart uses the black moon sand for their crab tank, its pretty nice.

[Sweetheart]

Okay thanks, well I'm not trying to be mean to you but I'm kinda looking for white sand because I would like it to look like a beach:)

[Sploke]

I use a mixture of pool filter sand and play sand in my brackish tank. Not really white, more of a tan/buff color. You can get aragonite sand which is more white, but its more expensive.

[Sweetheart]

Tan color is okay too but what I was saying is to have something more beachy type. Well thanks when I get the sand i'll post pics of setting the tank up:)

[BradH]

Not to change the subject, but how do you keep the crabs from escaping? If you have a HOB filter, then cutting the plastic to go perfectly around it seems pretty hard. WHich means you end up with a small hole that a crab could escape through.

[Sweetheart]

I'm not sure all I know is that your supposed to have some kind of net or something over the tank. Maybe what you could do is cut a hole where the filter is and just stick the filter in the hole.