Help...Ive got Crabs, the good kind

[NCalien]

Hey Ive had a mini crab for about 4 months that i got from Petsmart.He has shed once since then and he(LT. Fumbles) is thriving in his 10 gal home. I have been looking at some threads and my crab looks nothing like the crabs you guys have labeled mini crab. At the store i was told he is terrestrial and I have seen threads on the forum that say these crabs are completely aquatic. Is there more then one species or is Petsmart just wrong as usual

Btw he cost about $2.49, others have said they cost ~ $10.00

Well anyways i recently picked up a female crab of the same variety so he can have some company. Can these crabs be bred

I will post some pics up when i get home

[vampie]

What most stores sell as "Mini Crab" are Fiddler Crabs, and not the same crab people here are talking about. They're mostly terrestrial, requiring a bit of brackish water. They can breed in captivity, though it often takes some work to raise the larval babies into the crabs.

[NCalien]

Okay that makes sooo much more sense. What do you mean by the term "brackish"

[Ianne]

he means that there needs to be a degree of salt in the water

[NCalien]

Oh ok well how do you know how much ? I have only about 2 gallons of water in the tank, im not sure if that helps

And lol what do you guys recommend feeding your crab mine just eats whatever i do...He has been growing but I know he probally wont live as long this way

[Kuhlifan]

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Fiddler%20Crabs.htm

read this

[paperdragon]

Make sure you use marine salt, not aquarium salt. :)

[NCalien]

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Fiddler%20Crabs.htm

read this

Thanks that was a great link ...And I LOL'D because my last Crab escaped just as they mentioned and lived for 3 weeks in my apartment until he was ran over by a computer chair while i was on the computer

Whats the diffence between Sea Salt and Aquarium Salt ???

[paperdragon]

"Aquarium salt" is just sodium chloride, not much different than table salt. Marine salt has a combination of minerals and trace elements.