Help I do not know what I'm doing with my new tank

[sweetheart6262]

I just bought 2 mini fiddler crabs and put them in a 10 gallon tank. I'm wanting to know what else I can put in the tank. I know they need water and land to survive so I was thinking of building one side up and putting something in the water. Any sugestions cuz I don't know anything and I went to petsmart and I think they know less than I do.

[TKOS]

I would be warey about adding fish as crabs are very good at eating them, especially in small tanks. Also make sure that the crabs can't get out of the tank. They are very good at that as well.

[graphicdesign_r]

Fiddler crabs need brackish water. You need to buy marine salt for that or they will die. 10 gallons is not very big, your crabs may fight and kill each other fighting over territory. Fiddler crabs will not be happy unless they have a sandy area to burrow in. The necessity to build a habitat that caters to these needs precludes most fish species.

[DarkEntity]

I just bought 2 mini fiddler crabs and put them in a 10 gallon tank. I'm wanting to know what else I can put in the tank. I know they need water and land to survive so I was thinking of building one side up and putting something in the water. Any sugestions cuz I don't know anything and I went to petsmart and I think they know less than I do.

This is the kind of thread that gets right on my nerves, you should NEVER EVER buy a pet you know nothing about. All you will do is give the animals a poor quality of life. Id take the crabs back, learn about the subject then get a much larger tank and ONLY then possibly reconsider getting the crabs.

[beatle]

Calm down, she came here looking for help, not a finger-shaking session.

[DarkEntity]

True, but its something she needs told so not to make the same mistake again.

[jshultis]

As stated ealier, with fiddlers, you really need to make sure you close off even the smallest tank escape route. I used foam. I also had a power filter and they would occassionally climb the intake and hang out in the filter. To solve the issue of providing "dry land", I purchased a Turtle Dock. The dock floats with the water level and attachs to the side of the tank. Just make sure you provide a way for them to access it (rock, plant, etc...). I would find that my fiddlers would spend the majority of their time on the dock.

Jesse

[joephys]

I think i have to agree with DarkEntity. It doen't take a whole lot of effort to do a little research before you buy a living creature, but atleast they did come looking for help.