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moonstream said- that looks like a nem, I would be worried about it thriving or not. keep a close eye on it! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the tank!
excuse my ignorance but what is a nem? and what sort of conditions do they need?
LonersBlaze said- simply awesome. did you intend to add anythin to your terrerium half.
thanks and yes, there are a couple of small crabs that have made tunnels on the land part and I intend to introduce a young purple shore crab. They spend most of their time on land. It will also bring doom to anything that it can get its claws on, but it should make up for it by being intelligent(for an invertebrate) and easily tamed.
moonstream said- that looks like a nem, I would be worried about it thriving or not. keep a close eye on it! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the tank!
excuse my ignorance but what is a nem? and what sort of conditions do they need?
LonersBlaze said- simply awesome. did you intend to add anythin to your terrerium half.
thanks and yes, there are a couple of small crabs that have made tunnels on the land part and I intend to introduce a young purple shore crab. They spend most of their time on land. It will also bring doom to anything that it can get its claws on, but it should make up for it by being intelligent(for an invertebrate) and easily tamed.
nem is short for anemone. The tank looks great.
You know, I've always thought about keeping amphibious saltwater snails.
You know, I've always thought about keeping amphibious saltwater snails.
yes, nem is short for anemone. I would be wary of water conditions, lighting, and feeding. nems like good water, good light, and as a general rule should be fed. I think that if you plan to intro any kinds of destuctive crabs then it would be best to release the nem.
nem short for anemone, that makes sense..
We have some very beautiful ones over here, but the attractive ones are not hardy and need cleaner, colder water and more light than I could give them.
The nem I have tolerates poor water conditions and doesnt need any light from what I have read, which makes sense as I found it under a rock near the high tide mark in a mangrove grove. However I will keep an eye on it and try and keep the water as clean as poss.
I have been feeding it bits of squid and it appears to have grown already
I have been having second thoughts about the purple crab as I find the creatures in the tank are fascinating if not a little dull looking.. I dont like the thought of them being terrorized by a big purple monster crab.
this shrimp is very funny to watch, it pushes around crabs twice its size and even tries in vain to nick the nems food
this crab is terrified of the shrimp but it learnt to associate me with food after the first feeding, pretty smart little guy
this crab spends most of its time underwater
another underwater crab
There are a couple of crabs that live on the land but they are still very timid.
here is a slightly amphibious snail vampie, but I bet the ones you had in mind are more interesting, are they tropical?
this crab is the most colourful, but compared to the other drab crabs thats not saying much..
they may not look too flash but they have nice personalities
heres the big guy of the tank, he is becoming tamer and comes out to be hand fed
its huge claw makes a sound like a firecracker, I would name it Thor but that would be unfair to the fish, frog and cat so I named it pistol shrimp..
We have some very beautiful ones over here, but the attractive ones are not hardy and need cleaner, colder water and more light than I could give them.
The nem I have tolerates poor water conditions and doesnt need any light from what I have read, which makes sense as I found it under a rock near the high tide mark in a mangrove grove. However I will keep an eye on it and try and keep the water as clean as poss.
I have been feeding it bits of squid and it appears to have grown already
I have been having second thoughts about the purple crab as I find the creatures in the tank are fascinating if not a little dull looking.. I dont like the thought of them being terrorized by a big purple monster crab.
this shrimp is very funny to watch, it pushes around crabs twice its size and even tries in vain to nick the nems food
this crab is terrified of the shrimp but it learnt to associate me with food after the first feeding, pretty smart little guy
this crab spends most of its time underwater
another underwater crab
There are a couple of crabs that live on the land but they are still very timid.
here is a slightly amphibious snail vampie, but I bet the ones you had in mind are more interesting, are they tropical?
this crab is the most colourful, but compared to the other drab crabs thats not saying much..
they may not look too flash but they have nice personalities
heres the big guy of the tank, he is becoming tamer and comes out to be hand fed
its huge claw makes a sound like a firecracker, I would name it Thor but that would be unfair to the fish, frog and cat so I named it pistol shrimp..
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looking great. if it were my tank, I think I'd stick with the smaller crabs and just get more of them!
