brackish inverts

Bigworm616 said:
i have a spare ten gallon and im thinking of doing a brackish. I wanted to know if there are any brackish inverts and if so where i can find information on them. thanks.
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Red Claw Crabs would do ok in a 10g setup, half water/half land. However make sure that they don't have anything to climb on or anywhere to get out of. They're extremely good escape artists, they can even shimmy up the sillicon in the corners of your tank.

You could also try ghost shrimp. There aren't really that many BW inverts, believe me I've looked for ages. You can't really keep anything with them either, species tank only. They also need the majority land because they breathe air and not oxygen from the water column like fish. They feed on land as well. I would recommend mangroves for supplemental water filtration, but in a 10g with crabs that won't work as they could climb out easily when the tree exceeds the top of the tank.
 
Amano adults do not need BW--they live happily in FW, but will also live in BW. They won't work with many other inverts that will work in BW, though, as they would be eaten quickly.
 
There aren't many BW invertebrates since it's much more difficult for them to control osmolarity than fish. IMO, fiddler crabs are sort of tricky to take care for. They need a dry sandy area to sleep in, not to mention a pool of water for swimming time.
 
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