Hello i am new to this board. I know of some aquarist and breeders who have kept red claws in full community tanks with success for a longtime. I have seen the red claw crab live in a salt water tank(full) with a hawkfish wich i would not advise. I have worked at a few Pet stores over the years as I do now and we sell the fiddlers and redclaws but allways suggest allow the crabs to climb in a tank not full. But I was wondering has any one else has expeiernce with crabs in a full tank of water.
Crabs in a full tank
- Thread starter FireHead
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PPMN
Who could resist this face??
They won't last long. Fiddlers and red claw crabs need to be able to breathe air from time to time.
I wonder since the crabs can climb quite well do they sell a platform that you can place in the tank that will float on the water and provide a dry area for the crabs?
I don't think so, but such a structure would not be hard to make. If you find a piece of driftwood or a rock the right size, you could just keep the water lever 2-3 inches lower than usual and position the driftwood/rock so there is some area above the water.
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
one of mine spends at least 70% if not more of it's time out of the water. fballguy is on the money, they dont NEED much space to float, a raft with a climbable anchor would be enough... but they seem to like to roam
on thing I've been thinking about a lot, and would like to try, is to create an underwater air beach... imagine a half sphere of acrylic with the open side down, and a platform inside with gravel, all suspended in the tank, with an air bubbler keeping it full of air. like a seafloor station. the crabs could enter through the bottom and chill out... you could grow moss and duckweed in it... the crabs like both
on thing I've been thinking about a lot, and would like to try, is to create an underwater air beach... imagine a half sphere of acrylic with the open side down, and a platform inside with gravel, all suspended in the tank, with an air bubbler keeping it full of air. like a seafloor station. the crabs could enter through the bottom and chill out... you could grow moss and duckweed in it... the crabs like both
about 5 years ago i came up with the same thought, and it occured to me that the air in the dome would eventually become stale and unbreathable.
so, i figured if you put a few small holes at the top to allow air to slowly bubble out, and a small airstone, under the dome, it would give a constant flow of air for the crabs.
I never tried it, nor did i ever get crabs, but its something to think about.
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
Depending on the air pressure coming out of the pump, you might want to use a smaller airstone at the top of the dome, to restrict air leaving the top of the dome. Then drill some holes where you want the water line to be, to make sure you have the amount of air that you want.
For some reason this underwater dome has me thinking of old SiFi showes
For some reason this underwater dome has me thinking of old SiFi showes