Hi,
I just joined this forum today, because I wanted to learn about my new purchase of fiddler crabs...
I bought 6 - two males, and 4 females - and placed them in what I believe to be a 25-gallon tank. I researched a little bit before purchasing them, learning that they are brackish, even though pet stores keep them in freshwater and will tell you that they are in freshwater (this was exactly the case at PetLand). They were also submerged in water, but I knew to put sloped gravel, plants, or large rocks in their tank so that their exoskeleton does not weaken. I bought aquarium salt, then read that it was freshwater aquarium salt (I thought this was a paradox, but then learned that it's to aid in the introduction of new fish and to help the safety of the water...)
Then, I read that aquarium salt is NOT what I want, rather marine salt.
Also, since the whole filter thing will not work out, I decided to buy a mystery snail. Is this bad?
Is there anything else I should know, anything I should change?
Thank you so much!
These are both pictures of my cage setup. Tips or general comments?:huh:
I just joined this forum today, because I wanted to learn about my new purchase of fiddler crabs...
I bought 6 - two males, and 4 females - and placed them in what I believe to be a 25-gallon tank. I researched a little bit before purchasing them, learning that they are brackish, even though pet stores keep them in freshwater and will tell you that they are in freshwater (this was exactly the case at PetLand). They were also submerged in water, but I knew to put sloped gravel, plants, or large rocks in their tank so that their exoskeleton does not weaken. I bought aquarium salt, then read that it was freshwater aquarium salt (I thought this was a paradox, but then learned that it's to aid in the introduction of new fish and to help the safety of the water...)
Then, I read that aquarium salt is NOT what I want, rather marine salt.
Also, since the whole filter thing will not work out, I decided to buy a mystery snail. Is this bad?
Is there anything else I should know, anything I should change?
Thank you so much!
These are both pictures of my cage setup. Tips or general comments?:huh: