Freshwater crabs.. ??

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tigerbarb88

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Hello everyone, once again im back with another question..

can freshwater crab be introduced to a 10gallon tank? just asking bcuz I saw some at my LFS today.. theyr pretty cool! :D Lol

My tank has lava rocks which I thought the crab would like to climb all over since i saw them climbing on the plants and rocks inside the tanks at my LFS.

any ideas on what they eat and how big they get?
 
You need a piece of wood or rock that extends above the water line.. crabs like to have a land mass to crawl on.
Some are also pretty harsh to fish and will rip plants, but it depends on the species, AFAIK.
 
there's no such thing as a "freshwater crab" - whats being sold in the stores are usually Fiddler Crabs that tolerate being in freshwater. But as said above, the NEED a land mass or a way to get above water. They are not truly an underwater species and need a terrarium tank or something similar.
 
Yep, there are a lot of freshwater crabs, but the ones found in stores are usually either Fiddlers or Red claws.
 
friend of mine has the fiddlers in a tank and there over a year old now.
ive been wondering about them myself but not sure if they will eat plants and snails?
and at 3.00 each there kinda cheap but i know they need brackish water to survive over a few weeks or months. they wont live in strait freshwater or thats what ive been told
 
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totally depends on the species, the FW crabs commonly seen are brackish though the true FW one still command a high price
 
mellowvision said:
Vampire crabs are a good choice for a freshwater paludarium, but not aquarium
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I was thinking of monas crabs, panther crabs, micro crabs for a totally FW setup. though the first two would like to be species only as they'll eat everyone
 
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