horseshoe crab

[BadRoma1]

i've seen horse shoe crab for sale. are they reef and fish safe :huh:

 

[macphoto]

Those things get pretty huge... I came across one while on a sailing trip, and I can't imagine something like that in a home-sized aquarium!

--Mike

 

[Fishieness]

they do get absolutly huge, i wouldnt get one unless i have a huge tank, like 500 gallons with rays and sharks because shark tanks often do not have a lot of live rock. they are not considered reef safe because although they wont eat corals, they bulldoze all the rocks and knock everything over, killing your corals.

 

[Gealcath]

Horseshoe crabs need ALOT of flat, open space as they burrow into the subtrate, and require a 150 gl aquarium as a minimum for thier adult size.

 

[jessie]

horseshoe crabs also eat the worms and such in your sand bed. i kept one for about a year, they grow pretty quick.

 

[BadRoma1]

they look cool. but i don't have big tank for it. i also read they like to eat clams.