adeebm
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Well, it's time for a better home for my crabs again! I'm in the process of setting up my 55gal for my fiddlers and red clawed crabs. Their previous 29gal (old build thread) had flaws. And as always, bigger is better
Last time, I went all out with ledges, and a 2nd level. However, it seems that crabs aren't the greatest climbers, or atleast don't like to climb often. So the ledges never got used. And they had trouble going from land to water, and vice versa... So this time, I'm following the KISS philosophy. I put in a 5" high plexiglass divider, so that 1/3 of the tank is sand, and 2/3 is water. Then I piled more sand on the water side to make a nice slope so the crabs can actually go back and forth.
As soon as the water warms up, I'm going to start moving the crabs and old deco over. Future plans are for some mangroves and any other brackish plants I can find. I might add the old driftwood branches I had back in, though they just got moldy and nasty the last time.
And now for pics! (nothing amazing so far...):
I love working in this tank, so much more room that the silly 29gal
Oh, and update on the crabs: I unfortunately lost one of my males, no idea why. I know for sure I have 1 male fiddler, 2 female fiddlers, and 2 RCCs. I had another female that only had 3 legs when I got her, and another male. Not sure what happened to them, since I see no bodies. The do hide a lot, so maybe they're still alive *fingers crossed* Also, my female RCC has molted twice so far!
As always, I would love to hear your suggestions and criticisms
--Adeeb
Last time, I went all out with ledges, and a 2nd level. However, it seems that crabs aren't the greatest climbers, or atleast don't like to climb often. So the ledges never got used. And they had trouble going from land to water, and vice versa... So this time, I'm following the KISS philosophy. I put in a 5" high plexiglass divider, so that 1/3 of the tank is sand, and 2/3 is water. Then I piled more sand on the water side to make a nice slope so the crabs can actually go back and forth.
As soon as the water warms up, I'm going to start moving the crabs and old deco over. Future plans are for some mangroves and any other brackish plants I can find. I might add the old driftwood branches I had back in, though they just got moldy and nasty the last time.
And now for pics! (nothing amazing so far...):
I love working in this tank, so much more room that the silly 29gal
Oh, and update on the crabs: I unfortunately lost one of my males, no idea why. I know for sure I have 1 male fiddler, 2 female fiddlers, and 2 RCCs. I had another female that only had 3 legs when I got her, and another male. Not sure what happened to them, since I see no bodies. The do hide a lot, so maybe they're still alive *fingers crossed* Also, my female RCC has molted twice so far!
As always, I would love to hear your suggestions and criticisms
--Adeeb