compatibility questions!!!!!

[Aquariumkeeper]

i recently bought a new brackish water tank,and after cycling 1 month i was wondering if i did the drip method could mollies and guppies live with a red claw crab??????? i have a nice land area that allows the crab to breathe. and i have a few plants to provide cover for the crab.
also if i picked a timid crab would they be compatible!!!!!!! advice
and watever else appreciated!!!!

 

[allaboutfish]

you could try it but you never know and you should acclimater for 24 hours

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

you could try it but you never know and you should acclimater for 24 hours

so do the drip method for 24 hrs. but if i only put 4 fish in the tank would they have a better chance if survival??? and if i feed the crab a lot would he not eat the fish???? thanxs for repling so quick

 

[allaboutfish]

it depends on the crabs personality really. id start with 1 molly and 1 guppy and wait a month before adding more. and drip acclimating will be essential since most people do the transition in the tank.

 

[allaboutfish]

also how big is this tank? and where is the land at? can i get a picture? you might be limited on fish by how much water you have.

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

thank u so much for the information, but one more question should i feed it algae wafers and shrimp pellets???

 

[allaboutfish]

yup for the red clawed crab but the guppies and mollys need a high quality flake food

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

ill get u a picture but know i havnt added the last bag of gravel

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

there a bit fuzzy

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

ill have some more pics of my fish in a month after vacation

 

[allaboutfish]

10 gallon tank? if so id stick to one or two male guppys in that tank and if you havent started the brackish id add the fish and transition them over and then add the crab

 

[Mogurako]

The mollies would be fine as a brackish fish but not in a 10 gal. I don't believe guppies should be converted, I've never heard of them being converted. The crabs will need some land.

 

[allaboutfish]

i've heard of guppies in brackish water

 

[rich311k]

Guppies and mollies can both survive even thrive in brackish water. The Mollies will need a much larger tank than 10 gallons though.

 

[Mogurako]

Guppies and mollies can both survive even thrive in brackish water. The Mollies will need a much larger tank than 10 gallons though.

Good to know I've only heard of mollies being brackish.

 

[fort384]

Please read the sticky in the Freshwater & Brackish - Fish or Plant Profiles forum:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f29/what-goes-in-this-forum-151203.html

I have moved this thread to Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

so crab wont kill the molly and guppy

 

[allaboutfish]

you cant have a molly in the tank but the guppy should be fine

 

[Aquariumkeeper]

why not molly

 

[allaboutfish]

it looks like a 10 gallon and mollys need a 30 gallon