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Veneer · 10-26-2005, 10:12 PM

Many varieties of freshwater shrimp are available - look through www.franksaquarium.com, www.crusta10.de, and www.wirbellose.de/arten.html.

iamurdad88 · 10-27-2005, 12:31 AM

my crab doesnt come up for air...
and he's still alive...
he is a brackish fish but i have him in a [acronym:381b831ee8="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:381b831ee8] tank and he does fine

azn_fishy55 · 10-27-2005, 01:49 AM

Maybe the crab can't get up for air, even though he seems fine he may not be. You are just using your eyes and inferring that he is fine, but there really is no technique to find if the crab is happy or not.The best thing to do is to try to recreate its natural habitat.

iamurdad88 · 10-27-2005, 01:00 PM

i think ill just leave him in there

azn_fishy55 · 10-27-2005, 06:17 PM

In my opinion:How cruel.

Cash Turtle · 10-27-2005, 06:36 PM

African Dwarf frogs do have special considerations tehy do best in a tank with only other dwarf frogs but can be housed with peaceful community fish in a tank no more than 16-18inches tall (12 inces tall is much better as they arent extremly strong swimmers.
they need to be provided with with their own food, fish flakes dont have teh nutrients they need
they need hiding areas mini terra cotta pots turned on their sides are good( you can also use the little terra cotta dish that comes with the pot as a place to put their food so they can easily find it.
avoid anythign that tehy might get trapped under their not very strong
http://aquaticfrogs.tripod.com/id26.html

iamurdad88 · 10-27-2005, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azn_fishy55

In my opinion:How cruel.

honestly im not cruel to my animals...
but seriously i feel that he is fine in the tank.
i have floating plantts on the right side of my tank and ive seen him up there a few times.
and i know he is happy because he smiled at me yesterday

=)

kaz · 10-28-2005, 04:36 PM

what kind of crab do you have?

iamurdad88 · 10-28-2005, 06:00 PM

i believe he's a fiddler crab
he is in a community fish environment too
and he is pretty big..
and no he hasnt touched one of my fish yet.

10-27-2005, 01:49 AM	#13
azn_fishy55 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunnyvale,California Posts: 687 Images: 6	Maybe the crab can't get up for air, even though he seems fine he may not be. You are just using your eyes and inferring that he is fine, but there really is no technique to find if the crab is happy or not.The best thing to do is to try to recreate its natural habitat. __________________ =] ~:Andrew:~ [=

10-27-2005, 06:17 PM	#15
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10-26-2005, 10:12 PM	#11
Veneer Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yingzhou Posts: 162	Many varieties of freshwater shrimp are available - look through www.franksaquarium.com, www.crusta10.de, and www.wirbellose.de/arten.html.

10-27-2005, 12:31 AM	#12
iamurdad88 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 21	my crab doesnt come up for air... and he's still alive... he is a brackish fish but i have him in a [acronym:381b831ee8="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:381b831ee8] tank and he does fine

10-27-2005, 01:00 PM	#14
iamurdad88 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 21	i think ill just leave him in there

10-27-2005, 06:36 PM	#16
Cash Turtle Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pocono lake,PA Posts: 74	African Dwarf frogs do have special considerations tehy do best in a tank with only other dwarf frogs but can be housed with peaceful community fish in a tank no more than 16-18inches tall (12 inces tall is much better as they arent extremly strong swimmers. they need to be provided with with their own food, fish flakes dont have teh nutrients they need they need hiding areas mini terra cotta pots turned on their sides are good( you can also use the little terra cotta dish that comes with the pot as a place to put their food so they can easily find it. avoid anythign that tehy might get trapped under their not very strong http://aquaticfrogs.tripod.com/id26.html

10-28-2005, 06:00 PM	#19
iamurdad88 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 21	i believe he's a fiddler crab he is in a community fish environment too and he is pretty big.. and no he hasnt touched one of my fish yet.