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knills · 04-02-2006, 08:03 PM

i was at the LFS and i saw a tank that had these snails labeled lavender snails and idea what it was and another one wasnt even written on the tank and it was just a hermit crab in fresh water is that possible or was i hallucinating

04-02-2006, 08:04 PM

I have seen what looks like crabs in the fresh water with a HUGE claw, but no hermit crab.

knills · 04-02-2006, 08:07 PM

that would be a fiddeler crab i owned them 4 a couple of years and they r inreadably hardy i barely payed attention 2 them

Hovoc · 04-02-2006, 08:10 PM

and these are 100% underwater? do they mesh well with other fish?

PsiPro · 04-02-2006, 08:16 PM

I belive filder crabs are only simi-aquatic, but i'm unsure.

knills · 04-02-2006, 09:24 PM

they can live completely underwater but its not togood for them sooo i wouldnt but if u want to kepp them in ur tank beware they r oppurtunistic feeders and make some sort of steps to a platform but i would just go for a red claw crab u can find them at petco and heres a link to them of course they r oppurtunistic too heres a link to a site www.aqualandpetsplus.com/ Bug,%20Red%20Claw%20...

Blazeherd2306 · 04-02-2006, 09:38 PM

Fiddler crabs are not FW crabs. So far, I have yet to find a true freshwater crab.

They should also have an area where they can climb out of water.

04-02-2006, 08:03 PM	#1
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04-02-2006, 08:04 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	I have seen what looks like crabs in the fresh water with a HUGE claw, but no hermit crab.

04-02-2006, 08:07 PM	#3
knills Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 17	that would be a fiddeler crab i owned them 4 a couple of years and they r inreadably hardy i barely payed attention 2 them

04-02-2006, 08:10 PM	#4
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	and these are 100% underwater? do they mesh well with other fish?

04-02-2006, 09:24 PM	#6
knills Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 17	they can live completely underwater but its not togood for them sooo i wouldnt but if u want to kepp them in ur tank beware they r oppurtunistic feeders and make some sort of steps to a platform but i would just go for a red claw crab u can find them at petco and heres a link to them of course they r oppurtunistic too heres a link to a site www.aqualandpetsplus.com/ Bug,%20Red%20Claw%20...

04-02-2006, 09:38 PM	#7
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	Fiddler crabs are not FW crabs. So far, I have yet to find a true freshwater crab. They should also have an area where they can climb out of water.