Fire belly toads or fiddler crabs?

[Pckerfreak44]

Alright so I have a 10 gallon set up currently for toads because I was going to get some. But now I'm having second thoughts mainly because I don't really want to keep crickets. With fiddler crabs I don't have to but I'll have to convert my tank to sand which I really don't feel like doing. So I was wondering what you guys think I should do?

 

[hpiguy]

Why do you have to convert to sand for the fiddlers? I used to keep them in a half water half land tanks with some newts and guppies and used gravel. They grew well, and were quite healthy.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I read that they need sand to burrow, and I have rocks right now on top of gravel, I'll show you.

 

[bud29]

IMO I would get the toads. I personally think that the crabs look odd with one arm getting gigantic and the other staying tiny.

Also, you might want to make an edit to your question; you want fiddler crabs, not fiddler craps.

 

[hpiguy]

I'm certainly no expert on fiddler crabs so I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think if you gave them some places to hide, you'd be fine. Stack the rocks like small caves and they'll feel safe if they need to scurry and hide.

Mine would hide in all the water plants when they felt the need to. They spent a LOT of time in the half in half out of the water areas looking for stuff to eat. Picking each and every grain of gravel thoroughly.

Every once in a while they'd catch a small guppy fry and it was chomp time.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

IMO I would get the toads. I personally think that the crabs look odd with one arm getting gigantic and the other staying tiny.

Also, you might want to make an edit to your question; you want fiddler crabs, not fiddler craps.

That's embarrassing.. Haha and idk why but I want the toads a lot, but idk about the crickets, they seem like a hassle

I can Definatly make hiding spots for crabs, I love making them for my fish. Decisions decisions...

 

[bud29]

Well, here is something you might want to take into consideration: Fiddler crabs apparently need brackish water. (I just read this.) I also just read that the legs of the crab are designed to walk on sand, and they can actually die of frustration if there is a gravel substrate that is too hard to walk on.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I knew they needed brackish, but I did not know that last part... That's interesting

 

[bud29]

Here is something you might want to look at:
Fiddler Crab Care

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I see... Yeah I'm leaning twords the toads, can I feed them bugs I catch from outside or worms? I've heard two different things about that. Maybe I'll just buy enough crickets for 1 feeding. My lfs is pretty close.

 

[bud29]

The toad would eat earthworms, if you could find any of those. But the best option is to vary its diet so you should probably give him some crickets sometimes too. The toads can also eat small guppies and bloodworms.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

Could I put the guppies in the water in the tank and he will eat them out of there? Or do they eat them on land? I think I'm going to get two

 

[bud29]

You put them in the water. And do not feed the toad any fish longer than its head.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I see I see, how often should I feed them fish?

 

[bud29]

You wouldn't have to feed them fish much, maybe once a week or so. The rest of the time you could feed it worms and crickets.

 

[Pckerfreak44]

I see, my cuzin has a tank made for crickets he said he will give me so i guess I'll use that. Thanks for the help

 

[bud29]

Glad to help!