Arrow Crab compatibility

[matusewicz]

I heard arrow crabs might become aggressive and eat crabs and shrimps is this true? I have a 29gallon reef and i wanted to know if my crab would attack porcelain crabs sallylightfoot crabs hermit crabs and harlequin and skunk cleaner shrimps and snails also

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

There are few cases where people have had success and compatability, but many crabs are very agressive. It will most likely eat all of those other inverts and even small fish if it has the chance.

 

[matusewicz]

i think i'll just put him in my fuge

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Lol good idea he will be happy all by himself im sure!

 

[matusewicz]

what about a coral shrimp will he kill other stuff? my arrow crab will already be in the fuge

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Its the same story with the coral banded unless its a big tank

 

[matusewicz]

allrighty so for crustaceans hows 1 harlequin shrimp, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp maybe about 5 turbo snails and 3 hermit crabs? they should all get along nicely with a clownfish, bicolor blenny, bicolor dottyback,orange stripe prawn goby right? and also does the sand bed have to be very deep for a jawfish or is 2 inches enough so he can just build a little cave between the rocks?

 

[matusewicz]

oh and my sand is very fine if that makes a difference for a jawfish

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Sounds good to me! And ya jawfish need deep sand beds. If i had one i would have a 5" sand bed, how do you like your orange stripe prawn goby? I am considering getting one

 

[matusewicz]

haha actually all i have right now is the percula clown fish and the arrow crab. i'll get the rest once i get my skimmer. i just ordered a bunch of test kits, skimmer, powerheads. all i need now is my fishneedit light fixture and supplements for corals. im gonna do LPS and polyps

 

[matusewicz]

but im sure he will be awesome

 

[matusewicz]

im gonna post some pics of my tank in a sec. do you know how to get rid of brown algae diatioms quickly. they're just so ugly!

 

[Hondatek]

You will just have to wait the diatoms out . They will go away on their own eventually.

 

[matusewicz]

how long do you think? snails might help right?

 

[Hondatek]

They will help clean it up but if there is still silicates then they will just keep coming back. It is different for every tank so it may be gone in a few days or a few weeks.

 

[matusewicz]

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[matusewicz]

hmmmm cant upload photos for some reason