NigelK8485
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So, I try not to rally people on here for things, however, this is one I can't ignore.
I was looking online for plants and came across AquariumPlants.com. I wandered into the livestock section and noticed they sell fiddler crabs and promote them as being fully aquatic and freshwater crabs. That's one of my biggest pet peeves. I don't know why I feel so bad for these little crabs but any amount of research will tell you they require brackish water and land areas.
I emailed them asking why they sell them like that. I told them they have a great plant selection but it's a disappointment to see them using the same marketing ploys as big box stores that receive such a negative stigma for it.
They responded rather quickly telling me "Do you even know anything about fiddler crabs. I do, I have kept many in full freshwater. They are brackish but don't need brackish water. I have 1000's of customers who can prove you wrong. I repeat, do you know anything?"
So I replied back with my experience with the crabs and sources to drive my point home, but now I think there'd be a much larger impact if more people questioned their advertisements of these crabs being freshwater. If you care to help, the email is orders@aquariumplants.com. They say their spam filter is very strict, I titled my email "Fiddler Crab Question" and it went through. Thanks for reading and helping.
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I was looking online for plants and came across AquariumPlants.com. I wandered into the livestock section and noticed they sell fiddler crabs and promote them as being fully aquatic and freshwater crabs. That's one of my biggest pet peeves. I don't know why I feel so bad for these little crabs but any amount of research will tell you they require brackish water and land areas.
I emailed them asking why they sell them like that. I told them they have a great plant selection but it's a disappointment to see them using the same marketing ploys as big box stores that receive such a negative stigma for it.
They responded rather quickly telling me "Do you even know anything about fiddler crabs. I do, I have kept many in full freshwater. They are brackish but don't need brackish water. I have 1000's of customers who can prove you wrong. I repeat, do you know anything?"
So I replied back with my experience with the crabs and sources to drive my point home, but now I think there'd be a much larger impact if more people questioned their advertisements of these crabs being freshwater. If you care to help, the email is orders@aquariumplants.com. They say their spam filter is very strict, I titled my email "Fiddler Crab Question" and it went through. Thanks for reading and helping.
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