Crabs in a 29 gallon?

[nessaathena0822]

I am looking to get some more crabs for my tank. I currently have 7 hermits in my 29 gallon, but I was wondering about getting some Pom poms or even porcelain crabs. I'm also not sure if I should stay away from emeralds because of their history.

I wanted to know how many would be a good amount in my 29? I currently have these in my tank:

2 ocellaris clowns
1 six-line wrasse
1 cleaner shrimp
7 hermit crabs
7 nassarius snails

I have many other snails including ceriths and nerites, but I don't remember how many, and I also have some zoanthids.

I am also looking to get a pair of firefish, but I'm not 100% on that yet, as I don't want the bioload to be too much.

If anyone could let me know how many pom poms/porcelains I should get, and if I should add more hermits, please let me know!

 

[bribo12]

I'd do one Pom Pom and then you could probably do several porcelains since they're not really aggressive at all. I'd stick to one firefish if you're going to add it. 2 will definitely fight unless you can guarantee you're getting a bonded pair which I doubt you will be able to do

 

[nessaathena0822]

I'd do one Pom Pom and then you could probably do several porcelains since they're not really aggressive at all. I'd stick to one firefish if you're going to add it. 2 will definitely fight unless you can guarantee you're getting a bonded pair which I doubt you will be able to do

Okay thank you! How many porcelains would you recommend?
And then I will stick with one firefish, I'm not sure if my LFS has a bonded pair and I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

[bribo12]

You could probably do 2-3 of them and be fine. Firefish tend to be jumpers so make sure you have a top on your tank as well

 

[nessaathena0822]

You could probably do 2-3 of them and be fine. Firefish tend to be jumpers so make sure you have a top on your tank as well

I have a heavy top so I should be okay. Thank you so much!!