FishyLove6283
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi guys!
I'm writing today because I need help adjusting my female fiddler crab! I don't believe the LFS woman gave me accurate information on her before I purchased her, but now I love her and don't want to see her go!
I currently have her in my 20 gallon Freshwater tank. The Store had her in a tank without a breathing area for her so I didn't think to ask if she needed one until I was home googling fiddler crabs and watching over a poor little crabby trying to climb up the air tube.
So I quickly placed the only thing I could find that could reach the top of the tank (A fake plant that she seems to love to climb on and around), and starting asking if she needed Brackish water... Wow what a controversial subject! I believe that to some extent the crab will always need a little salt in their water. And after asking around, a fish tank advicee informed me that all of my other fish would not make the transition. So I became stuck and I wondered if I should just take the poor crab back. Until that same amazing adviceethanks somehow made me remember that I have a five gallon tank sitting in my closet just waiting to be used!
So, I need ALL of the crabby advice I can get! Anything helps, I am planning on putting aquarium sand and some matching marbles on the bottom, have it halfway full of water with a breathing area, with a couple plants, a heater, and an air stone. I can post pictures if need-be.
Thank you so much for your time!
I'm writing today because I need help adjusting my female fiddler crab! I don't believe the LFS woman gave me accurate information on her before I purchased her, but now I love her and don't want to see her go!
I currently have her in my 20 gallon Freshwater tank. The Store had her in a tank without a breathing area for her so I didn't think to ask if she needed one until I was home googling fiddler crabs and watching over a poor little crabby trying to climb up the air tube.
So I quickly placed the only thing I could find that could reach the top of the tank (A fake plant that she seems to love to climb on and around), and starting asking if she needed Brackish water... Wow what a controversial subject! I believe that to some extent the crab will always need a little salt in their water. And after asking around, a fish tank advicee informed me that all of my other fish would not make the transition. So I became stuck and I wondered if I should just take the poor crab back. Until that same amazing adviceethanks somehow made me remember that I have a five gallon tank sitting in my closet just waiting to be used!
So, I need ALL of the crabby advice I can get! Anything helps, I am planning on putting aquarium sand and some matching marbles on the bottom, have it halfway full of water with a breathing area, with a couple plants, a heater, and an air stone. I can post pictures if need-be.
Thank you so much for your time!