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	Fiddler Crab
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	Edited by mughal113 Hi... Anybody having experience with a fiddler crab? The website from where I got mine delivered said that they can live underwater without any having any contact with air. Mine lived for a couple of weeks and it always looked like trying climbing out of water.Did not alarm me at that moment as the website also mentioned that it always tries to escape. And one day i woke up to pull the dead crab out of the tank I really think now that they DO need air. Should i provide some rocks rising up to the water level before buying another one? Thanks in advance for all the advice.
Posted 19-Jun-2006 23:22
blazeybird Banned Posts: 62 Kudos: 24 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jun-2006	Edited by Blazeybird yes they need air! they need a mangrove type setup! I had one for 2 years, she was a school project and I got to bring her home... loved her and the cat whanted to eat her... what I suggest is that you put sand (washed play sand should work fine) and have it kind of like a beach, have sand above and below! what size tank/container do you have it in? Do you know what a mangrove type set-up is? I can post a pic of one if you dont
Posted 19-Jun-2006 23:32
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	thanks buddy, an illustration is always the best (easiest ) way to learn waiting for your post
Posted 20-Jun-2006 00:07
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	They need some air. Its best to keep them in a tank with about half or three-fourths filled with water if you can, because they can and will escape. My only experience with a fiddler crab was when my parents had one. He kept getting out (even though the lid was sealed very well) and he would crawl into our toilet and hide It was creepy.... So anyway, yes, they do need air, and as with most inverts they can squeeze through tight places, making them master escape artists! Inky
Posted 20-Jun-2006 02:32
blazeybird Banned Posts: 62 Kudos: 24 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-Jun-2006	Edited by Blazeybird mine NEVER escaped.... but I did take her out to handle her... anyways, here is a link to the "habitat" set-up!![link]http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Shrimp.htm?landcrabs.htm~mainframeok [/link] , here is a care sheet I found thats really interesting! http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug_F2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%2520Fiddler%2520Crabs.htm&h=297&w=398&sz=16&tbnid=GF7WGcLNy2XE7M:&tbnh=89&tbnw=120&hl=en&start=6&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfiddler%2Bcrabs%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DX Hope this helps!!
Posted 20-Jun-2006 04:19
mughal113 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 160 Votes: 64 Registered: 16-Jun-2006	the first link has some really nice unconventional but really interesting ideas for tank setups for invertebrates. Great link
Posted 20-Jun-2006 23:33


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