Fiddler Crab Setup

**tootie123** · 12-30-2007, 06:30 PM

I didn't get the fiddlers yesterday because I still need my questions answered.

**tootie123** · 12-30-2007, 09:37 PM

I didn't get them. But I'll need more info.

**squirt_12** · 12-30-2007, 10:53 PM

What other questions?????

you need to tell us the questions you need answered????

**tootie123** · 12-30-2007, 11:22 PM

How many should I get and do I need a food dish?

**squirt_12** · 12-31-2007, 02:12 AM

ok this is the 10g right???
you can get.....about 2-4 of them. 4 at the max.

you don't have to get them a dish...you can use a old plastic lid or something. What i do is just throw mine straight into the water.

But with throwing mine right into the water...i also have about 50+ fish, 10 snails and 6 shrimp in the tank. So any extra food + the food i feed them fish...other things will eat it.

a thing about the food. You should get something with calcium in it ment for crabs. THis will help keep their shell good and strong.

**tootie123** · 12-31-2007, 02:36 AM

Im planning on getting around 3-4 crabs. Is this all females or does it include males. I heard males will fight. They're gonna be the only ones in the tank. How big do they get? Im gonna buy crab bites I've seen at the petstore. Do they eat ghost shrimp?

**tootie123** · 12-31-2007, 02:42 AM

Do fiddler crabs have the same care as red crabs? I want to know how to care for them both if Petsmart has red crabs instead of fiddlers. I cant believe the Petsmart here actually keeps their crabs in a terrestrial setup.

**tootie123** · 01-02-2008, 02:22 AM

I picked up a new thermometer, a hydrometer, and a bag of marine salt. I mixed some of the salt with the water I had in the tank already. How long should I wait before testing the water with the hydrometer? I ended up getting the one that you fill with water. The directions they gave are a bit complicated so I'll need some help with that. The water is abit cloudy from the salt and I have the filter running in the tank to agitate the water. And someone told me that they dont need a heater and they are fine at room temp. Is that a true statement? In about 3-4 days I'll be getting a couple of fiddlers.

**cocoa_pleco** · 01-02-2008, 03:34 AM

if your room is warm and the tanks at 75F youre fine, wait 10 minutes to test with the hydrometer

**squirt_12** · 01-02-2008, 03:41 AM

fiddler crabs and red crabs are a little different but they are mainley the same. The fiddlers need more salt than the red crabs do.

With the 3-4 crabs you are going to get....you can have 1 male and 3 females. I have 2 males in my 20g and have never seen them fight....BUT i also have 2 females for each male....so that helps keep down the fighting.

From my experience they do not eat ghost shrimp. I bought some for my fiddlers....and they havn't ate them yet and i have had tem for about a month.