Quick Boxer/PomPom Crab Question

The Yellow Longnose · 08/14/2007, 07:35 PM

Hey everybody
Right now i got a 3gal Picotope...it houses some mushrooms and zoos and 2 sexy dancing shrimps...and 1 hermit crab

Would a Small Boxer Crab be okay in the mix...?

Also what do they eat...because right now i feed the tank nothing, should i be feeding the shrimps?

Also if i put in a Boxer Crab could i also put a small green clown goby or would this overstock the tank?

Thanks Alot
Joe

slevesque · 08/14/2007, 07:54 PM

Since you don't have fish to feed, I would feed the shrimp, yes. what kind of food? I don't know, sorry.

Don't know about the other questions.

The Yellow Longnose · 08/14/2007, 08:55 PM

^^^
I tried feeding them flakes..didnt work, they have been the the tank for about a month with no food...i just dont want them to start snacking on my poylps.

Anybody no about any of my other questions

The Yellow Longnose · 08/14/2007, 08:55 PM

Double Post

The Yellow Longnose · 08/14/2007, 08:55 PM

Double Post

TitusvileSurfer · 08/14/2007, 09:37 PM

How can you keep an animal captive and not feed it for a month? Drop a piece of meat in there, they'll eat just about anything at this point I would imagine.

The Yellow Longnose · 08/14/2007, 09:48 PM

their savangers or so i was told. they will eat what ever they find. they are plenty of pods and live critters on the rocks for them to eat. The hermit crab has been in the tank for 4 months with no food is that bad too

slevesque · 08/14/2007, 10:11 PM

I have seen once a sexy shrimp catching a live amphipod. They might feed on those, yes. To play safe I would try to give them pieces of cocktail shrimp, raw fish, krill ...

The Yellow Longnose · 08/14/2007, 10:18 PM

okay tommorow i will expermint with a couple things. i read on a website that they eat flake...
what about something like a algea wafer or shrimp pellet?

Anybody else know anyting about the Boxers?

The Yellow Longnose · 08/15/2007, 10:40 AM

^^^^

kirkland · 08/15/2007, 11:25 AM

Shrimps are scavengers, yes, but they scavenge off the uneaten food put into the tank or the waste of other critters. Shrimps are cannibals - just feed them mysis or other chop up some other raw shrimp for them. Just about anything meaty, they will eat it.

The Yellow Longnose · 08/15/2007, 11:34 AM

Ok thanks
I put in Freeze-Dried Krill- No Luck at first but came back the 30 minutes and one was going to town on it.
How often should i put a piece in. Because i dont want to over feed and also i dont was to pollute the tank. should i put one in every other day or what?

Also is thier anyway they might eat my zoos (i dont want them too of course). I know they run around on them and they close up. But would they ever eat them.

The Yellow Longnose · 08/15/2007, 12:00 PM

went back in a another 15mins and they ate the flake and the sinking pellets. i will probably feed them every other day.

The Yellow Longnose · 08/15/2007, 12:00 PM

double

Snowboarda42 · 08/15/2007, 12:10 PM

Yeah the pellets are a good choice. They usually sink to the bottom and they stink like crazy so the shrimp will be able to find it easily

Boat_Drinks · 08/15/2007, 07:18 PM

Mine love mysis shrimp. I feed mysis soaked in selcon once per week to all of my tanks. Along with adding nutrition, I think the smell of the selcon helps my boxing crabs find the mysis a little easier.

08/14/2007, 07:35 PM	#1
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	Quick Boxer/PomPom Crab Question Hey everybody Right now i got a 3gal Picotope...it houses some mushrooms and zoos and 2 sexy dancing shrimps...and 1 hermit crab Would a Small Boxer Crab be okay in the mix...? Also what do they eat...because right now i feed the tank nothing, should i be feeding the shrimps? Also if i put in a Boxer Crab could i also put a small green clown goby or would this overstock the tank? Thanks Alot Joe __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/14/2007, 07:54 PM	#2
slevesque Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 377	Since you don't have fish to feed, I would feed the shrimp, yes. what kind of food? I don't know, sorry. Don't know about the other questions. __________________ Stephane Levesque The Shrimp Guy! Current Tank Info: 55 + 20L

08/14/2007, 08:55 PM	#3
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	^^^ I tried feeding them flakes..didnt work, they have been the the tank for about a month with no food...i just dont want them to start snacking on my poylps. Anybody no about any of my other questions __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/14/2007, 08:55 PM	#4
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	Double Post __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/14/2007, 08:55 PM	#5
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	Double Post __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/14/2007, 09:37 PM	#6
TitusvileSurfer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Titusville, FL Posts: 3,227	How can you keep an animal captive and not feed it for a month? Drop a piece of meat in there, they'll eat just about anything at this point I would imagine. __________________ The ocean is the pinnacle of reef tanks. Someone up there is keeping up with his PH and Phosphates to.

08/14/2007, 09:48 PM	#7
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	their savangers or so i was told. they will eat what ever they find. they are plenty of pods and live critters on the rocks for them to eat. The hermit crab has been in the tank for 4 months with no food is that bad too __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/14/2007, 10:11 PM	#8
slevesque Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 377	I have seen once a sexy shrimp catching a live amphipod. They might feed on those, yes. To play safe I would try to give them pieces of cocktail shrimp, raw fish, krill ... __________________ Stephane Levesque The Shrimp Guy! Current Tank Info: 55 + 20L

08/14/2007, 10:18 PM	#9
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	okay tommorow i will expermint with a couple things. i read on a website that they eat flake... what about something like a algea wafer or shrimp pellet? Anybody else know anyting about the Boxers? __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/15/2007, 10:40 AM	#10
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	^^^^ __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/15/2007, 11:25 AM	#11
kirkland Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 79	Shrimps are scavengers, yes, but they scavenge off the uneaten food put into the tank or the waste of other critters. Shrimps are cannibals - just feed them mysis or other chop up some other raw shrimp for them. Just about anything meaty, they will eat it.

08/15/2007, 11:34 AM	#12
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	Ok thanks I put in Freeze-Dried Krill- No Luck at first but came back the 30 minutes and one was going to town on it. How often should i put a piece in. Because i dont want to over feed and also i dont was to pollute the tank. should i put one in every other day or what? Also is thier anyway they might eat my zoos (i dont want them too of course). I know they run around on them and they close up. But would they ever eat them. __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/15/2007, 12:00 PM	#13
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	went back in a another 15mins and they ate the flake and the sinking pellets. i will probably feed them every other day. __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/15/2007, 12:00 PM	#14
The Yellow Longnose Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Plymouth Meeting PA Posts: 563	double __________________ And when he gets to Heaven To St. Peter he will tell: "One more Soldier reporting, Sir -- I've served my time in Hell." Current Tank Info: 180sw,24sw Jbj nano cube reef. Hopefully a 3gallon Pico in the near future

08/15/2007, 12:10 PM	#15
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	Yeah the pellets are a good choice. They usually sink to the bottom and they stink like crazy so the shrimp will be able to find it easily __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

08/15/2007, 07:18 PM	#16
Boat_Drinks Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 75	Mine love mysis shrimp. I feed mysis soaked in selcon once per week to all of my tanks. Along with adding nutrition, I think the smell of the selcon helps my boxing crabs find the mysis a little easier.