Fiddler crabs in my trank?

oddjob208 · 07/12/2008, 04:06 PM

If i have soem exposed "land" in my tank is it possibel to keep fiddler crabs? or would i only be able to keep teh red burrowign kind due to salinity. i knwo they are intertidal water creatures but they mainly keep to brackish waters. is it possibel to keep them in a sw tank?

SteveJakubiec · 07/12/2008, 05:46 PM

Could I see a pic of the tank w/ the "Land"

oddjob208 · 07/12/2008, 06:07 PM

sorry no images yet the idea is still in the works. the goal was to build a shallow mangrove tank that resembles a brackish tank, serving the dual purpose of having a "brackish" tank (fiddler crabs, small gobies) while also using it for nutrient export on my small reef. so i would be creating a pseudo beach out of the sand for the crabs. however the main issue i am concerned about is if the fiddler crab can live in the higher salinity or not.

SteveJakubiec · 07/12/2008, 06:11 PM

I think that you'd have to bring up the salinity up over a period of time, perhaps a week. Just, don't get to set on it, possibly start with a crab, and see how it goes from there, my brother had fiddler crabs, but only in brackish systems.

SteveJakubiec · 07/12/2008, 06:12 PM

Oh, and nice to see a fellow New Jersian on Reef Central, did you visit the NJ Reefers Club website? Really friendly people there.

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07/12/2008, 04:06 PM	#1
oddjob208 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lebanon, New Jersey Posts: 102	Fiddler crabs in my trank? If i have soem exposed "land" in my tank is it possibel to keep fiddler crabs? or would i only be able to keep teh red burrowign kind due to salinity. i knwo they are intertidal water creatures but they mainly keep to brackish waters. is it possibel to keep them in a sw tank? __________________ Adam Current Tank Info: 40gal w/ blood cichlids, 29g start up reef

07/12/2008, 06:07 PM	#3
oddjob208 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lebanon, New Jersey Posts: 102	sorry no images yet the idea is still in the works. the goal was to build a shallow mangrove tank that resembles a brackish tank, serving the dual purpose of having a "brackish" tank (fiddler crabs, small gobies) while also using it for nutrient export on my small reef. so i would be creating a pseudo beach out of the sand for the crabs. however the main issue i am concerned about is if the fiddler crab can live in the higher salinity or not. __________________ Adam Current Tank Info: 40gal w/ blood cichlids, 29g start up reef

07/12/2008, 05:46 PM	#2
SteveJakubiec Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 07508, New Jersey Posts: 843	Could I see a pic of the tank w/ the "Land"

07/12/2008, 06:11 PM	#4
SteveJakubiec Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 07508, New Jersey Posts: 843	I think that you'd have to bring up the salinity up over a period of time, perhaps a week. Just, don't get to set on it, possibly start with a crab, and see how it goes from there, my brother had fiddler crabs, but only in brackish systems.

07/12/2008, 06:12 PM	#5
SteveJakubiec Moved On Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 07508, New Jersey Posts: 843	Oh, and nice to see a fellow New Jersian on Reef Central, did you visit the NJ Reefers Club website? Really friendly people there. Nj Reefers