Freshwater Crabs got one?

[Mariachi]

Does anyone here have a freshwater crab or had one? I saw one at the
fish shop today and they look pretty exciting, am seriously considering
getting one expect for the fact that I already have a crayfish and I
don't really want them to do battle - I want my crayfish in 1 peice! So
just after anyone's experiances with them?

[CanadianCray]

What type of crab was it? There are fully aquatic & semi-aquatic. You have
to make sure you have the correct tank setup for the right crab.

http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/


"Mariachi" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone here have a freshwater crab or had one? I saw one at the
> fish shop today and they look pretty exciting, am seriously considering
> getting one expect for the fact that I already have a crayfish and I
> don't really want them to do battle - I want my crayfish in 1 peice! So
> just after anyone's experiances with them?
>

[Alpha]

There are three common crabs in US fish stores.

1. Fiddler Crab (characterized by a large claw on the male). These must
get out of the water or they will perish.
2. Red Claw. I have not kept these. They are considered hardy, but some
indicate they cannot live submerged...I was told otherwise by someone else.
3. Thai. These are large. I tried to keep them twice, but in both cases
they survived no more than a week.

Here is a comment from a hobbyist:

"Nearly all crabs sold in the aquarium trade as "freshwater" crabs are
neither freshwater nor aquatic. Most/all of them will die if forced to live
completely underwater in a freshwater aquarium. There are a few (a couple
Cardisoma sp., some Gercarcinus sp., Pseudosesarma moeshi (formerly Sesarma
bidens) that will get by without sal****er, but all of these absolutely
require land access."

"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
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> What type of crab was it? There are fully aquatic & semi-aquatic. You have
> to make sure you have the correct tank setup for the right crab.
>
> http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/
>
>
> "Mariachi" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Does anyone here have a freshwater crab or had one? I saw one at the
>> fish shop today and they look pretty exciting, am seriously considering
>> getting one expect for the fact that I already have a crayfish and I
>> don't really want them to do battle - I want my crayfish in 1 peice! So
>> just after anyone's experiances with them?
>>
>
>