Lefty the Fiddler Crab Loves Music

[AandW100]

its not the music your crab likes females

[deeshizzlee]

You'll read a lot of "facts" on the internet. But they are cheap buy, just learn through experience. I've had mine for a week now and he's doing fine. He's in my 40 gallon and I don't have land for him, but I have caught him on the side top of the tank, on the rim, he got there climbing up the heater. Didn't worry me at all. I got crab foot at petsmart I drop a few pellets in front of him once a day. They are a lot of fun. I have him with corries, mollies, a platty, gobys and danios.

[sensationaddict69]

what kind of salt do you use for the 50/50 ratio?

[kenny123663]

u can keep fiddler crabs with non-violent terrarium animals. just dont add predators in your terrarium

[InFaHazel]

i have red tail guppies like that.. i did not buy any fiddler crabs because i was confused about the salt with freshwater fish thing... I use tetras nitraban which has minerals vitamin in it and i think salt is one of the minerals in it..? yes ?

Anyway i have been told it's best not get fiddler crabs in a fresh water tank because they try and get out of the tank and blah blah

[gypsyscometotown]

They will climb out if they can & and they will eat what they can catch. If you don't mind losing a fish every once in awhile they're ok.

[maukman4]

I just got a fiddler and it doesnt need land or salt water does it? Please let me know.

[OsAu]

actually it really does

You need lots of land and just a bit of water at about 3-4 cm high, because some fiddler can drown in the water!

Just check the internet and you will find more information...

[tris7tan]

try putting course salt in there. just a few grains, or a tablespoon in an aquarium. it helped my crab

[brianmproductions]

well it's 9 months too late but yes fiddler crabs need BRACKISH WATER. which is 50/50 fresh to salt ratio. but can vary up or down a little bit. AND dry land.

[XTDRAGON]

HEY PLZ HELP ME! i have 4 green terros and 1 pleco and 1 bandit cory and a fidler crab do u think it will be a good idea to put him in with the others there in a 29 gallon!

[mudtruckman]

LOL thats funny!!!!!

[jumpman4ever]

these crabs always been weird things by my lake house they are everywhere and they just mock me and wave at me to scare me off but i just even move a inch they scatter their behavior are quite funny

[runesick]

they need acess to air though

[thehassler]

Yes, but with the fiddlers, it's generally a no-worries problem. Almost anything (including an airline) becomes a quick 'ladder' to the surface (though I'm suspicious it's more curiosity than 'air' that makes them climb). A bit of floating anacharis or water sprite plant at the top of the airline makes for plenty of solution to 'air' Far more concern should be the water's salt content. A minimum of a teaspoon per gal should be added to a fresh water tank, which is also good for the fish.ok. *L*

[playinwitfire65]

dammit my fiddler is named lefty too

[flip9388]

do they have to have dry land?

[thehassler]

Mine do fine in a 55 Gal with access to the top that gets ignored. Some have said they live longer with land access but I've seen nothing to back that up. However, your petshop has other crab varieties which DO require land. Not the Fiddler.

[flip9388]

haha just asking b/c i already got two and then realized i know hardly anything about them...

and one more question...what do you feed yours?

[thehassler]

As I constantly pointed out when I had the store - NO ONE 'under-feeds' their aquarium. Crabs are scavengers. Food is never their problem. You'd have to *really* try, to starve a crab to death. *L*

[emanuelorjesus]

can you keep these in an aquarium with community fish like tetras?

[thehassler]

There is another YouTube video nicely showing a Fiddler pinching the nose of a Rosey Barb. No - (though with the caveat that All creatures have individual personalities, so a 'rogue' crab or fish isn't impossible) - crustaceons aren't killers. If you see your crab with a tetra, it's a pretty good bet that tetra was laying sick on the bottom or already deceased. Crabs are scavengers.

[UWObacon]

My fiddler male does the same thing. I looked it up and they dance like that to attract females. I also keep mine in full water, but the info I looked up said that they should have access to dry land so they can live longer. Mine always used to crawl up into my filter, but now I made a special area for them to climb and they love it. They are also more active now too.

[tomcats45]

crabs only eat fish when they die

[jiayans]

Aren't fiddler crabs supposed to have saltwater and not the full tank covered with water too..

[thehassler]

No - shore crabs don't really care what kind of water. And they're quite capable of climbing to the surface when they want to - in fact, toooo capable. Nothing like thinking you have a giant bug (?) shooting across the livingroom floor.

[mnxmnx07]

So your fiddler crab could stay in the water with no problem at all huh????

Does your crab bothers the other fish????

What other kind of fish do you own??????

[MuGeNTOM]

What a cool crab! He/she looked soo healthy though..

[ClankerX]

y did he hav to die this is the coolest crab ever he is like the crab elvis

[devans30]

Mine do this working out too, but I call it doing there Jane Fonda workout. It's neat watching them doing it in unison. That's if you have more that one.

[Stickman550]

LOL the musics perfect! leftys awesome!

[shanetm]

these crabs need half water half land, it looks like its in an aquarium

[blockheadman]

had the crab eaten any fish yet?

[dingonutz]

Lefty rocks! Thanks for sharing.

[mqchief]

Boooooooooorrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiii­nnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg....

[thehassler]

Don Ho thanks you.

[DoctorScissors]

Adorable.

[ChoateUs]

rotflmfao !!!

[stewy098]

lmao!! nice