Red Claw Crab eating algea

My red claw crab eating some algae i feed him. -R.I.P-
Died: August 30, 2008. Cause: unknown.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• fish
• crab
• crabs
• red
• claw
• redclaw
• aquarium
• fishtank.
• feeding
• eating

[Brutaxilos]

do these crabs kill plants/animals?? i have a river tank with a waterfall and everything and i have a few newts too. i REALLY want a crab but i dont know if theyll hurt the other stuff? please reply! :[

[OttoVonBacon]

@Brutaxilos I'm not sure how they will be with newts. If you want them to live good lives they need brackish water. I've never kept newts so I don't know what they need. I don't think the crabs would mess with the newts as newts are well larger than the crabs. If you keep them well fed they shouldn't bother anything. They may nip at a fish now and then, but they're usually good if they are kept full.

[lfclikewalfc]

do they need land?

[OttoVonBacon]

@lfclikewalfc Yes, they will eventually drown without land.

[londonlad777]

i have live plants in my tank, i just got 2 of these crabs do you think they will eat my plants??

[OttoVonBacon]

@londonlad777 They might.. I guess if you feed them plenty they might leave them alone, but that's really up to the crab.

[Oreo5040]

This crab died on my bday =(

[teggart123]

@doublemandala i live in the north of England if you got in the seahere you would die of hypothermia very quickly

[Brutaxilos]

@OttoVonBacon thanks

[doublemandala]

I find it interesting that people would like to have aquariums at all...too bad they cannot just go into the sea...

[xMrLeqendary]

i Bought Mine 2 days ago.and i put it in with my pleco and goldfishes. like for 3 days.and then i realized they need land so i just put him in a little tank with rocks so he can go on land and half water