fiddler crab molting (shedding) shell in my new crabquarium

fiddler crab molting (shedding) shell in my new crabquarium

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Pets & Animals

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• fiddler
• freshwater
• crab
• molting
• shedding
• shell
• in
• my
• new
• crabquarium

[Momobeans2010]

I'm so glad to see that that's the normal coloring for them when they're shedding. I looked in my crabs "tank" and saw him under water looking that color, and thought he was dead. My second thought was to look it up to see if he was just molting. How long does the molting process normally take, and where did you find all of that wonderful sand? I'm having a really hard time finding any around where I live.

[ratcrib]

@Momobeans2010 Sand is from Yuma, AZ. I actually am in Phoenix, AZ, where one can find inactive or dry riverbeds with fine, awesome desert sand.

The molting process takes a few hours from start to the hardening of the new underlaying shell.

[allaboutfish1996]

oh and they would be in a 20 gallon long

[ratcrib]

@allaboutfish1996 no - i've learned my lesson and don't keep them anymore.

[hunterziegelmann]

I'm gunna try and catch a crapload of these and get some natural salt water because we have an empty 50 gallon tank that has seen the death of 18 fish...

[ratcrib]

@hunterziegelmann please don't. you should leave animals in their natural habitat. if you love nature and animals, and want those crabs to live a full, healthy life, do not remove them from their environment. the reason for them being alive in the first place IS their environment. If it wasn't for those exact conditions, they would not exist. IF you take them and put them in a small jail (aquariums cannot replicate the necessary conditions for them) they will die a slow and painful death.

[aloyalblue1]

How cool to have actually captured this event on video! CONGRATS! I have had several mini crabs in my 75 gallon freshwater fish set-up, but yours is much better for them, from the mini's perspective... nice job! My tank is mainly for fish, but the minis have access to air via several hanging plant structures. A sandy beach is ideal, but mine seem very happy with their environment as well. I have some rather unique and rare items posted too! Stop by and take a look if you get the chance!

[SCDarkness]

question why are my fiddler crabs turning white?

[Momobeans2010]

@ratcrib So, basically if he doesn't come out of that state by tomorrow night, he might be dead?

[bulmer24]

do you really need put in a new aquarium

[quan631]

@hongsa123 ame here mine died 2 years ago and i only had it for a week

[ventusdude88]

sometimes i cant find my fiddler krab in my aquarium. does it turn into a rock or something like that?????

[fanningwilson]

@hongsa123 chicken nuggets are 10 times outta 10 treated with Ammonia (unless you go to like a farmers market) too kill all the bacteria from a lifetime spent rolling in their own feces.... So yeah chicken nuggets are poison, I would recommend possibly less processed food for your aquarium friends.........

[TheKeyWestKid]

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