Crabs

Have you seen your crab stay upside down before and it looks as if it’s sleeping in that position? Well, crabs are very funny creatures, sometimes they exhibit some funny behaviors that may startle you, and one of such behaviors is acting as if they are sleeping upside down. If you are reading this article, […]

Fiddler crab is a type of crab that lives in partially freshwater and brackish water or a mixture of both of them. They are not fully aquatic because they still need to surface to breath and molt. I have heard many people argue if they could live in a reef tank or not, some complain

Thai micro Crabs are a very rare creature to see because they are only gotten from a particular river in Thailand, that’s how they got their name ‘Thai Crab’. The question I see people ask a lot is if they could be kept with Betta fish. Judging by their temperaments which is non-aggressive and shy,

Fiddler crabs are very nice to keep because they are entertaining and funny. One thing I love about them is, that they do a territorial mating dance of some kind that looks a bit like a semaphore. Cichlids are active and fast fish, and also very fun to keep in a home aquarium. Just like

Have you ever seen your fiddler crab disappear in its tank for a long time and reappear again? You might be wondering what is wrong with it. Fiddler crabs are brackish water crabs, they are aggressive like other crabs, and are funny too. They are not fully aquatic, so, they need land to get air

Fiddler crabs, just like every other type of crab are very aggressive and territorial, they could kill and eat whatever they can or whatever crosses their territory, be it fish, frogs, and other aquarium animals. I got a question from one of my readers asking me if he could be able to keep Fiddler crabs

Can turtle eat Fiddler Crab? I have seen this question many times on social media, and I think it’s just about time I address it. Turtles are one of the slowest animals on land, but they are not so slow on water. They are covered or protected by hard shells and they could eat anything,

Have you ever for once wondered where fiddler crabs and other crabs go in the winter? It is a normal thing for many animals, both some land, air, and water animals to leave their current location and migrate south. Fiddler crabs and other crabs are slow animals on land and they are not as fast

Do Hermit crabs pee? This is one of the most curious things so many people want to know. Knowing that they do live in other animals’ shells almost all their lives and barely comes out, you may begin to think if they could really urinate and how exactly they do that while staying in a

Fiddler crabs are brackish water crabs, they are aggressive, but they are more of scavengers than being aggressive, which means they could eat anything they could be able to take down, including snails, shrimps, and other animals they could be able to take down and eat. Being able to eat anything means they could eat

Why is my fiddler crab turning white? This particular question is being repeatedly asked by many people, especially those that are new to crab keeping. If you are familiar with crabs, especially brackish water crabs such as fiddler crab, you will notice that at some point in time, they will start changing color, turning white

Both Fiddler crabs and Shrimp belongs to the same family of crustacean, but you can hardly see many people keeping them in an aquarium, not even other crabs too. Does it mean Fiddler crab could eat Shrimp? Well, if you are a newbie, or you are seeking information about fiddler crabs or any other crab

Fiddler crabs are brackish water dwellers that thrive at a temperature of 75-80°F and need a pH or acidity of 8.0-8.3. Carbonate Hardness (KH) should optimally be between 150-350 ppm. They are semi-aggressive and are scavengers too. They love being in a very comfortable place. Many people normally keep them in a bucket instead of

Keeping aquatic animals is all about experience, knowing what to do and what could live with what, etc. I and many other experienced aquarists do advise keeping animals of the same species and type together, but in most cases, it doesn’t work like that, especially if the animals involved are aggressive and territorial. Red Claw

Will fiddler crabs eat guppies? This is the type of question many newbies ask. I have seen this particular question on Quora and I decided to help newbies by answering this particular question. Fiddler crabs by nature are scavengers because they could eat anything they could see and any animal they could be able to