Fiddler Crab
Uca spp.
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Same story as red claws: brackish water, land, and a species setup. They do not live in a 10-gallon community.
Same job as red claws: brackish, land, not a community invert.
Needs brackish water and land/basking access — not fully aquatic.
In the tank
- Display crab for a shoreline tank.
- Water
- brackish
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Bottom
- Adult size
- 2 in
- Minimum tank
- 10 gal
- Group
- Can be kept singly
- Temperature
- 75–82°F
- pH
- 7.0–8.5
- Diet
- Sinking pellets, detritus, frozen foods.
- Beginner
- Not a first fish
How to keep them
- Brackish water and a dry area.
Tankmates
Their own kind, carefully.
Avoid
10-gallon freshwater communities.
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