milkysquirrel

I'm planning on making a new fish and crab tank. It will be brackish water and
it will have all my guppies and seven fiddler crabs. Okay, it is not too brackish,
if it were, my guppies would die. But we are not talking about goldfish so
I'm sure it's okay. Plus, I saw a fiddler crab tank with fresh water once and
they were okay.

slakey

nice should be fun

milkysquirrel

well, Im thinking of putting some snails in so they can eat the algae or
was it algee/?// I FORGOT

Trpimp147

i wouldnt suggest snails im having a infestion of them right now... my gravel is full of them i tryed treating for them but who knows how that turned out till i pull out some of my rock decor.

neverendingninja

Its algae.

And Trpimp, the best way to avoid a snail infestation is to not overfeed. Thats the #1 cause of snail population explosions. Its never a good idea to add chemicals advertising to kill snails, as it will most likely kill your beneficial bacteria also, and ruin your cycle.

Trpimp147

i see well then my fish are going to starve for a few days then....(well ill feed them some)

milkysquirrel

The snails are gonna die anyway.

sirdarksol

Before setting up your fiddler crab tank, be sure to do your research. There are different species of fiddlers, some that are completely aquatic, some that should probably be considered amphibious, some that are marine, some that are brackish, and some that are freshwater.
Further, some are relatively peaceful scavengers, and some will pounce on any chance to snag a nearby fish (if you're trying to breed, the guppy fry will have lots of problems).

milkysquirrel

i know the fiddlers all ready

Nessie!!!

Nice hope it turns out well.

sirdarksol

Which ones are you looking at? I'm making some changes to my aquarium setups, and am wanting to add some invertebrate scavengers to the mix.

milkysquirrel

really