kelacon

My friend bought me this crab. He came late at night and he said it eats cooked rice.
Does it realy need an aquarium? I put it in an ice cream container. One gallon.
Will i need anything else? My frien does not know what kind of crab it is.
I know that it lives in a shell. Not plated.
What else does it need?
I added water.

Newtankdude

The only crab I know that lives in a shell is a Hermit crab lol. can you post a pic of it?

kelacon

ah.........it looks like a hermit crab......no camera................It looks like the ones in the sea..........only fresh water.
Is the ice cream container ok?

Newtankdude

hmmmm....you can put it in the tank but watch it carefully to see if it does any damage to plants or kill other invertebrets (I doubt it will). If nothing happens within like, a week, then it should be fine. Just keep me updated on its condition.

kelacon

A..........full to brim fish tank?
It does not need air??

COBettaCouple

Feel free to start all the topics you want kelacon. I was going to split your other post into here, then found a duplicate post already in here. That does sound like it could be a hermit crab maybe.

Tom

Ya, hermits(both people and crabs ) need air to survive. The tank needs to have some land and water. I don't know that much about them, but have you tried looking on the internet for any other info?
Tom

kelacon

Ah.........It does live in a somewhat snail shell
Well, it is so nice! I am happy!
It like to move alot, so i bring it out form time to time.
You need to watch it carefuly so it does noot get lost

kelacon

Um........i was wondering, do crabs carry salmonela

Tom

Why do you ask? I do not have an answer for you that I know of.
Tom

kelacon

Ah...................just wondering
How long does a crab live??
I am totally(well almost) clueless about them
I feed them shrimp pellets. I found out it works better than rice
Do any of you own any??

kelacon

Are there fresh water hermit crabs?
I saw sea water but not fresh......

Tom

I am in the same boat as you for now.
Tom

Shrimpy

my brother and i had a tank filled with them and they are fun pets, just make sure you don't have anyplaces where they can get stuck or they might pass on ... ahem any way whaat r u gonna name him?

kelacon

Sorry, i only saw your post now....
I like simple names........................ crabby!!!! to the new name!!!!!!!!!!!