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From: rck@ihuxv.ATT.COM (R. C. Kukuk)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.pets
Subject: Re: Need suggestions for "non-fish"
Summary: Crabby inhabitants
Message-ID: <2387@ihuxv.ATT.COM>
Date: 21 Jan 88 18:59:50 GMT
References: <21568@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> <4669@ihlpg.ATT.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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In article <4669@ihlpg.ATT.COM>, dalka@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Ken Dalka) writes:
> 
> Crabs can be fun. The problem with crabs though is that they can climb
> much better than you might expect. They will crawl up heater cords or
> wedge themselves between the heater and the glass to climb up. This is
> OK if you have the top completely sealed but if you dont youll find
> them in your outside filter, or on the floor dead. I would say try it
> though, theyre fun to watch.
> -- 
> 
> 					Ken Dalka (Bell Labs)
> 					ihnp4!ihlpg!dalka
> 					IE 2F-518  (312) 416-7437

I agree with Ken on this one.  I added several fiddler crabs to my tank
and then sevaral days later, I found one walking (sideways) across the
floor in front of the tank.  Well, he got scooped up in a cup and dumped
back in the tank.  I used duct tape to seal the heater and hose openings
and I made a flap for food hole in the tank cover.  Now those crabs
stay put.

Ron Kukuk
AT&T Bell Labs

P.S.:  Does anyone know the breeding habits of fiddler crabs?  I've found
a couple of baby male crabs in the tank, but then the female died shortly
after that.  Female fiddlers don't seem to live long with the males.