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03-31-2003, 05:02 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: yorba linda, CA
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horseshoe crabs
i recently put 2 horseshoe crabs in my tank to help with the sand upkeep. they have disappeared. Does anyone have them in their tank and if so, how long do they bury themselves. should i expect to rarely see them or should i be worried and try to find them?
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03-31-2003, 07:17 PM
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Crazed Fish Whisperer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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You just put them in? From what I have seen...but don't have any personal experience, horseshoe crabs like to stay burried. They feel more protected that way. Keep an eye out for any burrow trails that they might leave.  If you don't see them after 4 days, then I would maybe poke around a bit to see if you find one. I hope this helps. Prayerfully someone else on here who has actually kept them will pipe in and offer real experience. |
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03-31-2003, 09:29 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
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If I am correct horseshoe crabs can deplete your infauna in your DSB quite fast. Also in the wild they can grew quite large. I for one would not have one except in a very large tank with plenty of DSB area! JMO |
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03-31-2003, 09:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: yorba linda, CA
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thanks
thanks - what is infauna??? im still new and dont understand all of the terminology
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03-31-2003, 09:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: PNW
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I think it takes a while for them to grow... and I don't know about critters in the sand as when I had one I didn't care about what lived in the sand, only how it looked. They are cool and unusual critters, they like to burry themselves alot of the time, but mine would cruse about when he was unburried or just for the heck of it. We called him "darthvader" cause of his "helmet"  Just make sure they don't lodge themselved between rocks... that's what happened to mine when I went to alaska... 
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03-31-2003, 09:43 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: yorba linda, CA
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thanks wild thing
i have seen the small one - tweedledee surface every now and then but tweedledumb the bigger of the 2 i havent seen since saturday. you have to admit they are cool looking but kinda dumb :-) so i will be patient and if i dont see him in a couple of days, i will go looking for tweedledumb
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04-01-2003, 04:56 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: West Lafayette, IN
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lil off topic here but..... I've been wondering about something, horseshoe crabs blood is copper based (they've got purple blood), now if the crab was to somehow wound itself would there be enough copper in it's blood to affect the tank?
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04-01-2003, 06:42 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Quote:
Originally posted by grazzit
lil off topic here but..... I've been wondering about something, horseshoe crabs blood is copper based (they've got purple blood), now if the crab was to somehow wound itself would there be enough copper in it's blood to affect the tank?
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no I have had 2 of them die with no ill effects.
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04-01-2003, 09:49 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: yorba linda, CA
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casey - what did they die from. did you see them often in your tank or did they just stay burried for the most part?
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04-01-2003, 01:08 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
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I had a horseshoe crab in a 72 bowfront and it would swim around not very gracefully and it would bury itself in the sand alot! |
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04-01-2003, 02:20 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Quote:
Originally posted by jan
casey - what did they die from. did you see them often in your tank or did they just stay burried for the most part?
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Jenn I didnt see them very often I dont know why they died I guess not enough food in my sandbed I just found my decorator crab eating one.Casey
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