How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

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How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

Post by RayLovesHermits » Wed May 20, 2020 12:20 pm

All would be PP's and Micro/Small size how many could live in there comfortably?

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Re: How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

Post by Hermielover121 » Wed May 20, 2020 12:52 pm

I would only put 3 and maybe 4 if you really want to but you would have to upgrade when they start going on to medium. I only have two in a 20 gallon long and would last a lot longer then having more.


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Re: How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

Post by Xenocrab » Wed May 20, 2020 1:09 pm

I agree. 3-4, but they will grow over time and you'd need to upgrade to a larger tank.

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Re: How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

Post by RayLovesHermits » Thu May 21, 2020 5:23 pm

Okay! So when they upgrade about 3-4 in 40 gallon?

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Re: How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

Post by Motörcrab » Thu May 21, 2020 5:39 pm

It can get really tricky with actual numbers. If you have a bunch of marble size crabs you could fit more. If they are the size of a tennis ball it would be less. Eventually they will all grow and you will need to upgrade to a larger tank.

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Re: How many crabs in a 20 gallon tank?

Post by RayLovesHermits » Thu May 21, 2020 6:12 pm

Okay, thanks

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