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Iso neccesary?
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:38 pm
by Guest
Just curious how many people actually use an iso for molting. As of right now I'm unable to set one up. My new crabs all look fine with my smallest one being slightly less active and my middle guy missing his feeding claw. I have 3 in the 10 gallon all around medium to medium+ size. They are all drinking well and moving about the tank at night, I'm just hoping that any molts they may have go well. The one without his feeding claw is eating fine and drinking fine using his larger claw.
-Zero
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:55 pm
by MacandHunter
I don't ISO for molting. Some do and some don't, but it's not something you must do to get a successful molt.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:58 pm
by ElinaGrace
I personally don't ISO, because all I have is a 20g, and a small 'plastic crab keeper'..=/ So unless I'm cleaning, I just leave the crabs in their big tank...
I've only had one bad experience, but it probably happened because the crab was down for a molt and didn't have a BP
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:25 pm
by Cynderella727
I don't iso for molting either and I have not had any problems so far.
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I honestly think isoing for molting would just stress them out and possibly delay the molting process. I would only iso for molting if it was a surface molt or some other potential problem arose. Just my 2 cents though.
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:01 pm
by brad873
i dont ISO unless i need to
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:06 pm
by Dog Lips
I'd only ISO Surface Molters.
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:13 pm
by Guest
I ISOed my jumbo for a molt, only because he's so freaking big when he digs around it disturbes the other smaller crabs...
and he's picky, if anything happens at all--- he comes up to look around.
I would only ISO if something was making molting in the main tank difficult. (ie, size, weird behavior, etc)