Chirping: Talking or Fighting?

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Chirping: Talking or Fighting?

Post by dmg2024 » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:35 am

I hear Chirping pretty often from my tank and I always run over to see if everything is alright and nothing is usually happening. Any ideas fi they are just talking or fighting? I thought I read they only chirp if they are upset. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Chirping: Talking or Fighting?

Post by MuseCrazy » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:44 am

Sometimes it's hard to tell if there's really a fight going on or if they are just communicating. Whenever I feed one of their favorite foods and a lot of crabs are up swarming it, I hear chirping all night. I've only seen chirping and fighting one time, and I didn't do anything I just watched and both crabs just backed off and walked away.
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