Fids - one with eggs, one with something else entirely

eregel · Post by **eregel** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:59 pm

So I got up this morning and discovered that one of my big female fids has a big egg mass - aka a sponge or berry. Check it out!

And I thought this was funny last night - I threw some smelt in there, and she snagged one and dragged it WAY up out of the water on a log to eat it by herself. Usually they drag them INTO the water.

They are turning out to have as much personality as the hermies, just in a different direction.

poncho · Post by **poncho** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:38 pm

very cool...I hope you get the chance to see her release the sponge...I have seen one of mine do it...it looks like she should do it with in the next week

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:50 pm

Really cool pics!

How big are fiddler crabs? I've been wondering that.

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:56 pm

Neat!

I was sad to see today that the Walmart near me is selling them as if they can be added into any FW fish tank--no mention of burrowing/molting or the need for land.

eregel · Post by **eregel** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:27 pm

The last ones I bought from Petsmart, and the girl in the fish department told me THEIR crabs were fresh water and would die if I took them home to my brackish tank. I hate that no one respects crabs enough to give decent instruction on raising them.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:23 pm

Kilimanjaro wrote:How big are fiddler crabs? I've been wondering that.

They're about 1.5 to 3+ inches in total length.

eregel · Post by **eregel** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:11 pm

The carapace on the one with the sponge is around the size of a nickle - maybe slighly larger, but not much.

I'm really enjoying the little boogers - but they are a lot like hermies in that the minute I walk over to take a closer look they dive into their burrows or behind a rock. I can't tell you how many times I've stood there going "Hey! Where do you think the food comes from?!?" as they scatter and run from the giant hand.

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:31 pm

^:hlol:

I never realized how small they were, though. :roll: