Red Crab + Figure 8 puffer = ?
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mike_freegan
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Red Crab + Figure 8 puffer = ?
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Fig-8 puffer
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Fig-8 puffer
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Re: Red Crab + Figure 8 puffer = ?
I don't believe that's something that can be said for definite Mike. I had a red-claw crab in with my Congo and was actually hoping the crab would live because I got attached to it, but the Congo pulled off too many of it's legs and it died, not having being eaten, but I think just losing too many limbs at once.
I think any time you put a crab in a tank with a puffer, there's a chance that the crab can hurt the puffer. I mean, they do have claws and they are going to try and defend themselves, and you really can't blame them.
I've got a crab in my MBU's tank and figure if the puffer can find it and kill it, fair game, but so far the crab has out-smarted the puffers and lives on. I also have another crab in my community tank which has all sorts of fish, including a dwarf puffer mob, but it too has out-smarted all the fish and continues to live. I've gotten rather attached to crabs recently so have devoted 2 tanks to housing crabs only. I keep thinking my puffers would probably enjoy eating one, but just can't bring myself to do it, seems cruel. I'm not against other people doing it, it's just that I can't get myself to do it.
So it's really hard to say how things will turn out for you if you put a crab in with your F8. It may just ignore the crab and maybe they will live on happily, but I would be careful.
I think any time you put a crab in a tank with a puffer, there's a chance that the crab can hurt the puffer. I mean, they do have claws and they are going to try and defend themselves, and you really can't blame them.
I've got a crab in my MBU's tank and figure if the puffer can find it and kill it, fair game, but so far the crab has out-smarted the puffers and lives on. I also have another crab in my community tank which has all sorts of fish, including a dwarf puffer mob, but it too has out-smarted all the fish and continues to live. I've gotten rather attached to crabs recently so have devoted 2 tanks to housing crabs only. I keep thinking my puffers would probably enjoy eating one, but just can't bring myself to do it, seems cruel. I'm not against other people doing it, it's just that I can't get myself to do it.
So it's really hard to say how things will turn out for you if you put a crab in with your F8. It may just ignore the crab and maybe they will live on happily, but I would be careful.
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Iliveinazoo
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Re: Red Crab + Figure 8 puffer = ?
To house the crab properly you would have to give it a lot of room outside of the water, preferably a big sloping sandbank so that it can easily get out. Seems like a lot of trouble for the risk involved.
My guess is that the figure 8's would slowly pick it to death but there is a very real risk that they would get caught by the claws while hovering around waiting to take the next bite.
My guess is that the figure 8's would slowly pick it to death but there is a very real risk that they would get caught by the claws while hovering around waiting to take the next bite.