The Puffer Forum

So my GSP is a very calm thing not very aggresive at all, and i was wondering if i put a fiddler crab in his tank he would eat it? I don't want him to get cut in half but i don't think i could go about de clawing the little thing and my LFS sells them claws on

Lokemer wrote:So my GSP is a very calm thing not very aggresive at all, and i was wondering if i put a fiddler crab in his tank he would eat it? I don't want him to get cut in half but i don't think i could go about de clawing the little thing and my LFS sells them claws on

I'm sure that others are more knowledgeable on the subject than my, but my understanding is, yes! From what I have read, GSP's will go crazy on a fiddler, but again, I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule. Declawing it would be a good idea since puffers are slow moving, but if you are not OK with doing that maybe the LFS would be? Also, are you looking for a crunchy food or do you want it to stay in the tank as an inhabitant?

It's a 50/50 chance he becomes dinner. I wouldn't pull off his claws either as that can cause pain for the crab. The only way to know is to try it out.

i want the fiddler to be a crunchy snack, but the puffer is very timid, i am going to get the crab soon maybe around sat-wed, should i get more than one? or will one be enough to fill him up

Do one for now to see what he will do. You don't want to get a whole bunch then have a crab factory because he doesn't want to eat them.

My 2 GSP thought the fiddler I put in was tasty- torn off the legs and then played fishy football with the body before eating it

sounds interesting! if they dont eat his ill just drop the little crab in with the oscars in my other tank, lol

Hey Lokemer

I thought my Mbu Naboo was quite timid and slow moving untill I put a crab in his tank. He went nuts, he was so quick and did a load of amazing maneuvers to get round the claws! he looked like an Apache helicopter

So yes I would get them if I were you, If you want to buy more than one you can keep the rest in a baby box floating at the top of your tank

ok, well i will love to see how it goes!

i am litteraly almost crying i am laughing so hard right now, my puffer approached the crab very carefully and took a couple nips at it and jsut turned around and swam away, now the crab is pretending to be king of the tank as it is sitting on a moss ball, lol

They will either figure out how to eat it or loose intrest and become their pet.

oh, you just wait a while......the crab will eventually be dinner. It might take a week, it might take a year or two...but one day.....

lol, what should i feed the crabs while i wait for them to be eaten?

speak of the eating of crabs i look back to my tank and look just in time to see my puffers suck the eyeball out of one of the crabs and then swim away!