Soilder crabs?

[Calappidae]

Has anybody ever actually seen these for sale before? http://www.segrestfarms.com/index.c...6&CRAB-FIDDLER-BLUE-MED&Myctiris-species.html I seen them make an appearence in an episode of tanked for sale at exotic reef imports and segrest farms claims to sale them.. I never heard of anyone actually keeping these tho.

 

[Paul B]

I tried to keep them a few times and didn't have any luck. That doesn't mean you won't

 

[Monkeyfish]

Don't they need to be able to come out of the water?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Don't they need to be able to come out of the water?

Yes, they are intertidal crabs and need to spend a portion of the day on dry land.

 

[Calappidae]

Yes, they are intertidal crabs and need to spend a portion of the day on dry land.

So they are like a feeder fiddler crab pretty much then. I just never seen or heard of them being captive before.. anybody know if they're aggressive?

 

[Paul B]

Not like a fiddler crab that lives in tide pools or calm mud flats, Soldier crabs live on the sand where the waves break. I sometimes collect them here.