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sploke · 03-21-2007, 07:45 AM

Just an fyi for anyone interested...I have had my mudskipper tank set up for about 6 or 8 months now. I had about 4 or 5 fiddler crabs in the tank before I added the mudskipper. From all the research I did, I didn't find anything that indicated the crabs would be a problem. Well I was watching the tank last night, and noticed a bunch of motion. One of the fiddler crabs was out scavenging the bottom, the mudskipper had gotten hold of it and was thrashing it all over the place. He ended up tearing it in half and eating most of it. Behavior I would have expected out of a puffer, but not so much a mudskipper. So, in case anyone's considering it, something to consider.

03-21-2007, 07:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
sploke ladies love country boys Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 399	mudskippers and crabs Just an fyi for anyone interested...I have had my mudskipper tank set up for about 6 or 8 months now. I had about 4 or 5 fiddler crabs in the tank before I added the mudskipper. From all the research I did, I didn't find anything that indicated the crabs would be a problem. Well I was watching the tank last night, and noticed a bunch of motion. One of the fiddler crabs was out scavenging the bottom, the mudskipper had gotten hold of it and was thrashing it all over the place. He ended up tearing it in half and eating most of it. Behavior I would have expected out of a puffer, but not so much a mudskipper. So, in case anyone's considering it, something to consider. __________________ Current project "So long, and thanks for all the fish."