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im looking to possibly buy a horseshoe crab but would like to know the pros and cons and what are they really for? Thanks
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Excellent thanks for the info .....ill leave him where he is then he just looked cool ...oh wellShort answer is, don't get one. Long answer is that they require enormous tanks, can be very destructive in tank (knocking things over and such), will almost always out grow your tank and can be somewhat troublesome to feed. They are best left in nature
haha that can the hardest part of this hobby sometimes! There are so many amazing looking fish/corals/inverts but some of them just do not do well in our tanks and are best left in nature. You were smart to do research first!Excellent thanks for the info .....ill leave him where he is then he just looked cool ...oh well
I try my very best to research and read about anything I want but could not really find anything on them ....I appreciate it very muchhaha that can the hardest part of this hobby sometimes! There are so many amazing looking fish/corals/inverts but some of them just do not do well in our tanks and are best left in nature. You were smart to do research first!
Don't give him, or her away! Wait till you see them swim! Upside-down! And it's the only living Dinosaur you can get!I just bought one of these. I have to admit, it was kind of an impulse buy. They just look so cool it was hard to pass up, i may end up giving him away to someone with a more suitable tank. I have too much live rock for it, it's like watching a bumper car.
Love the National Aquarium, one of the best parts of living in Baltimore!I take care of our horseshoe crabs at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The care is relatively straightforward. We basically give them good water quality and target feed them makrel and shrimp. They really don't need anything else. The only trouble is they plow through things. The Living Seashore touch pool has no rockwork whatsoever. We also keep the water around 67*, which would be troubling for reef conditions. We also keep them in salinity slightly lower than reef ranges, usually around 31ppt. They actually do best between 20ppt and 30ppt, but we keep the salinity slightly higher than 30ppt for the sake of the rays, skates and whelks. If you can afford the space and can provide a colder water environment, they are really cool animals.
Our main touch pool is about 3,600 gallons total:
I have a horseshoe for several months now. His tail tip got broke at some point, and I'm worried about it . What would you recommend to treat?I take care of our horseshoe crabs at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The care is relatively straightforward. We basically give them good water quality and target feed them makrel and shrimp. They really don't need anything else. The only trouble is they plow through things. The Living Seashore touch pool has no rockwork whatsoever. We also keep the water around 67*, which would be troubling for reef conditions. We also keep them in salinity slightly lower than reef ranges, usually around 31ppt. They actually do best between 20ppt and 30ppt, but we keep the salinity slightly higher than 30ppt for the sake of the rays, skates and whelks. If you can afford the space and can provide a colder water environment, they are really cool animals.
Our main touch pool is about 3,600 gallons total: