How many crabs are too many ?

[flobup]

so I jsut love crabs and would like about 5 or so in my reef tank which is 55 gallon. plenty of LRfpr hiding. never see the two I have. how many crabs would be too many ?

 

[James M]

Depends on the type of crabs you are taking about

 

[robert]

1 - lol.

 

[vetteguy53081]

5 is likely plenty. They are scavengers

there is only ONE crab on this site . . . . . . . Crabs McJones !!!!!

 

[Fotocha]

1 - lol.

Snails <3

so I jsut love crabs and would like about 5 or so in my reef tank which is 55 gallon. plenty of LRfpr hiding. never see the two I have. how many crabs would be too many ?

What other inverts do you have in there?

 

[flobup]

I have a sally light foot and a Pom Pom rn. peppermint shrimp and some hermits and snails

 

[Gareth elliott]

I have a sally light foot and a Pom Pom rn. peppermint shrimp and some hermits and snails

I consider 1 sally light foot too many, they get quite large and i just dont trust 3-4 inch crabs [emoji23]

 

[flobup]

Yeah I was jsut reading about sally’s. some say they’re great and other say they’re monsters lol. mine doesn’t harm my coral and is fun to watch Since my tank is in a fallow period after ICH outbreak