$9.00. Remember that some freshwater crabs require landspace in your aquarium!! Freshwater aquarium crabs can be kept by themselves or within a community tank with other fish. It’s huge! Below I have listed 7 of the best crab species suited for freshwater tanks life. Finally, there are a few species of freshwater crabs that can be kept in a home aquarium. $19.00 shipping. Beautiful Gold Claw Fiddler Crab - regular live freshwater aquarium Crab . Most crabs serve as a cleanup crew for an aquarium… $10.00 shipping. These crabs are not completely aquatic, so they do need a bit of land or rock in the tank to climb out on to. $34.15 shipping. Some are fully aquatic – meaning they can live in standard aquariums – while others are more half in-half out of water species. Therefore, if you are interested in keeping crabs. Diverse, interesting, and colorful, freshwater invertebrates are easy to care for, tolerate a diverse range of aquarium temperatures, and are available in all sorts of unique shapes and sizes. Many small species of crab can even be kept in freshwater, or slightly brackish tank set ups, so there’s no need to invest in a full saltwater kit for your aquarium. Small and fascinating scavengers, Freshwater Crabs are also escape artists capable of finding almost any hole in the hood of an aquarium. Click on each picture to see a bigger picture. Purple Vampire Crab (Geosesarma bogorensis) $18.69. Live Red Claw Mangrove Crab *Brackish Aquarium Invertebrate* (PLS READ DESCR) $9.99. You have many great choices for a freshwater aquarium, attractive for their interesting looks and behaviors or their scavenging tendencies. Freshwater aquarium crabs can be a great addition to your tank. It is important to choose the correct crabs for your aquarium and to understand how their needs vary from other creatures in your fish tank. The carapace, or main body, reaches a size of 3 inches in adults! Fiddler crabs have really cool behaviors and are fun to watch. They work to clean up the leftover food, as well as to remove the residue from everyday fish tank use. Click here for information and advice about how to keep and care for Crabs. Batik Crab AKA Marble Crab (1) $10.00. Freshwater crabs for the aquarium make a great addition to any fish tank. A true freshwater Crab that can live and breed in a freshwater aquarium. Freshwater pom pom crabs (Ptychognathus barbatus)Like their saltwater namesakes, freshwater pom pom crabs lend their name from the pom pom-like filters on their claws. If you add in the length of the legs, this crab is capable of being a whopping 5 inches. They are very affordable and easy to care for. Panther crabs are significantly larger than most other species of freshwater crab. or Best Offer. You have many great choices for a freshwater aquarium, attractive for their interesting looks and behaviors or their scavenging tendencies. Freshwater Red Devil Crab Pictures: taken by us in one of our aquariums. Some are suited for aquariums as small as 10 gallons, and others boast colors so bright they can make your freshwater aquarium as vibrant as any marine aquarium. The first thing that you need to do is to ensure that you select a crab that is appropriate for your aquarium. $39.00 shipping. Crabs are freshwater invertebrates meaning they lack a backbone. For a saltwater crab, 5 inches is not a big deal, but for freshwater crabs? Freshwater aquarium crabs increase the amount of beauty and cleanliness to your tank. 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