tattoofishguy
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will the hermi crab and shoe crab get along?
horseshoe crab and hermi crab
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aquaknight
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For the probable lifespan of the horseshoe, yea.
I would suggest much more reading on Horseshoe crabs. There really only two outcomes. Either you have the typical aquarium that can not support a Horseshoe and he dies, or you have a 500gal+ aquarium with a 5"+ DSB that the Horseshoe can live on, and grows to over a foot. In which case, he'll likely eat the hermi crab...
Horseshoes are better left in the ocean.
I would suggest much more reading on Horseshoe crabs. There really only two outcomes. Either you have the typical aquarium that can not support a Horseshoe and he dies, or you have a 500gal+ aquarium with a 5"+ DSB that the Horseshoe can live on, and grows to over a foot. In which case, he'll likely eat the hermi crab...
Horseshoes are better left in the ocean.
justinwwwallin
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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3232093
For the probable lifespan of the horseshoe, yea.
I would suggest much more reading on Horseshoe crabs. There really only two outcomes. Either you have the typical aquarium that can not support a Horseshoe and he dies, or you have a 500gal+ aquarium with a 5"+ DSB that the Horseshoe can live on, and grows to over a foot. In which case, he'll likely eat the hermi crab...
Horseshoes are better left in the ocean.
correct me if im wrong, but arent there a few different kind of horseshoe crabs?
i dont think the ones we can get in our aquariums are tbe ones that get that big.
not like the ones youd see coming up on shore on the east coast?
but thats just what i thought. so. im not sure
http:///forum/post/3232093
For the probable lifespan of the horseshoe, yea.
I would suggest much more reading on Horseshoe crabs. There really only two outcomes. Either you have the typical aquarium that can not support a Horseshoe and he dies, or you have a 500gal+ aquarium with a 5"+ DSB that the Horseshoe can live on, and grows to over a foot. In which case, he'll likely eat the hermi crab...
Horseshoes are better left in the ocean.
correct me if im wrong, but arent there a few different kind of horseshoe crabs?
i dont think the ones we can get in our aquariums are tbe ones that get that big.
not like the ones youd see coming up on shore on the east coast?
but thats just what i thought. so. im not sure
aquaknight
Active Member
Originally Posted by justinwwwallin
http:///forum/post/3232129
correct me if im wrong, but arent there a few different kind of horseshoe crabs?
i dont think the ones we can get in our aquariums are tbe ones that get that big.
not like the ones youd see coming up on shore on the east coast?
but thats just what i thought. so. im not sure
Of the phylum Arthropods, there are 4 classes underneath, Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Merostomata. I'm pretty pretty sure you know Insecta (insects), which there are over a 1,000,000 species. Arachnida (arachnids, spiders, scorpions,) with 70,000 speices, Crustacea (Crusteans, lobsters, crabs, shrimp) with 26,000 species. Then there's Merostomata, care to guess how many are in there? 4, yes, that's correct, 4. All various type of horseshoe crabs. Their closest relatives died over 544 millions ago. Of those 4 horseshoes, there is 1 Atlantic speices (Limulus polyphemus ), and 3 Indo-Pacific speices, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. All 4, are very, very close, in terms, of size, behavior, and diet.
Tachypleus gigas 2ft
Limulus polyphemus 2ft
Tachypleus tridentatus 2ft
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda 16" plus tail
http:///forum/post/3232129
correct me if im wrong, but arent there a few different kind of horseshoe crabs?
i dont think the ones we can get in our aquariums are tbe ones that get that big.
not like the ones youd see coming up on shore on the east coast?
but thats just what i thought. so. im not sure
Of the phylum Arthropods, there are 4 classes underneath, Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Merostomata. I'm pretty pretty sure you know Insecta (insects), which there are over a 1,000,000 species. Arachnida (arachnids, spiders, scorpions,) with 70,000 speices, Crustacea (Crusteans, lobsters, crabs, shrimp) with 26,000 species. Then there's Merostomata, care to guess how many are in there? 4, yes, that's correct, 4. All various type of horseshoe crabs. Their closest relatives died over 544 millions ago. Of those 4 horseshoes, there is 1 Atlantic speices (Limulus polyphemus ), and 3 Indo-Pacific speices, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. All 4, are very, very close, in terms, of size, behavior, and diet.
Tachypleus gigas 2ft
Limulus polyphemus 2ft
Tachypleus tridentatus 2ft
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda 16" plus tail
tattoofishguy
Member
well my tank is a 35 gal hex shape. and my friend wants to give me her shoecrab cause she cant care for it anymore. i think she has like a 10 ga. heres a pic l
aquaknight
Active Member
Originally Posted by tattoofishguy
http:///forum/post/3232219
wants to give me her shoecrab cause she cant care for it anymore.
What was/is she doing currently to care for it?
http:///forum/post/3232219
wants to give me her shoecrab cause she cant care for it anymore.
What was/is she doing currently to care for it?
justinwwwallin
Member
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3232214
Of the phylum Arthropods, there are 4 classes underneath, Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Merostomata. I'm pretty pretty sure you know Insecta (insects), which there are over a 1,000,000 species. Arachnida (arachnids, spiders, scorpions,) with 70,000 speices, Crustacea (Crusteans, lobsters, crabs, shrimp) with 26,000 species. Then there's Merostomata, care to guess how many are in there? 4, yes, that's correct, 4. All various type of horseshoe crabs. Their closest relatives died over 544 millions ago. Of those 4 horseshoes, there is 1 Atlantic speices (Limulus polyphemus ), and 3 Indo-Pacific speices, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. All 4, are very, very close, in terms, of size, behavior, and diet.
Tachypleus gigas 2ft
Limulus polyphemus 2ft
Tachypleus tridentatus 2ft
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda 16" plus tail
hmmm well you obviously know more about them than me lol.
http:///forum/post/3232214
Of the phylum Arthropods, there are 4 classes underneath, Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Merostomata. I'm pretty pretty sure you know Insecta (insects), which there are over a 1,000,000 species. Arachnida (arachnids, spiders, scorpions,) with 70,000 speices, Crustacea (Crusteans, lobsters, crabs, shrimp) with 26,000 species. Then there's Merostomata, care to guess how many are in there? 4, yes, that's correct, 4. All various type of horseshoe crabs. Their closest relatives died over 544 millions ago. Of those 4 horseshoes, there is 1 Atlantic speices (Limulus polyphemus ), and 3 Indo-Pacific speices, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. All 4, are very, very close, in terms, of size, behavior, and diet.
Tachypleus gigas 2ft
Limulus polyphemus 2ft
Tachypleus tridentatus 2ft
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda 16" plus tail
hmmm well you obviously know more about them than me lol.
fishkid13
Active Member
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3232214
Of the phylum Arthropods, there are 4 classes underneath, Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Merostomata. I'm pretty pretty sure you know Insecta (insects), which there are over a 1,000,000 species. Arachnida (arachnids, spiders, scorpions,) with 70,000 speices, Crustacea (Crusteans, lobsters, crabs, shrimp) with 26,000 species. Then there's Merostomata, care to guess how many are in there? 4, yes, that's correct, 4. All various type of horseshoe crabs. Their closest relatives died over 544 millions ago. Of those 4 horseshoes, there is 1 Atlantic speices (Limulus polyphemus ), and 3 Indo-Pacific speices, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. All 4, are very, very close, in terms, of size, behavior, and diet.
Tachypleus gigas 2ft
Limulus polyphemus 2ft
Tachypleus tridentatus 2ft
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda 16" plus tail
Interesting...
http:///forum/post/3232214
Of the phylum Arthropods, there are 4 classes underneath, Insecta, Arachnida, Crustacea, and Merostomata. I'm pretty pretty sure you know Insecta (insects), which there are over a 1,000,000 species. Arachnida (arachnids, spiders, scorpions,) with 70,000 speices, Crustacea (Crusteans, lobsters, crabs, shrimp) with 26,000 species. Then there's Merostomata, care to guess how many are in there? 4, yes, that's correct, 4. All various type of horseshoe crabs. Their closest relatives died over 544 millions ago. Of those 4 horseshoes, there is 1 Atlantic speices (Limulus polyphemus ), and 3 Indo-Pacific speices, Tachypleus gigas, Tachypleus tridentatus, and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. All 4, are very, very close, in terms, of size, behavior, and diet.
Tachypleus gigas 2ft
Limulus polyphemus 2ft
Tachypleus tridentatus 2ft
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda 16" plus tail
Interesting...