Panther Fiddler Crab

My panther crab came out during the day for the first time ever and i snapped a quick pic!

Very Nice Crab! Your rocks are almost the same colors as mines lol I got a crab yesterday for the 55 gallon tank cause the people had it filthy and I did 50% water change then added the crab. Well this morning Only thing left of the crab were its pinchers. I found out that the fish they gave me were oscars and they eat just about anything lol

nice crab!!

Thanks, I enjoy watching him at night although he usually hides at the first sign of light, he has been getting more comfy coming out under the blue lights at night.

Pinchy made "the great escape" last night.

What happened?

wow so sorry about that bro, that was a nice one..

No mas? That's a good looking crab.

Well, with the Mission Impossible song playing in my head, only thing i can see is he either 1) climbed one of the long plants up to the filter and climbed out. 2) dug out the plant i found floating as used it as a raft to get to the heater or filter and climbed out. 3) climbed the corner where the tank is sealed, which i've seen him attempt but never made it more than 3 inches up. I looked in his usual spot and moved stuff around when he wasnt there and he is nowhere to be found. Unless he covered himself in gravel somewhere which i've never seen him do. Whaaa!

He did not escape, he was just hiding real good, lol. I was gonna wait to see if he came out tonight or i was gonna start moving gravel, but he showed up on his own, Woohoo!

Thats soooo good to hear!!!!!!!

WoW! Pinchy? Cute name. Glad you found him! I had to do that cause I couldnt find the pleco we just got. He was hiding in the ship in the tank. like hiding good. Not sure but I see a bunch of little black ball looking things and I dont think its fish waste but I guess I will see in a couple of days right?

lol nice Vampy im glad to hear that hes back!!! Congratz!

Has your crab eaten any of your fish yet?

crabs eat fish? wow learn something new everyday

No, he does eat the ghost shrimp though

I'm glad you found him.Thats great!

Thanks yall, I'm glad he's still here.

wow. that guy is nuts.

Get a really good cover on the tank and cover every little hole. You may want to drop the water level a little also. Crabbies love to escape.

Thanks for the tips FV. He was hiding in a plant the whole time, lol. He just happened to choose the one that resembled his color, don't know if it was by luck or if he knew what he was doing.

Camo is a way they survive in the wild amongst plants and rocks so it's natural behavior. When I had crabs i would cover even around the heater and filter with netting so they could not get out.