How many hermit crabs can fit in a 10 gallon tank? A 20 gallon tank?
If you are counting on their maximum size (which is 6 inches in most crabs), then a 10 gallon tank is really too small for even 1. In a 20, however, you could have 2 since there would be more room for them to move around. This is better for the crabs, anyway, since they are miserable without companions.
How many hermit crabs can fit in a 10 gallon tank?
I'm getting some hermit crabs and I'm hoping to get around 4 small-medium size and my tank is 10 gal tank and what all do I need for them, I have had them before but they died after 3yrs
How many hermit crab can fit in a 10 gallon tank?
I would say it depends on your set up, your experience, the personalities of your crabs, the depth of substrate, etc and then all the variables will add up in many ways that are different, not wrong. Remember in every situation there is the text book way to do things, that is the average and then there are the exceptions to the rules. I have 9 in a 10 gallon, they are in all areas, two are burried in the coconut substrate, two are on the climbing stick, one is in a small quarentine tank because he just molted three days ago and his shell is not hard enough to safely join the others, one is at the small calcium dish ( a pill bottle cap) one in the water dish and two at the food dish. Being that they do not eat a lot you do not need a huge bowl for food, a nice sized water dish is more important so they can wade in to fill their shells, substrate that is deep enough to burrow a hiding place makes life nice as it resembles their natural enviroment, and hermits have a love for climbing, so a choya stick (dried cactus limb) gives another level or dimension to their tank.Land hermits are in some places are called tree crabs because they love to climb and can be found hiding in trees.In the wild they can be found in groups of several crabs to hundreds all interacting with each other. There is natural a phenonen called a "Shell Convention" where hundreds if not thousands of hermit crabs get together and trade shells. I have seen this on a much more minute scale when I introduce a new crab or two to the herd, the existing crabs get all excited and the shell trading begins. If set up correctly your crab tank will have three levels to it, a place to climb, the surface and the substrate . So you can actually have a lot of crabs in a ten gallon tank, but if I get more I am going to get my other tank going. I do have an additional ten gallon tank for when the molting season is in full bloom so I can split them up in two groups according to where they are at in the molting stage, but seem to be happy all together.
How many hermit crabs can you fit in a 10 gallon tank?
Do you mean land hermit crabs or underwater saltwater ones? For land hermits I would not go for more than 3, and for underwater saltwater I would not go for more than 8.
How maney Hermit Crabs Can live in a 10 gallon tank?
You can have 2-4. You can add more if you have high places to climb.Each hermit crab needs 2 gallons but they will often die if they are molting and you are overstocked. Remember you need one freshwater bowl and one saltwater bowl.Hermit crabs love climing so give then logs and other high decor.mist them at least once a day. get a spray bottle and spray them with it. The humidity has to be high or else they will die. u can get a large shallow container and use it as your salt water dish.that way they can wade and drink!Remember to leave at least 3-5 shells iin there so the hermit crabs can move in after molting.The more shells the better. Hope i helped!Good luck!
How much sand should be in a 10 gallon tank for hermit crabs??
When I set up my hermit crabs I did not use sand. I found that using something like soil is much better for maintaining the humidity in there tank. At the store where I worked it was called Bed-a beast and is similiar to potting soil but without all the chemicals. If you want to put sand maybe put it on half and then give them a moist side with soil to. As for how much make sure its deep enough for them to burrow in and bury themselves in it. For some reason they love to dig! Also make sure they have a water dish with a sea sponge in it for drinking and that the water dish isnt kept to deep. they also need another water dish with a salt water solution in it for there "bath". Have fun with your hermit crabs! they are great! try feeding them chunks of apple or peanut butter! Mine loved it
I have 1 hermit crab in a 1.5 gallon tank. Is that too small?
It is small, I recommend at minimum a 10 gallon. Also they prefer to have a friend or two because in the wild they travel with as many as a thousand friends. Just make sure they are about the same size because they can be mean to one another. Make sure to keep them warm and in a humid enviroment. Hope this helps!
How many land hermit crabs for a 10 gallon tank?
I know all they need, but how many? Also, do I need a under tank heater? The hermit crab(s) I plan on getting is at petco. If you want you can go to Live Reptiles at petco and click on the hermit crabs that they have to know what I am talking about, it said the hermit crabs get up to 3-4 inches. Please help :D
Are there any saltwater fish that can be kept in a 5-gallon tank comfortably?
The only one I can think of is the Bumblebee Goby:Which can live in full seawater as well as freshwater, but does best in brackish water.You could keep with some brackish-marine invertebrates, such as some Clibanarius hermit crab and Beadlet anemones ( Actinia equina ), with some tolerant macroalgae such as Chaetomorpha.There isn’t much else you’ll be able to have unless you want to invest consirably into a water top-off system, a chiller, coral-grade lightning, etc. Such a small tank will require lots of maintenance and still parameters will shift way more than in a larger tank, making it unfit for most marine invertebrates.And, oh, yes, another option are guppies.
How many hermit crabs can fit in a 10 gallon aquarium?
I have 2 crabs that fit into shells the size of largish walnuts and one that fits into a shell the size of a hazelnut, I was wanting 2 more the size of a walnut and one more the size of a hazel nut, would that be too many?