Red Claw Crab help

[bgfaith]

Can anyone give me some advice as im fed up being given different advice on what i can house with these so i want to see what the majority response is and follow that.

I have one RCC, i have mollies and babies which he lives fine with, zebra danios and sword tails. We have no problem with them unless our RCC is in a bad mood and the fish get too close which aint very often. What else do people house with their RCC.

Thank you

[spinnin_tom]

you should have red claws as a species only.
they are semi aquatic, meaning they need acces to land, via wood or something that rises out of the tank.
they are oppurtunistic eaters, so will take fish if they get to slow/close.

i think they do good in very slightly salty water.

[bgfaith]

well our boy can get out of the water and as i said we dont have any trouble with him and the other fish only after he has shed. We have seen other people online house their RCC with other fish and said they have no trouble but then some say they dont. So who do you follow?

[spinnin_tom]

i'm staying with keep them as a species only.
i gives you a far better scope for scaping the land area etc, one can actually have a purpose build island without worrying about fish ruining it.
how big is the tank and are you getting more crabs?
seems as if 3 or more is good.. not 2 they fight

[Moogloo]

I sell these crabs, the ones i have at the moment are pretty large but they do get to a good sized!

They need a 2/3 filled tank, brackish conditions and a species set up. They can live without salt but i personally refuse a sale if its to a tank with fish or they cant provide it proper access to climb and bask. They are a Mangrove species. Its brackish, tidal and lots of tree roots to climb up...