What do crabs eat?

Answer 1

Crabs are 'carrion eaters', meaning they feast on what's left after a larger predator has its fill. Typically, they munch on pieces of dead fish or whatever else happens to wind up on the bay or ocean bottom- handy, since that's where they live.

They are detrivores. They will consume animal as well as plant matter (algae, etc.).

The will mostly live off plankton and other types of water plantation. They also eat some small fish in the wild

Answer 2

Crabs are mainly scavengers. They like to eat dead stuff that have sunken to the bottom. That's why crab traps usually use chicken meat or fish heads as bait. Shore crabs, the little ones you find under rocks, usually eat plankton and algae growing on the the rocks. Larger crabs such as the Dunguness or Red Rock can actually hunt little fish.

Answer 3

Some crabs are scavengers and eat dead animals. Some eat plankton. Some young crabs eat worms. Larger crabs eat shrimp and other shellfish.

Answer 4

Crab meat.

Answer 5

There are many different types of crabs and their diet will depend on what type you mean. Many crabs are omnivores (plant- and meat-eaters), others are carnivores (meat-eaters), and some are herbivores (plant-eaters).

Answer 6

They are scavengers. They eat dead fish, dead shellfish, I use fish-heads when looking for crab.

Answer 7

Anything dead or crab food.

Answer 8

crabs are eat small water flia and dead and decay material.

Answer 9

dead fish and some coconuts

Answer 10

smal and big fishes