I HAVE A 25 GALLON freshwater tank with cichlids and one freshwater crab. I keep finding him on the top of the tank, by the filter. luckily he is scared of heights and hasnt jumped down to the ground yet, but i still want him to stop climbing out of the tank. I dont know what to do, because i cant relly put a screen over the tank or anything like that because if the filter, heater, etc... Any tips? I already cut all the plants so that they arenthigh enough, but he keeps getting out and i dont know how.
2006-09-25 03:16:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
boil for couple of minutes...bit of lemon...some melted butter and presto no more climbing
2006-09-25 05:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem, except they weren't scared of heights. R.I.P. I believe the way they got out was the climbing up the heater wire. Cichlids are aggressive, maybe they're terrorizing him. I have a feeling that if you put in a tall rock and lowered the water so he could get some air without climbing out, that would do it.
2006-09-25 05:05:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place a screen across the top and a weight on top of the screen.
Give the crab some stuff to climb on inside the tank.
2006-09-25 03:23:36 · answer #3 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your freshwater crab needs fresh air to survive. They aren't in the habbit of climbing all the way out of the tank though
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2006-09-25 05:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he needs a rock to sit on. cause the dont live under water all the time. i think a rock that stands straight up in the middle. with enough space on top for him to sit on. make sure it wont fall over by being push buy the fish. dont drown your crab
2006-09-25 03:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by jane_sutherland1966 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This question has baffled scientists for many years. What you should probably do is kill the crab or you could feed it to a beaver.
2006-09-25 07:29:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is better you place a rock or a stone
2006-09-25 04:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by featherboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a lid on it
2006-09-25 03:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by roezbuddz77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chain his little crab legs together, that should do it
2006-09-25 03:18:24 · answer #9 · answered by donkeyhodey2000 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋