Fresh water crabs

CardinalJ · 2015-05-13 18:13:57

Hi all, I have a very small tank (think 40/45L) with 5 tetras and three crabs. Three of the tetras and three of the crabs are only in the tank 5 days. One of the crabs molted on Sunday and I'm now concerned it's dead. Not moving in the tank since some time monday/yesterday and looks to have some sort of fungus possibly on…

13-05-2015 07:13PM

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CardinalJ

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Hi all,

I have a very small tank (think 40/45L) with 5 tetras and three crabs. Three of the tetras and three of the crabs are only in the tank 5 days.

One of the crabs molted on Sunday and I'm now concerned it's dead. Not moving in the tank since some time monday/yesterday and looks to have some sort of fungus possibly on the back legs and possibly over on eye, its hard to see as its in behind a plant.

Anyone have experience with crabs or advice for me?

Cheers.

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#2 17-05-2015 07:24PM

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I don't know a lot about crabs but I'd be concerned about your water quality - do you have a test kit?

If you could test the water for ammonia / nitrite / nitrate and ph it would go a long way to a diagnosis.

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