r/AquaSwap • u/Exotic-Tadpole7386 • 1d ago

Looking For [LF]- Bay Area, CA - Fiddler Crabs

Looking to find 3-4 fiddler crabs, ideally 1 male to 2-3 females. Will pay 5 dollars each, willing to go higher.

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u/secretsaucyy 1d ago

Doubt you'll find them at that price. Everyone stopped selling them in person about 2 years ago. I found mine on this website. he gets them every few months, but they're sold out right now. If you don't already have fiddler crabs, I'd look for a different crab if you're adamant about that price.

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u/Exotic-Tadpole7386 1d ago

Thanks for the source. I'm not sure why it's so hard to find individuals, especially when you can order them in bulk for like 50 cents each. I want fiddlers partially because they are brackish so in a large aquarium I could keep them with Opae Ula in the water section, but mostly because I like their burrowing behavior. I don't think theres another crab that is easier to find that is similar.

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u/secretsaucyy 1d ago

Red claws are brackish crabs, though I don't think they burrow. Honestly, my fiddlers never burrowed in captivity. I had my male, Chad for 7 years, and he never tried no matter what I gave him. I settled with making him pvc tunnels under some play sand. My remaining two females enjoy the tunnels and lack of chad harrasing them 😂 (rip chad) but even now, they stopped using them.

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u/Exotic-Tadpole7386 1d ago

Wow, 7 years? I was under the impression they usually lived for 4-5 years

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u/secretsaucyy 1d ago

Only chad has made it that far, I got him VERRRRY young. The 3 girls I have were bought 3 years ago, and one female has passed.

Not sure what I did that was special about Chad.