Moral issue.

[Feeshrfriendsnotfood]

So I recently discovered the identity of a small resident of my aquarium who I named Sally and find amusing. The problem? Sally is a gorilla crab, and I don’t want to kill her or get rid of her all together. I was wondering if anyone knew what temperature ranges they could handle because I’m thinking about doing an el cheapo one or less gallon room temperature tank for her just sand a live rock and an air stone, and maybe just maybe a little macro algae

 

[ScottR]

Gorilla crabs are cockroaches. I had a similar situation and put it in a tiny container and kept it there for a few days. No food or air stone. Decided to just dump it.

 

[Katrina71]

I must admit I couldn't kill mine either. I found him a sump with a girlfriend. In response to your question, I would match your tank temp.

 

[JCOLE]

Do you have a sump? Could put it there.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

If you want to avoid the heater for such a small tank. Put one gallon of water out to sit with circulation and come back in a few hours to find what temperature it’s going to base from. Then I would suggest not to put the crab in anything colder then 72 no hotter then 82. Hope this helps

 

[ScottR]

I had a gorilla kill a pair of clowns, a damsel sand two cleaner shrimps. All fish had vertical cuts like they were filleted so I knew it was a gorilla. Caught that guy and I had no heart. I wanted to keep it alive but eh, these guys are killers. Not even sump worthy.

 

[Ippyroy]

I would plant a mangrove tree in a small tank and put it in a window if possible.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Not even sump worthy.

 

[Feeshrfriendsnotfood]

Thanks for all the suggestions, sadly I’m out of window space (my avocado saplings have claimed that place of honor) I’ll keep thinking about this but Sally is still pretty small... and I need to catch her first lol

 

[KrisReef]

32 or 212F, but if you can't handle those temps take it back to the LFS and put it in the trigger tank, or catch her and move her to a sump with circulation. A small container in the window is really more like solitary confinement or a hot box where living beings are placed for behavior modification, torture, and death. If you like the crab find a box with circulation or else put it on ice or boil it but be merciful and don't put it in a window to slowly wilt. $.02 for consideration.

 

[Cory]

If you dont got a sump, you could drill holes in a plastic jar with a lid and put it in there in your main tank. Lfs do this sometimes with agressive or fragile things. You could even put a rock over it so it doesnt look bad.

 

[samnaz]

It’s possible the crab would rather die now than live a boring life in a tiny container, nothing to hunt nothing to kill nothing to DO, just wait to die... Ok that’s an exaggeration.

Your plan is fine but I wouldn’t go smaller than one gallon. I honestly don’t know how big they get (everyone says they get big, no specifics).

Why not splurge on a tiny $9 betta heater?

 

[Feeshrfriendsnotfood]

It’s possible the crab would rather die now than live a boring life in a tiny container, nothing to hunt nothing to kill nothing to DO, just wait to die... Ok that’s an exaggeration.

Your plan is fine but I wouldn’t go smaller than one gallon. I honestly don’t know how big they get (everyone says they get big, no specifics).

Why not splurge on a tiny $9 betta heater?

I’m actually leaning towards this option especially since I’m reading that mangroves can thrive in ambient lighting (need to look more into this first) but I have a silly little table next to my tank that could probably support a 2-3 maybe even 5 gallon tank. I’ll try and get to my lfs sometime this week they usually have mangroves

 

[ScottR]

I’m still leaning towards get rid of it. Don’t be too kind. This crab would eat you if it could.

 

[Gareth elliott]

I think if its eaten the rules are you are allowed to forget the moral argument.

Option 2 is to make it as desirable as possible so someone else wants it.

I mean who doesnt want a battle crab

Or if more refined

 

[Birdbrains?]

I would love having more stuff that is willing to deal with debris, I think that keeping separate pet habitats for stuff like this is exactly the way to go

Humans are humane creatures although crabs are not

 

[Feeshrfriendsnotfood]

I’m still leaning towards get rid of it. Don’t be too kind. This crab would eat you if it could.

Then again so would a cat

 

[Jman76]

I think if its eaten the rules are you are allowed to forget the moral argument.

Option 2 is to make it as desirable as possible so someone else wants it.

I mean who doesnt want a battle crab

Or if more refined

Nice! Ill take the one with the belt-fed mini gun haha