Hi folks. My little guy is sitting in a fish trap in my main tank with hiding places and he had a crab for a midnight snack on his first night home. I am setting up a tank for him but he will stay in the fish trap until then. I click on the Mercatoris tag on this forum and only found 4 threads so I am reaching out to learn as much as I can. Please help me with links to credible resources to read and your expertise would be most appreciated.
Habitat:
I'll be setting up a tank with a submersible filter and a lid. will make sure the water level is at least 1 inch below the lid - would he still crawl out? The lid has gaps on all sides so I'll have to work on that before I put him in there.
Recommendation for filters? What about a circulation pump/powerhead? Is he going to go an kill himself?
I don't intend to have corals in here, maybe common mushrooms and zoas, but I am intending to keep macro algae so the light has to be bright enough - do they tend to hide when there is a bright light on the tank? I will have hidey spots a-plenty.
Does he need sand?
Food:
He had a crab. He's tiny so how often do I feed him? Will he eat a live mussel or clam?
I am not sure if I can get live crabs all the time. I know he's not strong enough to open their shell so I will be helping. I hope he likes frozen but time will tell. (I'll wave it on a bamboo skewer to entice)
I'm sure I will have a ton more questions - thank you for your help.
Habitat:
I'll be setting up a tank with a submersible filter and a lid. will make sure the water level is at least 1 inch below the lid - would he still crawl out? The lid has gaps on all sides so I'll have to work on that before I put him in there.
Recommendation for filters? What about a circulation pump/powerhead? Is he going to go an kill himself?
I don't intend to have corals in here, maybe common mushrooms and zoas, but I am intending to keep macro algae so the light has to be bright enough - do they tend to hide when there is a bright light on the tank? I will have hidey spots a-plenty.
Does he need sand?
Food:
He had a crab. He's tiny so how often do I feed him? Will he eat a live mussel or clam?
I am not sure if I can get live crabs all the time. I know he's not strong enough to open their shell so I will be helping. I hope he likes frozen but time will tell. (I'll wave it on a bamboo skewer to entice)
I'm sure I will have a ton more questions - thank you for your help.