Horseshoe crab

subman · #1 06-02-2012, 05:59 PM

Its not something I would buy from a store but someone has on in a 60 and is looking to get rid of it. I was thinking my 225 would be more acceptable size, but probably something that should stay in the ocean.

mike31154 · #2 06-02-2012, 08:21 PM

Well if the person with the 60 wishes to ditch the critter, he'd be better off in your system. The current owner should be able to tell you more about the animal as well. They're easy to catch so if you change your mind you won't have to tear your tank apart to get him back out.

Dr_Hicks · #3 06-02-2012, 09:43 PM

I had kept one in a 125 for about 6 years until the little critter finally have up the ghost, was interesting to watch; pretty sure it was around $10 or so at the LFS.

Mike-fish · #4 06-02-2012, 11:02 PM

Big Al's had them in a while ago. They also had some very large ones in the shark tank for a while they did quite the number on the acrylic

chandigz · #5 06-03-2012, 12:42 AM

My old roommate had a dried skeleton that was at least 18" long. main body was about 8" around.

Snappy · #6 06-03-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by chandigz

My old roommate had a dried skeleton that was at least 18" long. main body was about 8" around.

Yes they can get really big. They are very cool looking but I would not put one in my reef unless I had 2-3K gallons with lots of open space.