local source for live crabs

[speek]

sup guys anyone know where i can go get some fiddlers crabs locally either by buying or collecting?? wanna try and get some for my stonefish

[Mike N]

Fiddler Crabs are a Atlantic Mangrove species and not found in the area. Many of the local fish stores have them for sale, most often in the brackish water species area.

I've got a friend who is a commercial crab fisherman I'll see if he's got any small crabs available. ;)

[speek]

allright thanks for the info, yea and let me know about ur friend i think id be interested:) ill try and post a picture up here soon of my tank to share with u all

[Dead Sea]

Do you want to use the crabs as food for the stone fish? I've had some of the little shore crabs from the rocky beaches around here do well at reef tank temps but they like to eat my shrimp and climb out of the tank.

R

[speek]

yup i wanted to although ive recently managed to switch them over to prepared food so its not a big as a priority but still wanna do it to treat them every now and again

[wwxc]

You could try calling the Ranch 99 asian market on Clairmont Mesa Blvd. They usually have a good selection of wacky live seafood you can't get anywhere else.

[Dead Sea]

I don't think ranch sells crabs small enough but it's worth checking. Rocky Beaches always worked for my small crab needs.

R

[brahm]

they may not have crabs but they do have MANTIS SHRIMPS!

[Dead Sea]

Ranch 99 sell mantis shrimp???

R

[brahm]

yea, from what i've heard i haven't seen em with my own eyes though.