Pom Pom Crab and Sand Dollar
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Pom Pom Crab and Sand Dollar
Has anyone ever had a live Sand Dollar in your tank? I saw some web site a few days ago that sold them and I thought that would be a cool thing to have. From doing research online they're kinda like urchins. I threw my pencil and pincushion urchins in my QT tank because they kept knocking rocks over and moving my macroalgae all over the place.
Has anyone ever had a Pom Pom Crab in a reef tank? I was looking at them online and thought they were cute. But I'd just be worried about it harming my corals with it's anenome(s).
Has anyone ever had a Pom Pom Crab in a reef tank? I was looking at them online and thought they were cute. But I'd just be worried about it harming my corals with it's anenome(s).
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I would not recommend the sand dollars. They need immense sand surface area (not to mention depth, a bare minimum of 6") in order to feed on organic deposits. They also regularly surface to filter feed, though it is unknown as to what exactly they filter feed on. Overall, their record is poor, most not lasting more than a few months.
Anemone crabs seem to do OK, but sometimes they do pick at corals and the anemones they keep on their claws will sting corals.
Anemone crabs seem to do OK, but sometimes they do pick at corals and the anemones they keep on their claws will sting corals.
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I also have a pom pom crab in my tank and have had no problems with it messing with any of my corals but i also rarely see it as that it hides alot... Progressive does get them in fairly often , i got mine there.
The sand dollars dont tend to do well and eventually starve to death... If you just wanted to have something that looks kinda cool and will keep the sand stirred up a little sand you can try a horse shoe crab... i have a small one in my nano tank that has survived with a emerald and a small mantis shrimp ( i dont recommend putting things that you are worried about keeping around- as that a mantis will eventually take care of it)
The sand dollars dont tend to do well and eventually starve to death... If you just wanted to have something that looks kinda cool and will keep the sand stirred up a little sand you can try a horse shoe crab... i have a small one in my nano tank that has survived with a emerald and a small mantis shrimp ( i dont recommend putting things that you are worried about keeping around- as that a mantis will eventually take care of it)
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I'm glad to hear others have tried a pom pom crab without problems. Cause I'd really like to have one...they're really cute. I had a horseshoe crab once but he starved to death after a few months. I didn't see him often since he stayed burried under the sand 90% of the time. Luckily he died on top of the sand so I could take him out.
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