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Scientific name - Limulus polyphemus
Family – Limulidae
Common name – Horseshoe Crab
Max Size – 12 in (30 cm) For the smaller species
Min. Aquarium size – 180+ gal
Range: Atlantic Ocean
Care Level – Easy
Temperament – Peaceful
Foods and feeding – This crab will search through the sand bed looking for food, but its diet need to be supplemented with quality meaty foods. Most will starve in captivity.
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Iodine, Trace Elements
Aquarium suitability - Please leave this creature in the ocean.
Reef compatibility – With Caution
Captive care – The horseshoe crab requires a large (10 sq ft), deep (6+ in) sand bed for them to dig in looking for food, but the do need a supplement diet. They can cause rock structures to fall over as they move the sand bed around. When they are larger they can harm other creatures in the tank, such as worms and clams as they root around. Crabs are extremely sensitive to nitrates and copper and small amounts will kill them.
Family – Limulidae
Common name – Horseshoe Crab
Max Size – 12 in (30 cm) For the smaller species
Min. Aquarium size – 180+ gal
Range: Atlantic Ocean
Care Level – Easy
Temperament – Peaceful
Foods and feeding – This crab will search through the sand bed looking for food, but its diet need to be supplemented with quality meaty foods. Most will starve in captivity.
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Iodine, Trace Elements
Aquarium suitability - Please leave this creature in the ocean.
Reef compatibility – With Caution
Captive care – The horseshoe crab requires a large (10 sq ft), deep (6+ in) sand bed for them to dig in looking for food, but the do need a supplement diet. They can cause rock structures to fall over as they move the sand bed around. When they are larger they can harm other creatures in the tank, such as worms and clams as they root around. Crabs are extremely sensitive to nitrates and copper and small amounts will kill them.
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