This is a care guide on how to keep Blue crabs as pets,

Keeping a blue crab is easy, even for first timers, Its a little bit of work but it can be done,

So for aquarium size you want to keep them in a 40 gallon tank minimum. Bigger is better if you can afford it, but 40 gallons is fine. Anything less is too small, and they need space to move around,

Once you've got your tank, Get you some sand, you can choose any color you want, but personally, I think white or black looks best in aquariums, Click this link to order the sand in the video,

If you can find one, get a big rock, mine liked to climb the one I got, or hide behind it when he wasent in the mood,

Blue crabs need to be kept in temp ranges between 75 and 77 f so you will need a heater to keep the temperature in the tank stable,

Next you are going to need a filter to keep the water clean. A hang on the back filter will work just fine, for tanks 55 and above, I recommend a canister filter,

Blue crabs can technically survive in freshwater, but they do best in saltwater, so you will need marine salt. Aquarium salt is not the same as marine salt, so make sure not to get the 2 confused,

You will also need a tool that measures salt in water called a refractro meter, this is what they look like, and you will need to get it calibrated. Have the fish store employee calibrate it for you,

Than the last thing you will need is a dechlorinator to get rid of the chlorine in the tap water that you are going to add into the tank, Prime is one of the best ones out there and are available at most pet stores,

Once you've got everything, choose a spot in your house that has space for your tank, I recommend a spot away from windows to avoid algae blooms from too much sunlight,

After you have done that, its time to set up the tank, Get your sand and rinse it in a bucket, pour it in your tank and even it out, then add your rock if you got one,

Next get some 5 gallon buckets, I got mine from home depot, you can get them in most hard ware stores, fill them with tap water, then add a few drops of prime in each bucket to get rid of the chlorine

Dosage varies, follow the directions on the back of the prime bottle,

Now its time to mix your marine salt into your water, This might be nerve racking at first, but it gets easy after you do it the first time,

Get your marine salt, a measuring cup, and follow the directions on the back of the bag and add the recommended amount into each bucket,

Get a whisk and mix the salt into the water,

Once you have done this add your water into the tank, and grab your refracto meter, take a few drop of your water and place it on the blue lens,

close the lid and aim it towards a light source, if the salinty level lines up to 1.021, then you are good to go,

Hard part is done now, now you will need to wait 3 weeks for the tank to cycle, Basically this means, you need to wait for the beneficial bacteria to build up, so the water is safe for your crab, I made a whole video on cycling

your tank, you can check it out in the description,

After 3 weeks, you can finally pick out your blue crab,

Find a fish market in your area that sells live blue crabs, and pick out the healthiest one, Usually the one that has all its limbs, and is moving is your best choice,

once you have picked out your crab take it home and acclimate it if you need to, if not, you can put it into your tank,

As far as what to feed it, they will eat anything, but frozen foods such as shrimp and krill are great. They also love night crawlers,

Hopefully this helps, if you have any questions leave them in the comments below, and I'll answer. Thanks for watching.

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