Uk species in marine tank

[St3]

Has anyone envy gone to the beach with the family and found a rock pool full of specimens, 

can you put them in the marine tank, all I want it a little tiny flat fish and some tiny crabs. 

Can this be done 

[Mr_slinky_dragon]

Green shore crabs are predatory and are probably not reef safe, periwinkles just munch algae as do them tiny tiny snails. 

 

They seem happy at 26°C in my set up. They are eating and such... i wouldnt put native fish in a tropical tank though as they would probably die quickly. In a cold marine yeah sure if you got the set up.

[Mr_slinky_dragon]

Small shore crabs are actually really fun to watch

[St3]

periwinkles, are they the one you eat with a pin, and how long have you had them in your set up, and fish I could give a miss am reall after a clean up crew 

[Mr_slinky_dragon]

A few weeks now, just acclimatise them to the temperature and water then they are good to go same goes for uk chitons. 

[St3]

What are chitons and how are the whinckles now are they still going