Here come the Ruggies!

During the hunt for a suitable species buddy for Tara I found a local source for some very healthy and active little baby Ruggies. These little guys are absolutely miniscule, very active and are a beautiful range of colours that I hope will get even better over time with their new diet.

There are five, four I had chosen and one that came home due to a deformed leg from an issue hardening from the last moult, and every one is full of personality. They have been settled into their own tank with Tara and won't be kept with the violas at all, partly due to size, partly due to preference and partly due to me not wanting to risk the violas occasional desire to hunt with such tiny crabs. The little guys have been making the most of the rose, bamboo and Japanese maple sprigs that have been put in there, as well as the woven seagrass and water hyacinth climbing wall that I moved in from the main Viola tank.


                                                                    Little injured leg.