hey, saw a couple of things on a small reef lobster recently, thought it looked kind of cool but dont know to much about it, anyone have any experience that would lead me towards or away from the lobsters?
lobster help
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do you remember what it was called? some lobsters get HUGE.
anyways, i think they look cool too. But they do get rather large and can easily knock over your rock structre, not the best thing when a rock containing a 75 dollar acro frag calls on a rock with a 3 dollar mushroom... and guess who wins...
also, because they get so large, you will have to offer them food, which can add a good maount to your bioload. some people have claimed reports of them eating fish. But weather the fish died beforehand or not, i cannot say because i wasnt there, but for the MOST part, they area mainly scavengers.
anyways, i think they look cool too. But they do get rather large and can easily knock over your rock structre, not the best thing when a rock containing a 75 dollar acro frag calls on a rock with a 3 dollar mushroom... and guess who wins...
also, because they get so large, you will have to offer them food, which can add a good maount to your bioload. some people have claimed reports of them eating fish. But weather the fish died beforehand or not, i cannot say because i wasnt there, but for the MOST part, they area mainly scavengers.
it is called a debelius reef lobster and it claims they only grow to a max size of 5 inches in aquaria.... but once again lol just looked cool to me i have no idea about them.... lol i like to eat the nice big red ones during the summer time thats about all i no 8)
have to admit...This is something i have always wanted to have in my tank, but feel very nervous about getting one..The main thing that makes me nervous is what fishieness said..." They get rather large "..Even though rock is glued, with enough force and or disturbance, the rock will fall...imagine the reef rock all falling forward onto the front glass of the tank..i dont even want to think of the concequences...he he he he...loads of fish carpet surfing....Noah's Ark also springs to mind...
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The purple reef lobster is the the one that grow to about 5 inches...such a cool little monster !!!!!
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what are your thoughts about keeping lobsters in the tank 5xevy? Do you know much about them?
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I honestly don't. Everything I've read about them basically says to only keep one per tank (unless they're a mated pair), that they may attack/eat small fish and inverts, and to provide hiding places within the rock for them to molt and feel secure while doing so.
I've thought about it but don't really want to risk the loss of inverts and small fish- which for me would be clowns and chromis (although the clowns tend to stay up top, but the chromis hide in the rocks during the night).
Would love to hear any stories from those who've had them.
yeah, me too...am very interested in these, but as yet, have not found anybody who has kept one in their tank...
Hopefully some-one will give us some info on them...
Niko
Hopefully some-one will give us some info on them...
Niko
yeah, i dont know to much about them, and havent heard to much about them but they do deffinatly seem like cool little guys, i might consider trying 1 out once my tank is up unless anyone thinks its a definate no 8)