Cories, Ghost Shrimp, Otos, blue lobster

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OK let me see if I got this right.

Cories work better in groups of 3 or more since they are social, they do NOT eat algae they are just bottom feeders scavangers

Otos can be alone and they WILL eat algae

Ghost shrimp alone or together doesn't matter they also will eat algae but mostly scavengers.

Blue lobster scavanger needs at least 10 gal in at least 30 gal tank for territory.

Ok and here are the questions. otos and cories are ok together right? What about Ghost shrimp and cories or otos?

Blue Lobster with Cories is potentially disasterous for cories BUT what about with a heavily planted 55 gal? and lot's of hiding places? and is a common pleco ok with that Blue lobster?
 
The crawfish (a.k.a. Blue Lobster) will eat the plants as well as any fish he can get a hold of that don't give him a reason to back off.

Make sure they can't get out of the tank either. The little guy in my avatar managed to finaly get out of his tank and wander down the hallway untill he died. I didnt notice him untill I went to feed him and realized he was missing.
 
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I don't recommend crayfish in community tanks at all. They maywork in tanks with larger cichlids, but of course, he then may become the prey and not the hunter.
 
I think that the lobster would probably eat the cory's as they're really oblivious fish and would swim right into him. Or he'd get them when they're resting on the bottom. I've seen a lobster hiding at the top of the tank do a dive-bomb attack on a cichlid in my friend's tank. If you feed the lobster lots you won't likely have a problem though, they seem peaceful when content.

About the ghost shrimp, I've got a couple in my tank with cories and they don't bother anything. I'd be more worried about them being the bothered ones.
 
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