Got a lobster. Is this thing going to kill my other fish?

[Jeffd1979]

Well me and the wife went looking at some other fish stores in the area and came accross a nice little one.. saw they nice little purple lobster.. the guy said this kind does not have claws to they will not kill anything else and that it will not get much bigger then it is.. here is a pic of it.. it is horrible but i could not get a good pic before he went back into hiding.

 

[becky_e]

I'm not 100 percent certain, but the fish are probably ok. I read in one of my books not to mix lobsters and shrimp because the lobsters will kill the shrimp, but that's as much as I know!

 

[Jeffd1979]

Originally posted by becky_e
I'm not 100 percent certain, but the fish are probably ok. I read in one of my books not to mix lobsters and shrimp because the lobsters will kill the shrimp, but that's as much as I know!

hmm i guess we will find out since i also bought a fire shrimp (think that is what it is called) guy said that if i had any problems out of the lobster he would buy him back.. he was in the same tank as the shrimp when i bought him.. so i guess i will just have to keep an eye out.

 

[Jeffd1979]

Here is what he is.. just found his species profile

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=23&pCatId=546


it says it is peaceful but here is the line that might concern me

"It generally will not bother other inhabitants of the aquarium, except for sessile or other bottom dwelling animals."

would that include cleaner shrimp? not sure what a sessile is.

 

[becky_e]

Sessile means it doesn't move about freely, so I guess the shrimp's ok!

 

[Jeffd1979]

Originally posted by becky_e
Sessile means it doesn't move about freely, so I guess the shrimp's ok!

Well i came home tonight and both the shrimp and lobster were in the same hiding space but were not messing with eachother.. hope they keep that up

 

[Gealcath]

Spinny Lobster is also good eating once they get larger.

 

[becky_e]

Well ... I guess if he gets too big for the tank ...




Eek, I'm not a vegetarian, but I know I wouldn't be able to eat anything I've had as a pet!

 

[benjen]

Sessile invertebrates usually refers to corals, clams, anenomes, sponges, etc.