My new little critter (1 Viewer)

[fishcraze]

Added this tiny lobster to my tank last week.. really cool. it doesn't mess w/ any other critters in my tank.. and its attena is 4 times its body length

 

[Guest]

Good luck! those things eat SPS night and day! You see it coming after your monti cap? Tomorrow you will only see the rock it grew on.

just kidding

 

[Guest]

Really cool, love the colors it is.

 

[boudster]

good luck

Good luck....I kept one in my tank until it started picking off my fish.....and you'll never catch it without tearing your tank apart.....those things are fast!

 

[fishcraze]

I kept one in my tank until it started picking off my fish.....and you'll never catch it without tearing your tank apart.....those things are fast!

oh shoot! how big they can get up to? you mean they can pick on small fishes or big fishes? i thought he would be too slow to mess w/ my fishes :?

 

[charles]

I ve had a purple lobster in my tank for a while now. He is a nice size. I found him eating on one of my emerald crabs last night.

 

[fishcraze]

wow, it can crack the emerald crab shell?... cool, i've a huge emerald crab in my tank and a wierd black crab (look just like the emerald but solid black color?)... and i want to get these two crabs out of my tank since they keep knocking my frags off

 

[Guest]

Quoc, that thing grow to be dinner size but looks very cool.

 

[monica]

I have had the same one for almost a year. He has molted 2x a month and has tripled in size since I got him. His body is probably about 6" long and his antenas are atleast 12" long. I have never seen him mess with any of my sps or any other critters but I keep him well feed. He has turned out to be the high light of my tank when anyone comes over, they dont care about anything else in my tank but that lobster amazes them. He will definantly out grow my tank some day and will have to find a new home.

 

[Guest]

That sucker is cool looking. How much did you get it for??

 

[Guest]

I got a purple reef lobster from Kenny last Fall. The peppermints disappeared soon after we put him in, but other than that, everything is fine. He's molted a few times, but he's still much smaller than that one will be. We hardly ever see him, but he's really cool.

Enjoy yours!

 

[FireEater]

I had a purple lobster in the 58g when it was set up. He ate all my shrimp, cleaner, pistol, coral bandit and grass shrimp. He never ate any fish though.

When I took the tank down for the transfer into the 125g I took him back to the LFS.

Mark

 

[DonnieKim]

Mark is that the lobster that Jim has in the rock tank?

Donnie

 

[Guest]

How small did it come in as?
how much do they cost?
Are there any LFS that carry them on a common basis?

Sorry just now reallized they may start off small enough for our tank.

 

[FireEater]

Mark is that the lobster that Jim has in the rock tank?

Donnie

Yep, that is/was him.

Mark