Lobster and eel together?

[ReefsandGeeks]

Has anyone ever tried keeping a lobster and eel together?

I have a small purple reef lobster in my tank currently that's about 3 inches long. I've been back and forth on a snowflake eel for a long time and would really like to try one, but don't know if the lobster would be an issue or not.

I have a Tomini Tang that shares the lobster's cave and I haven't seen any issues with them together.

Any thoughts on what the risk level would be? I know lobster's aren't the most common thing to have in a reef tank, so trying to find an answer may be difficult

 

[L8Braker]

This sounds like a recipe for a well fed eel. Especially at 3" thats gonna become a target quickly. While I have never kept an eel I can tell you my sharks/rays would devour that lobster quickly. Remember an eel probably fits the typical predator mentality of if it fits in the mouth it will eat it.

 

[snorvich]

This sounds like a recipe for a well fed eel.

This. Also lobsters are not safe.