lobster removal

[alans22]

"reef lobster", a very misleading name for a newbie. I have had a purple reef lobster for 2 years now, i got him early on when i started because a LFS told me he was reef safe. And i dont want lectured on knowing before buying because i've learned my lesson (and let this be a lesson to others as well). He has only been a mild nuisance until now, nipping at soft corals occasionally, but now...i left to go see a movie and i come back to feed and he has killed my citron clown goby and my six line wrasse...he has outstayed his welcome, any ideas of removal without dismantling the system would be great.

 

[alans22]

would baiting a jar or something work

 

[The steven liu]

yeah, use a gatorade bottle and cut off the upper 1/3 of the bottle, glue it back reversely and put some meaty foot in there. The lobster should easily fall for it. btw you need to anchor it down with a rock.

 

[spawner]

Use the Jar method, make a cone, similar to a crab trap. Just make sure the jar is long enough so that he has to travel to the back to get the food. I would put the food in a film cansiter as well.

 

[mejiggery]

You could but one of the comercial traps....
the Trap-eze worked great for me.

 

[alans22]

wow, thanks for all the help at first i thought i wasn't going to get any help, i appreciate it greatly...last question though, since he just ate two fairly large fish how long till he'll want to eat again.

 

[mejiggery]

I think he'll always be tempted by an easy offering.