lobster

[vr697getta]

are any reef safe
i saw one at my lfs
and it looked sweet i can't find any info online

 

[1F2FRFBF]

I have a friend who bought a reef lobster several years ago and never saw it - it crawled under the rocks and stayed there. You'd maybe see a claw waving around every once in a while, but that was it. He also thinks it might have been responsible for the disappearance of a couple of fish. Shrimp won't be safe either.

When he recently took his tank apart to move it, he finally caught the bugger and dropped it into a smaller tank - where it promptly disappeared under the rocks.

It might be good for a specimen tank, but if you insist on going through with the purchase you might want to think about arranging your rocks in such a way that you'll be able to get a glimpse of your investment every once in a while.

 

[coast2coast7390]

what color was it

the blue ones with the long white antenna are reef and fish safe...for the simple reason that they have small claws...but they hide all the time

 

[vr697getta]

i think it said it was red and orange it was hiding there also not sure if its worth 35 bucks if its gonna hie that much

 

[JENnKerry]

I've had my purple reef lobster for the last year and a half. Really cool looking but as stated earlier, he rarely comes out.

 

[agreeive?fish]

I see my purple reef lobster after ligts go out and then just th front 1/4 of him as he is eating..and once in a while i will see part of his sheded shell in the morning