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[NySharkBait]

Never had a lobster. Impulse buy. Any tips or tricks or suggestions?

 

[billdogg]

you can probably say goodbye to any small fish.

JME

 

[NySharkBait]

Clowns, Leopard wrasse, diamond goby and Orchid Dottyback. Any victims?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Lobsters generally are worse than crabs in the killing and destruction department. Beautiful animal though

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Any sleeping fish is fair game.

 

[kmbyrnes]

I've had my debelius lobster for over 2 years. I don't see him often, but I haven't lost any fish to him either. Be vigilant and be prepared to move him if neccesary.

 

[NySharkBait]

So, hope for the best basically...

 

[Nina51]

yup. and try not to buy on impulse. it doesn't often work.

 

[NySharkBait]

Now you tell me

 

[Nina51]

LOL! i did it once. saw a purple striped dottyback at the lfs and thought wow, what a gorgeous fish. he was a holy terror in my 29g biocube. when i upgraded, i gave him away.

 

[billdogg]

Way back in the day, the wife and I were at the LFS and she saw a Fuscia (purple) pseudochromis and just had to have it despite my misgivings. Got it home and turned it loose in my 60 cube. As I suspected it would be, it became a bloodthirsty killer in short order. It took me a couple weeks to catch it, and when I did, it went in to my 150 that, at the time, was home to a 4' Undulated Moray. "Killer" made it for several months before disappearing. I did not mourn his loss.

Like Nina said - impulse buys RARELY work out well.

 

[NySharkBait]

Well, I have a Leopard Wrasse and now a purple lobster...lets see how it goes

 

[Dkuhlmann]

:lmao: That might actually be a fair match!

 

[thelawnwrangler]

Way back in the day, the wife and I were at the LFS and she saw a Fuscia (purple) pseudochromis and just had to have it despite my misgivings. Got it home and turned it loose in my 60 cube. As I suspected it would be, it became a bloodthirsty killer in short order. It took me a couple weeks to catch it, and when I did, it went in to my 150 that, at the time, was home to a 4' Undulated Moray. "Killer" made it for several months before disappearing. I did not mourn his loss.

Like Nina said - impulse buys RARELY work out well.

My wife ask every time why we can't have a dora in my 36 gallon lol

 

[heathlindner25]

:lmao: That might actually be a fair match!

The leopard has an extremely small mouth and is a pretty timid wrasse

 

[T Haynes]

My lobster stays hidden all day and hasn't bothered any of my fish at night. He was a hitch hiker and not a purchase though