Reef Lobster

[Salt_in_MyBlood]

Just wondering if any one has had experience with reef lobsters. are they tank mate friendly? i like the looks of them but do not want it eatting my other inverts. have not found alot of info.

 

[nikon187]

As in the purple reef lobster? They can kill and eat fish when they get larger.. Usually don't bother corals though

 

[Toddrtrex]

IMO, they really aren't worth getting. Besides what was mentioned above, they tend to hide a lot, and you won't see it all that often.

 

[DamnPepShrimp]

I was given one, the previous owner never saw it once going into the tank. I think it ate a few of his inverts as well. I have it in my refugium/sump as a sump monster, along with monster bristleworms. I have yet to see the thing! IMO not worth it at all.

 

[MartinEric]

I have one of the smaller ones that was a hitchhiker and have not seen him but once in 6 years in a 15 gallon. He catches and eats a smaller fish now and then but the snails and urchin and corals I have not noticed a difference in their populations. I would not have spent money on it myself and would not have it if it were not a hitchhiker.