Spiny blue Lobster - easy to keep?

[Volitan]

Has anyone kept spiny blue lobster? Is it easy to rear? Thinking of getting 1.

[blacknails]

Yes yes!! They're pretty easy to keep.. Just make sure that you have lots and lots of 'caves' within your rock structure for them to hide and establish themselves in!!

And during feedin time, I just take a small piece of shrimp, dip it in vitamin solution, and just dangle it in front of them.. They will dash out to grab their food!!

I kept them without any problem for quite awhile until well, I went to Korea for tour last year and neglected them (Really felt bad about it.. Wouldn't wanna take a chance like that again) ..

Do try them out.. I kept them in a species ony tank.. 5 of them..

[Volitan]

Thanks. For feeding, when u mentioned "shrimps dangle", u mean to say near the dsb, rite? The lobster not expected to come to water surface, correct?

[blacknails]

Hahaha yah yah.. of course.. I meant just cut an appropriately sized piece of shrimp or prawn and dangle it in front of the lobsters.. not above the tank.. they'll come out and grab the fish when they're settled in.. Do this after the lobsters are settled in.. like in 1 or 2 days after introducing them..

Hey remember... Having lots of caves is important.. the beautiful blue lobsters need them..

[Volitan]

Can put with Lions? My tank currently only got lions.

[FuEl]

Can put with Lions? My tank currently only got lions.

As long as it can't fit into the lionfish mouth.

[Fishy Clown]

And your lion is not too small to be savaged by a whole bunch of em

[Volitan]

And your lion is not too small to be savaged by a whole bunch of em

I thinking to just have one 1st, cos got a small antenna (abt 2in). no problem rite? Must get more than 1 meh?

[ASH]

I thinking to just have one 1st, cos got a small antenna (abt 2in). no problem rite? Must get more than 1 meh?

R you refering to the lobster below? It is quite easy to keep as it do feed on frozen Mysis Shrimps and should not be a problem with your 2 inches Antenna cos the normal size in LFS is about there.

Saw some of them at Halus next to R**F W**ld. Just arrive last nite in the morning.

[ASH]

I thinking to just have one 1st, cos got a small antenna (abt 2in). no problem rite? Must get more than 1 meh?

R you refering to the lobster below? It is quite easy to keep as it do feed on frozen Mysis Shrimps and should not be a problem with your 2 inches Antenna cos the normal size in LFS is about there.

Saw some of them at Halus next to R**F W**ld. Just arrive last nite in the morning.

[ASH]

Sorry AT, think I attach the pic too big liao.

[FuEl]

They don't attack fish..unless the fish is dying. Even small gobies are safe with them.

[Volitan]

R you refering to the lobster below? It is quite easy to keep as it do feed on frozen Mysis Shrimps and should not be a problem with your 2 inches Antenna cos the normal size in LFS is about there.

Saw some of them at Halus next to R**F W**ld. Just arrive last nite in the morning.

R**f W**ld got a lot? Any idea on the pricing?

[ASH]

Its not R**F World, its the other LFS next to it under the same entrance. Price not really sure, but I guess is about $12, the one I bought in the pic is $12 from Ah B**g at Pac**** Mar**es.

[lvcap]

I once saw RE^&*( selling at $10...but it was some time back..

[Dispar_Anthias]

Now both Sl and rebor* have them

[ASH]

Saw some at T*5 2 hrs ago.

[Achilles Tang]

I saw the exact same one in Sipadan...except maybe a hundred times this size!

Just be careful to watch your water quality... lobsters produce a lot of urea... in a small tank, that's bad news.

[blacknails]

Hey.. Yeah.. Just a word of advice these lobsters can grow to be really really big and are even really fit for consumption.. Yeap there are lots of their recepies online..

Anyway.. They do, however.. take a long long time to grow that big lah so no worries... yet.. Hehe..

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

mine happen to jump out of my 2 footer...so beware will you do not have a tank cover .....

[FuEl]

DrJekyl...your lobster you passed to me died liao...found it dead today next to its exoskeleton..probably died during the process of moulting...the small zebra hermits were scavenging on it...

[Volitan]

mine happen to jump out of my 2 footer...so beware will you do not have a tank cover .....

Din know that lobster jump...

But I wouldnt be surprised if they propelled too hard (backwards) and throw themselves out of the water.

[Volitan]

DrJekyl...your lobster you passed to me died liao...found it dead today next to its exoskeleton..probably died during the process of moulting...the small zebra hermits were scavenging on it...

My condolences. BTW, any idea how often do lobsters molt?

[Volitan]

Eeek!!! My spiny molted today!!

Will it become a target food to my lions? Any idea how long does the shells take to harden?