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Thanks for the advice there folks, useful. I was wondering if, although the lobster isn't good with fish, if i put it in with ...
Thanks for the advice there folks, useful. I was wondering if, although the lobster isn't good with fish, if i put it in with some fish that were larger than it, and were also surface dwellers, such as golden panchax or similar, if they would be ok as lond as i set the tank up carefully to avoid ambush spots? just a thought.
You never know for sure, it could work, it could be a feeding frenzy. I would make sure to keep the craw/lobster fed well just to be safe. An ambush spot is really hard to avoid because hthe lobster is going to want to find a hiding spot just because of its nature and will dig one if they have to.
OK, update time... I went for the lobster, and got a few golden panchax to see if they would go with it, as i have discussed it with some fellow fishkeepers and we reckon that as long as it's a bare (ish) tank things should be fine. They've been together for about a month or so with no injurys. I think that this might work. The lobster was really shy at first but now comes out for food as long as i don't make any sudden movements to scare him. I'd just like to know how fast he's gonna grow, cos i've had him a month and he's gone from 2.5" to 3" which is pretty damn fast, he's also gone from a dusky green colour to a lovely greeny blue. Do i need to be putting calcium in there for him or something, I know very little about what to do with inverts, he's my first one so any advice would be welcomed.
Hopefully your set up is enough to make both the lobster and the fish very happy. Still, I wish you hadn't went and bought it after so many people took the time to tell you how aggressive they can be.
I have thought carefully about it, and discussed the matter with a number of fishkeeper mates, and i understand the agression situation, if it starts to be a problem i have a tank with space for the panchax elswhere in the house. As i have said, so far it seems to be going ok. I appreciate the advice from the folks here and because of it have been able to ensure that there is a back up spot for the fish if needed.
