hey guys, i have a 20 g tank and im planning on stocking it with an electric blue lobster. i was wondering what else i can stock with him. the only fish i have in there now is a red tailed shark. would mollies or platys work well?
if this is the critter i think it is, no way this "electric Blue" lobster is more often than not
Procamberus alleni
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whilst SH and i do not agree on most things Crayfish lol, i'm with him on this one. quite apart from anything else, its a cool/cold water critter, not suited to tropical temperatures. however these guys are not carnivores, and as such not natural preditors, but need a mainly veg based diet.
Unfortunatly. due to the agressive nature of blue lobsters any fish you stock with it will eventually wind up as food. I'd recommend that if you truly plan to keep a blue lobster then buy a standard 10gallon tank and keep it in that solitary as they can grow upwards of 1ft.
just so, providing it is an
Procamberus alleni, if its a Redclaw 20ukg would be the minimum tank size.
I've heard of some people successfully keeping lobsters with fish however lobsters will always be predatory critters by nature and there isn't anything you can really do to change that, so fish in lobster aquariums will never be 100% safe from the lobster (i've read a lot of stories from members on the forum to prove this), so most people advise to keep such critters alone (which i agree with), as stunningly beautiful as they are.
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I have a Electric Blue (though I call it a Redclaw Crayfish) in with Tiger Barbs and Tetras. No missing fish yet and he doesnt even try to chase them. It may be a personality issue, maybe you could give it a try and if he chases them move him to another tank.
10G seems a little small to me. Stick with your 20.
They are superb to watch and feed. Mine has taken to Salmon, Steak, Flakes, Bloodworm and even Rice!
yep, if there is a chance of keeping a Cray in a community this is the Crayfish to go for. but it is far from simple, and has been covered, by me, on more than one occasion. but please these guys are, when mature, veg based feeders, not only that but detrivores preferring most of their food rotted to some extent. meat/protein should only be given occasionally. a meat based diet is actually quite bad for, virtually, all crayfish. they are very prone to bacterial infection, something that is more likely to crop up if there is any uneaten meat in the tank. my cray loved fresh roast chicken all her life. but when she was mature, if you offered her a bit of chicken and a bit of cucumber, she took the cucumber first, though she did come back for the chicken. though often the plecos had finished it off.
loaches of any kind don't go well with crayfish. in fact there are no fish that are safe with them. it looks, or i believe, that there is a way of putting fish and cray together, but it is a complicated process, fraught with problems and it often does not work. if you are just looking for something to go in your tank that is interesting, and unusual. it honestly, is not worth the effort. however if you really want to have a crayfish, and wish it to be in a community. do a forum search under may name with community in the parameters. if you are still up for it i will help as much as i can.
