Harley

I just saw the blue lobster thing and i thought it would be kind of cool to have one but first i have a few questions. How big to they get? What do they like in the tank? would it eat my barbs? how much mula do they cost? also how hard are they to find?

Gunnie

Hopefully this link will help get you started:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...q=blue+lobster

neverendingninja

Okay, before you get confused by that link..."Blue Lobsters", in aquaria, are crawfish(or crayfish, or crawdads, mudbugs, etc etc so on and so forth). Blue lobsters, in the wild, or anywhere for that matter, are extremely rare.

I believe most species of blue crawfish max out around 6", they will eat your fish if they can catch them, but most fish are too quick for the crawfish, unless they are sleeping. The ones at my LFS are $20 US.

Maybe this link will help a little more.

http://www.bluecrayfish.com/

Wolfgang8810

i have a blue cray and she is pretty peaceful but she is carrying eggs as of now but i wouldn't put anything that is a bottom dweller in with it like Corie's or small Pecos. their max size is 6 inches but rarely exceed 4. they are basically scavengers so anything left on the bottom is fair game for them. they are big waste producers so dint over stock. if you have room for one id say get it there so cool. here is a few pictures of pincess

Wolfgang8810

also they need a small cave or somewhere to hide when they molt. barbs are fine with them that is what i have in with mine

Chief_waterchanger

If it is big enough, once the barbs go to sleep they will be eatten. They'll kill most any small fish in the tank with them, as most fish go to "sleep" quite often. Most any fish big enough for it to not kill will very likely view it at food and try to kill it. So most people keep them as a solitary item in a tank.

Trpimp147

hmm they would try and eat all my fish i have african cichlids every morning when i get up and turn the lights on they are all asleep on the bottem of the tnak... darn i liked them little fellas.

Wolfgang8810

bad idea for cichlids but also if you keep him well fed there shouldnt be much of a problem

Trpimp147

i could do that but some times i have to kinda starve my fish due to over waste production of them.....

Chief_waterchanger

A lot of people skip feedings one day a week. With my fish it gets them used to pecking on algae and other fauna, good for keeping the fish regular and not letting them get obese. (Fish can be obese)

Trpimp147

i think mine are and i stoped feeding them for a few days.

Wolfgang8810

make sure you keep an eye on them most fish dont like sudden changes