lionfish & lobster - friends or foes?

gallatea

gallatea

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Right now I have only an arrow crab. I have read conflicting info about his nature, but thus far he's not that aggressive. I am thinking about my next purchase - my favorites are a lionfish & the purple lobster. I had a huge lionfish years ago, so I'm familiar with their care and temperment, but the lobster is new to me. Can anyone advise on whether or not an arrow crab, a purple lobster and a small lionfish could be compatible?
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Jane
 
fishy411

fishy411

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i think that they would be but if they werent u would probly never know as most lobsters end up spending their time hiding all day.
 
gallatea

gallatea

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I saw a purple lobster at the lfs and everytime I looked at the tank, I thought, "hmm, he must have been bought, because there is no lobster in there"...the tanks have barely anything in them as well. Yesterday though I saw him. He's gorgeous, but I think you may be right, they hide all day. Maybe I just stick with mr. arrow.
The last lion I had grew to the size of a soccer ball. I also had a picasso trigger in with him. One day the lion decided to try and swallow him. He swam around with the trigger halfway in his mouth - I thought they were both doomed. So I pulled him up with a net, and had my boyfriend opened his mouth with a hemostat (surgical tool kind of like a funny tweezer). We successfully pulled the trigger out and both were fine. It never happened again, but that's why I was asking..I was imagining the lion eating the lobster or arrow.
thanks, Jane
 
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