purple ref lobster

[nu2salt]

i bought a purple reef lobster a couple days ago and put him in my 20l tank by himself but i have now decided to combime the 20 with my 75. i have read that they r ref safe. i'm just wondering if it wil bother any of my other inhabitants which r
voltain lion fish
seabay clown
false percula
blue damsel
coral beauty
what i'm really worried about is my cleaner shrimp and my hermit crabs
what do you all think.
p.s. here r some pics of my new friend.

 

[poop_head]

I would be a little worried but try to keep him well feed to avoid any problems.

 

[morayeels]

There goes your fish. Had one and it picked off a couple of fish and snails in my tank. Cought him and tokk his but out of my tank.

 

[grumpygils]

Coral wrecker. Mine picked at leathers, ate xynia and would pop zoas off and let them float away.
Mc

 

[vtfishies]

have a purple and orange lobster.lfs said yea they reef safe..fine for ur fish..yadda yadda yadda...well 3 mandarins later, 3 cleaner shrimp later, 2 peppy shrimps later..and now he's in a 10 gal...and crabby...never touched corals tho! if i'd a known then what i know now..he'd be someone else's prob...pretty but thats about it! good luck

 

[nu2salt]

dosen't appear that i will be combining the tanks at least for now.
if he becomes to much of a problem then i will trade him back into the lfs.

 

[trippkid]

Yeah, mine never bothers corals, the only way I know he is alive is because of the empty shell when it molts, but it does have an appetite for green chromis, snails, and crabs. I guess when I do a total tank rearrangement I'll try and get him out.

 

[becky913]

Man, I wish i would have read this before I added one to my tank yesterday!