miaheatlvr
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This guy seems to be getting much more agressive as he gets older. I know ive been saying it for many months BUT THIS TIME, he's gonna go! 2nd Arrow crab in 3 weeks.
WELL, I just figured out what happened to my ARROW CRAB'S
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sommisofish
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What kind of killer shrimp is that?
miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by saltn00b
thats a blue reef lobster. do you feed it or just let it scavenge?
i have one and i feed it a silverside once a week, no problems.
Salt this one is too much of a PIG, he could easily eat one silverslide a day, He just loves arrow crabs I found out the hard way, but does not go after the shrimp or fish YET, hes about a 2 years old.. I fed him a big cube of TILAPIA I bought from PUBLIX, He rolled it up like sushi between his little legs and divoured it in about 30min, then at night OUT AND ABOUT to scavenge AGAIN!! believe it or not...
thats a blue reef lobster. do you feed it or just let it scavenge?
i have one and i feed it a silverside once a week, no problems.
Salt this one is too much of a PIG, he could easily eat one silverslide a day, He just loves arrow crabs I found out the hard way, but does not go after the shrimp or fish YET, hes about a 2 years old.. I fed him a big cube of TILAPIA I bought from PUBLIX, He rolled it up like sushi between his little legs and divoured it in about 30min, then at night OUT AND ABOUT to scavenge AGAIN!! believe it or not...
saltn00b
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how big is he not including tentacles? mine is a few months old now and has molted about 4 times, pretty much doubling in size. he is now about 3 solid inches from eye to tail. i didnt feed him the first three weeks and he ate my cleaner shrimp and one blood shrimp. once i started feeding him, no more problems and my remaining CBS and blood shrimp are still alive.
groupergenius
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I know the lobster police will come after me for this one but.....
I tried to keep a very small Florida Spiny that I caught a few years back and that little monster was an unholy terror. I would say he was 4-4.5" eye to tail and that little demon ate or killed EVERYTHING in my tank in 2 days.
1-Queen Angel
1-French Angel
2-Fourspot Butterflies
2-Atlantic Blue Tangs
1-Yellowhead Jawfish
2-Neon Gobies
1-Spanish Hogfish
2-Coral Bandeds
As sick or sad it may sound to some of ya'll...I ate the little bugger.
I tried to keep a very small Florida Spiny that I caught a few years back and that little monster was an unholy terror. I would say he was 4-4.5" eye to tail and that little demon ate or killed EVERYTHING in my tank in 2 days.
1-Queen Angel
1-French Angel
2-Fourspot Butterflies
2-Atlantic Blue Tangs
1-Yellowhead Jawfish
2-Neon Gobies
1-Spanish Hogfish
2-Coral Bandeds
As sick or sad it may sound to some of ya'll...I ate the little bugger.
coraljunky
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Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
I know the lobster police will come after me for this one but.....
As sick or sad it may sound to some of ya'll...I ate the little bugger.
And you yelled at me for my sailfin in a 90g
I hope it was bitter
I know the lobster police will come after me for this one but.....
As sick or sad it may sound to some of ya'll...I ate the little bugger.
And you yelled at me for my sailfin in a 90g
I hope it was bitter
groupergenius
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Originally Posted by coraljunky
And you yelled at me for my sailfin in a 90g
I hope it was bitter
Ha Ha That was the best tastin little chunck of crustacean I ever had. Well...not really...but I enjoyed it.
And you yelled at me for my sailfin in a 90g
I hope it was bitter
Ha Ha That was the best tastin little chunck of crustacean I ever had. Well...not really...but I enjoyed it.
miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by saltn00b
how big is he not including tentacles? mine is a few months old now and has molted about 4 times, pretty much doubling in size. he is now about 3 solid inches from eye to tail. i didnt feed him the first three weeks and he ate my cleaner shrimp and one blood shrimp. once i started feeding him, no more problems and my remaining CBS and blood shrimp are still alive.
Hes about 6" long tail to eyes,, He seem to only have an affinity for crabs,, well at least arrow crabs.. BUT DOESNT touch anything else,, leaves the cleaner,pep, bloods alone, neon goby is fine... HIS antenae STICK out of the TOP of the TANK and are like 14" long each... Its gonna be sad to say goodbye!
how big is he not including tentacles? mine is a few months old now and has molted about 4 times, pretty much doubling in size. he is now about 3 solid inches from eye to tail. i didnt feed him the first three weeks and he ate my cleaner shrimp and one blood shrimp. once i started feeding him, no more problems and my remaining CBS and blood shrimp are still alive.
Hes about 6" long tail to eyes,, He seem to only have an affinity for crabs,, well at least arrow crabs.. BUT DOESNT touch anything else,, leaves the cleaner,pep, bloods alone, neon goby is fine... HIS antenae STICK out of the TOP of the TANK and are like 14" long each... Its gonna be sad to say goodbye!
groupergenius
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Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
Hes about 6" long tail to eyes,, He seem to only have an affinity for crabs,, well at least arrow crabs.. BUT DOESNT touch anything else,, leaves the cleaner,pep, bloods alone, neon goby is fine... HIS antenae STICK out of the TOP of the TANK and are like 14" long each... Its gonna be sad to say goodbye!
Can I come and pick him up????
Hes about 6" long tail to eyes,, He seem to only have an affinity for crabs,, well at least arrow crabs.. BUT DOESNT touch anything else,, leaves the cleaner,pep, bloods alone, neon goby is fine... HIS antenae STICK out of the TOP of the TANK and are like 14" long each... Its gonna be sad to say goodbye!
Can I come and pick him up????
coraljunky
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Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
Can I come and pick him up????
Can I come and pick him up????
miaheatlvr
Active Member
Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
Can I come and pick him up????
So you can make a LOBSTER ROLL out of him? Forget it! lol
Can I come and pick him up????
So you can make a LOBSTER ROLL out of him? Forget it! lol
groupergenius
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Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
So you can make a LOBSTER ROLL out of him? Forget it! lol
Lobter Roll
didn't even think of that one.
I would not eat him.....honest.LOL
I'm sure there has to be a Public Aquarium down there that might take him.
So you can make a LOBSTER ROLL out of him? Forget it! lol
Lobter Roll
I would not eat him.....honest.LOL
I'm sure there has to be a Public Aquarium down there that might take him.
miaheatlvr
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Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
Lobter Roll
didn't even think of that one.
I would not eat him.....honest.LOL
I'm sure there has to be a Public Aquarium down there that might take him.
If you really wanted him you can have him,, but to drive down her from ZEPHYRHILLS? My lfs, has a bunch of HUGE tanks and they would take him for credit...
Lobter Roll
I would not eat him.....honest.LOL
I'm sure there has to be a Public Aquarium down there that might take him.
If you really wanted him you can have him,, but to drive down her from ZEPHYRHILLS? My lfs, has a bunch of HUGE tanks and they would take him for credit...
groupergenius
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Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
If you really wanted him you can have him,, but to drive down her from ZEPHYRHILLS? My lfs, has a bunch of HUGE tanks and they would take him for credit...
I don't have a space for him. Wish I did though. Thanks. I was just bustin your chops.
Heck I drive 4 hours past Miami a couple of times a year to Big Pine Key to get real eating lobsters.
If you really wanted him you can have him,, but to drive down her from ZEPHYRHILLS? My lfs, has a bunch of HUGE tanks and they would take him for credit...
I don't have a space for him. Wish I did though. Thanks. I was just bustin your chops.
Heck I drive 4 hours past Miami a couple of times a year to Big Pine Key to get real eating lobsters.
miaheatlvr
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TRIED TO him out this morning, Grabbed him by the tentacles and he released them... so I got stuck with 2 tentacles in my hands and NO LOBSTER.. He is spooked and I know im not gonna see him for some time..
groupergenius
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Originally Posted by MiaHeatLvr
TRIED TO him out this morning, Grabbed him by the tentacles and he released them... so I got stuck with 2 tentacles in my hands and NO LOBSTER.. He is spooked and I know im not gonna see him for some time..
They will grow back next molt. You'll have to get a good deep net behind him and scare him into it.
Another method is to snare him around the tail. Dive shops have the special ones for doing this and maybe if one of your friends are regular divers they might have one. It has a rubberized or plastic loop so it won't hurt the lobster.
TRIED TO him out this morning, Grabbed him by the tentacles and he released them... so I got stuck with 2 tentacles in my hands and NO LOBSTER.. He is spooked and I know im not gonna see him for some time..
They will grow back next molt. You'll have to get a good deep net behind him and scare him into it.
Another method is to snare him around the tail. Dive shops have the special ones for doing this and maybe if one of your friends are regular divers they might have one. It has a rubberized or plastic loop so it won't hurt the lobster.