[jabster]

Someone asked a while ago, and will probably never see this thread, but I am keeping my word

He's 4-4.5". If I knew how to post multiple pics, I'd post some with some perspective....but, the quality of all suck, because my cam sucks. Some day I will get a real cam

 

[SnowCichlid.]

still I can see it and it looks pretty nice.
good luck with your quest for a better camera too :smile:

 

[Ms_Nattereri]

Reminds me of my brother's blue lobster that just died recently...he was less than a few months old.

Thats a pretty lobster jabster

 

[jabster]

Thanx. And the measurement, to be clear, is tip to tip in that pic. His body, from base of rostrum to tip of tail is ~3-3.5". tHE LARGER ROCK IN THE HEAP BEHIND him is ~3Lx2H". So, I do have some perspective

I just noticed that. Took the pic a while ago.....just looked at it

 

[thePACK]

nice really stands out with the white gravel

 

[jmath]

are ya sure he is blue looks like a light trick to me.. just f*cking wit cha

 

[piranha 13]

cool lobster jabster

 

[Xenon]

Jabster, is that lobster in with P's? If so, what kind? And what did you provide for cover? I am thinking of getting one of these babies for my tank!

 

[bobme]

Nice, i want one to. Cool deal!

 

[jabster]

Yes, he is in with my red bellies. I put in a 4" 45 degree PCV elbow and covered it with stones, and blocked in the back with some driftwood, with a second exit only he can manage to get through. Only he, the pleco and the mainganos can get through the front, but the mainganos dont dare, and the pleco just does the house keeping. You can see part of it in the left of the pic. Well, here is a pic for an idea. Its a little bulky because every day I had to restack it after the Ps dismantled it during the night. So, I just stacked enough until it was very stable. When I move this summer I am going to silicone the rocks to the PVC so its less bulky, and leave the "front door" stone unbonded so I can remove to clean out if need be.

 

[jabster]

oh, and he is blue

I have an actinic and an aquarays bulb on the tank, partially blocked with foil. The water doesnt look that blue in person, actually barely at all. I guess the camera just really picks up those wavelengths.

 

[bobme]

Hey one question, do the piranha's bother him at all? or dose he just stay in his home?

 

[jabster]

Just the smallest one occasionaly investigates him, but the blue guy will quickly defend himself. And he does come out quite a bit. The WILL anhialate one when they molt, though, if they do not have enough room for themselves and old shell to hide in when doing so. They are pretty feeble while molting and look like a tasty shrimp rolling around on the bottom

And they cant really walk away to avoid it.....no skeleton (not rigid anyway) ya know.

 

[Judazzz]

That looks cool: I think of building one of those hide-outs for my catfish army - they'll really appreciate it.

 

[spyderman]

Cool blue lobster, just wondering what you paid for it? I wanna get one at the lfs, is $20can good price for a 2-3" one?

 

[Murdoc]

what do you feed it? I saw one at my local pet shop and i am going to get it soon.

 

[ProdigalMarine]

what's his name or her name?

 

[jabster]

My LFS sells them for $15. I paid $10 because they hook me up every once in a while. I dont really feed it anything, but everyonce in a while I will use my tank claw thing and hand him a shrimp, or the remains of a floating goldfish. He scavenges off the bottom, and occasionally catches a live gold fish. No name yet, just
"the blue guy"

 

[pcrose]

He is a pretty lobster, anything blue is pretty gorgeous in my opinion.

 

[bobme]

I realy like him, i think he looks niffy.
on other note; Piranhas cant eat them can they?
Sorry for all the questions, i just wanted to buy one.