[Manuelonski]

Hey everybody ,
Last thursday I added a purple lobster to my tank, as soon as I dropped him in the tank he went into a hole beneath a rock , its been 4 days already and this guy doesnt want to move from here , doesnt come out at all. Not even when Im feeding.
Maybe he feels threatened by a banded shrimp I got in the tank, or I dont know if hes dying or what.
Does anybody know if this is common or how should I go about this? Thanks

[jvharding]

Your lobster maybe sheding its shell they do this when they have out grown thier shell. You may find a shell floating arround your tank soon and think that it has been eaten only to find after a few days he is fine. They hide in a safe place till thier new shell hardens. This is called Molting (spelling could be wrong)

[islander]

Hi Manuelonski, I've had 2 purple lobsters for about 2 years. It can be months at a time before I see either. Thought they were gone and then last week 1 popped out to eat mussel. Anyway, good luck! It might surprise you.

[boombadan]

I thought about buying a lobster but when i researched them it said they like to hide a lot...In a tank with live rock you would probly never see the thing. I think i also heard they are nocturnal im not sure if thats true or not though.

[sarha]

are lobsters reef safe?

[kenny p]

I have a blue lobster very big he stays in the back but i can feed him by hand in the morning he is in the front scavanges the hole night you see his tracks in the sand has molted twice very cool

[stacef]

I am so excited to get my 220 to get a lobster! Has anyone ever kept two of them? I know all the books say to not mix two. What if you get them very young..they kind of get used to each other? Sounds absurd I know, haha.