has anyone tried rearing this freshwater lobsters? are they easy to keep?
any pros and cons if added into planted tanks or community tanks?

i'm thinking of getting one for my tank later on.

and at 4 bucks, i think its quite cheap! i mean for a not commonly found aquatic pet.. if for stir fry then expensive laa.. :P


Reef

My fren had a few in his planted tank. Quite easy to maintain actually. They feed on small fishes ............... goes to the top of plant and literally flies in and catch the fishes with their "kheap-Kheap"/ claws and the fishes cut in 2. when no fishes around, they'll start to do come grass and plant cutting...... drastically cut down on your pruning job......... ha hahahaha. Anyway, fren's tank now almost void of plants now!

Hope it helps.

Cheers,

KG

WOW where do you live? where I live the blue lobsters cost 25 u.s. bucks!!!

Blue lobsters (they're actually crayfish) are hardy and very easy to care for and act as scavengers in your tank, picking up uneaten food at the bottom of your tank. Unfortunately they will also eat small, slow-moving or dead fish in your tank. If you have a planted tank, your plants will suffer from the crayfish's constant pruning, digging and unearthing.

I personally had a red crayfish and it was very, very interesting to watch! Unfortunately I spent everyday picking out leaves from my java fern floating in the tank.

Do a Google search on the care and you should know what you're getting into. I personally don't recommend it if you have a planted tank. Fyi, you can find the blue crayfish for RM2.50 and the red crayfish for RM5 if you look around. I saw the cheapest in Kepong.

tq all for the great feedback, will definitely try to rear a few of them soon.

really cheap if you can get them at rm2.50. so far in all the shops i;ve been to they sell at about rm8 each.small even.mind telling where the cheap shop exact location is?thinking of buying a dozen of them and putting them in my pond.koi pond.wondering if they live well together..