Mighty Prawn Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 What's the likelyhood of being able to house something like that in a home aquarium? From what I have read in books and such, it seems like they can be kept in an aquarium, and many scientists have raised them easily. I assume it would be quite costly, but if one were to do it, would you buy them from the store, or some kind of supplier? -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogled Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Don't lobsters and crabs just sit? What is your motivation for housing a non-active organism? Anyway, I'd imagine you would buy one from a supermarket since they are considered a food rather than a pet. In fact, since it's a food source, I would imagine that the coloration would not rival that of a typical lobster/crab caught specifically for aquaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 What is your motivation for housing a non-active organism? Cuz they're just like me? ;-D -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggie Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 What's the likelyhood of being able to house something like that in a home aquarium? I don't imagine it being overly difficult but a chiller would be a necessity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hideo, Albert had some juvies of these at Golds a while back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogled Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Darcy, those are the 9 inch Yabbies, right? If so, Albert brought several more 7 inch ones in, but they sold out pretty quick. That's one nice specimen for sure. Why do the antennae turn a beige color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I THINK they are the same, but ones I saw were really small.....2" max, maybe. Not sure about the antennae, but cool....very cool. There'd be nothing like my wife having breakfast in front of the tank, and having THAT thing start crawling out behind the rocks towards her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogled Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I just realized that might not be a yabbie cray. That's a SALTWATER tank, and I did not pay attention to the corals before, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 It looks like what's commonly refered to as a "spiny lobster". An oceanic crustacean that doesn't have the large pincers that those tasty guys in the supermarket have. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 And as for just sitting there...that's what the oyster, clams, and mussels do....not the lobsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAlberta Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I took a winter job working for a restaurant supply company which serves the oriental market (Chinese, Vietnamese, Laosian etc) and I regularly pick up live crab and lobster. They get put into a styrofoam box and scratch at the sides during their journey (from the seafood shop back to the warehouse). They then get forwarded to Banff I agree you would probably need a chiller to keep these critters going. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 The fish shop ones are just fine to keep, but are all coldwater species, so you would need a large SW tank and a pretty powerful chiller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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