Lobster
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Forestpisces
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The shrimp would end up as snacks i'm afraid, you could keep a few in a 29gallon i'd only go with at most 3-4 judging by their adult size, i'd also go for all females or just the one male due to their aggression as they age. They love to nip and eat fish so if you are planning on adding fish then make sure it's something that can handle itself although they do best in a speciese only tank. I've never kept them myself but i do care for them at work so my knowlage is a little limited, hope i helped a little anyway 
MOW4T
Fish Crazy
i kept one a couple of years ago, the grow rapidly and will nip at anything that comes close, mine had my green terror in its clasps a few times, this was of course when it started to get larger
Forestpisces
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You could get one male and one female, it's probably the best option, males have red stripes on the claws and tend to be more robust. They do get quite large and bossy so be prepared to be nipped (not a nice experience 
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I have had a lobster and they will molt which their old skin looks just like the real lobster, so if you think that you are looking at 2 live lobster there is really only one lol.
Yeah i have had them with fish and he was doing fine until a couple of nights later when he killed 3 of my fish over night. You could have them with fish like a plec that has a strong armored type body which the lobster didn't bother but he went after my shrimps.
They are really interesting fish and they like to dig a lot and very interesting to watch so get some fine gravel, which will make it really ineteresting and have caves and rocks piled up on each other, then you will see the lobster making his new home by digging and making a cave.
It is best to start off with the lobster at very small size as he or she will grow very fast by molting, have the temperature at around 25 degrees because the more colder or if it is too warm for them then the quicker they will molt and a lower life span.
They are interesting fish but make sure you think carefully in what other fish you buy, i think even a turtle like a yellow belly slider turtle would be good to have as they have a hard shell and get big as well, just keep a floating rock like i have before and he or she will be fine
Yeah i have had them with fish and he was doing fine until a couple of nights later when he killed 3 of my fish over night. You could have them with fish like a plec that has a strong armored type body which the lobster didn't bother but he went after my shrimps.
They are really interesting fish and they like to dig a lot and very interesting to watch so get some fine gravel, which will make it really ineteresting and have caves and rocks piled up on each other, then you will see the lobster making his new home by digging and making a cave.
It is best to start off with the lobster at very small size as he or she will grow very fast by molting, have the temperature at around 25 degrees because the more colder or if it is too warm for them then the quicker they will molt and a lower life span.
They are interesting fish but make sure you think carefully in what other fish you buy, i think even a turtle like a yellow belly slider turtle would be good to have as they have a hard shell and get big as well, just keep a floating rock like i have before and he or she will be fine
Firstly are you talking about a real lobster, a rock lobster, a crayfish or a large form of shrimp such as Macrobrachium sp., Palaemonetes sp. ?
I would assume as your referring to keeping them with Atyid shrimp eg. Neocardinia/Cardinia/Halocardinia/Xiphocaris sp. That it is freshwater form which rules out true lobsters and rock lobsters and leaves the species of similar form. As you are in lebanon I am not sure on the licensing rules on crayfish but you may be limited in your choices due to invasive species laws and most crayfish are not compatible with atyid shrimp however may be kept with some larger Macrobrachium sp. .Macrobrachium sp. are mainly nasty buggers that vary from opportunistic scavengers to active hunters, out of that species set the most commonly available friendlier sp. is of the Macrobrachium hendersoni genus commonly known as Red claw macro. Palaemonetes sp. are generally friendly and compatible with everything as they are rarely aggressive.
I would assume as your referring to keeping them with Atyid shrimp eg. Neocardinia/Cardinia/Halocardinia/Xiphocaris sp. That it is freshwater form which rules out true lobsters and rock lobsters and leaves the species of similar form. As you are in lebanon I am not sure on the licensing rules on crayfish but you may be limited in your choices due to invasive species laws and most crayfish are not compatible with atyid shrimp however may be kept with some larger Macrobrachium sp. .Macrobrachium sp. are mainly nasty buggers that vary from opportunistic scavengers to active hunters, out of that species set the most commonly available friendlier sp. is of the Macrobrachium hendersoni genus commonly known as Red claw macro. Palaemonetes sp. are generally friendly and compatible with everything as they are rarely aggressive.
AdamM
Fish Crazy
the only legal crayfish in the UK is Cherax Quadricanus
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