Need A Lobby Id

[AliRichardson]

I have a lobster in my tank which is about 2-3 inches in length, is mauvey purple in colour with many yellow spots over him. He looks lovely but is very shy and I dont see him often.

Does anyone know what its called? I see them quite regularly in fish shops but never a sign to say what it is.

Also does anyone have any experience with them? As since I have had him I have found out that he might not be so suitable for my tank and I now have a MIA mandarin

 

[The-Wolf]

as rule of thumb, if it has claws/pincers it will predate on fish
and is therefor not suitable for community tanks.

check this site out
http/www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk
look under either long armed shrimp or crayfish
to see if you can ID it yourself.

 

[SkiFletch]

They're commonly called purple reef lobster although I dont know the Latin. I do know that they're not entirely reef-safe with small, slow, bottom-dwelling fish (mandarins and other gobies especially) . Might have a fat and happy lobster