Lobster

[Hardridge]

My blue lobster ate my cardinal is this normal is it time to take him out of the reef?

 

[obscurereef]

Lobsters can be aggressive and if they can catch something it's fair game. I've seen that lobster in a video about the Great Barrier Reef...man do they get huge.

 

[Hardridge]

I like him but he may have meet up with some butter haha

 

[obscurereef]

Wouldn't want him killing any other fish, and losing money and life

 

[obscurereef]

What else do you have in there, including any other inverts?

 

[Hardridge]

Soft corals Xenia hard corals. Couple BTA blennies gobies tangs various shrimp

 

[Beengirl]

Yeah, I've read a few posts about lobsters eating anything that they can get a hold of, and cardinals tend to "hover" in one place- easy prey. I would take the lobster out and take back to the LFS.

 

[Hardridge]

I will be taking him back tomorrow thx

 

[obscurereef]

Sorry it didn't work out and you had to lose a fish in the process...Getting an invert to replace him or a fish to replace the cardinal?

 

[Hardridge]

Not sure I have a yellow tang and sailfin thking about another tang what you think?

 

[Beengirl]

How big is your tank and we can surely give suggestions!!

 

[Hardridge]

That would be great it's 120. It's 48 by 18 and 34 tall. I know tangs need bigger and when they need it I will be upgrading to a180

 

[obscurereef]

Wouldn't recommend getting another tang, especially since the other are already established and might be too territorial and fight.

 

[Hardridge]

 

[obscurereef]

Stunning! That tang looks so small in there! Must be a baby...

 

[Hardridge]

Thank you yes tang is about 2.5

 

[obscurereef]

Oh didn't see that you said you'd consider upgrading to a 180...I'll let other people share their opinions. Might have a few tang police step in!

 

[Beengirl]

Okay...here we go:

Glass eye squirrelfish-so cool looking
Foxface-love the color
Small school (3) of anthias would be cool (I have
a bartletts anthias and she's very peaceful)
Small school of bangaii cardinals (3)
A big starry blenny- I have one and love the
antennae. Lol
How about a black/white oscellaris clown (or 2)
or an orange one? Or any of the newer
"fashionable" ones?
Of course wrasses are off the list cuz it looks like an open top.

 

[obscurereef]

School of anthias! Would add vibrant pink and orange.

 

[Hardridge]

I have 2 blk white clowns and a stsry eyed had 2 B cards. Lobster got one fox face? Which kind?