Denison barbs and lobsters and eels.

[The_Desacrator]

Do denison barbs and freshwater lobsters get along? They have lobsters in multiple colors and was curious if they make good tank mates. Same question with regards to eels.

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[ImACoolguy]

Lobsters are very.... Opportunistic. Those pinchers can do some damage if given the chance.


Caleb

[The_Desacrator]

Well we kept a lobster in my mother's tank that has mostly angels and they got along well. Denison Barbs are supposed to be mid v level swimmers

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[sinibotia]

It can work, but lobsters tend to make fish disappear at night. I wouldn't try it. Denison barbs are an endangered species, so if you do get them, make sure they're tank bred and not wild caught.

[Nils]

Mot eels will get huge and share the bottom with a cray. I wouldn't risk it. Plus, crays can escape the tank to their liking and won't hesitate to go on a rampage, uprooting everything that they can or want. IMO they do best in a species only tank, as all fish venture to the bottom at some point and can become food for the cray.

[coralbandit]

I wouldn't keep crays with fish either myself.
Possibly CPO but no other type.
The denisons are being breed by Asian fish farms in mass I believe for a couple years now.
This was agreed on by a couple others upon the advent of PetSmart putting them on sale for $5.99-$7.99!!!
On that and IMO 75g is a minimum for denisons and 5 is a minimum for stocking..

The 60g is atleast 4'?

[sinibotia]

Originally Posted by coralbandit

I wouldn't keep crays with fish either myself.
Possibly CPO but no other type.
The denisons are being breed by Asian fish farms in mass I believe for a couple years now.
This was agreed on by a couple others upon the advent of PetSmart putting them on sale for $5.99-$7.99!!!
On that and IMO 75g is a minimum for denisons and 5 is a minimum for stocking..

The 60g is atleast 4'?

True, but a lot of places still sell them wildcaught. It's good to put the information out there.

I believe the standard 60 gallon is 4' but cubes exist as well?