Just wondering if anyone here is keeping a lobster they got from their local food market. Ive always thought of doing this. Would love to see your setups, stories, pros /cons, and advice! Thanks.
Anyone keeping a marine lobster?
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Ive been telling myself for sometime now if I ever come across one of those supermarket chiller tanks they keep live lobsters in for an affordable price id get it. Although now that I think about it I'm not sure how robust those systems are Im sure they're designed to be cost effective to run and not a long term option.
Those lobsters grow very large, they require cooler temperatures and aren't like the blue reef lobsters.
They do get large, but at a terribly slow rate that makes clown loaches growth rate look like an RTC's in comparison.
"It takes lobsters an average of 5 to 7 years (depending on the water temperature) to grow to legal size, and they grow more slowly as they get larger. Therefore a lobster that weighs 3 pounds is an estimated 15-20 years old, and a 25 pound lobster would be approximately 75-100 years old.
"It takes lobsters an average of 5 to 7 years (depending on the water temperature) to grow to legal size, and they grow more slowly as they get larger. Therefore a lobster that weighs 3 pounds is an estimated 15-20 years old, and a 25 pound lobster would be approximately 75-100 years old.
I had one years ago when I was into salt.I actually bought it for the purpose of providing bio waste for my filter system as I did not want to fool around with damsels that I would not wish to keep once the tank cycled.I cooked and ate the lobster after it served it's purpose.
Was it one of the grocery store varients? Did you add a chiller to the tank or just keep at room temperature? If i kept it in the basement the winter temps ate 50s and summer low 60s. I have a small fridge that i was thinking of running filter through to keep water cool.
Yes it was from the grocery store and I think it cost about twelve bucks.I did not use a chiller but I did not run a heater either.