Purple lobster and skunk cleaner shrimp

[01yellowr]

I was wondering if I could keep a purple reef lobster and a skunk cleaner shrimp in the same tank. I would hate to have the lobster eat my shrimp.

 

[mr.reef24]

most of the time lobster's with shrimp aren't a good idea I personally wouldn't chance it if you want to read more about the capability search it on yahoo, or google.

mr.reef24

 

[Will Hayward]

Those lobsters are nocturnal and will mostly stay within the rock during the lighted hours. They are mostly scavengers and with enough rock to scavenge and things to eat, it's unlikely they will harass anything that isn't dead or dying. Kept one in a 20 gallon stocked with dozens of peppermint shrimp for sale, and had no issues.

Skunk cleaners on the other hand are largely diurnal and quite active and fast to respond to anything attacking them. You would have to have a crafty lobster to outsmart a cleaner shrimp I would think.

 

[BIGgourami]

first i would ask how big the tank is...

 

[01yellowr]

Its a 29. I had a purple lobster in mind when I set it up so I built a handfull of caves with the lr.