Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Care Level: Easy Water Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive Reef Compatible: With Caution
Provide the Purple Lobster with a deep sand bed and numerous rocks where it can construct
its burrow. Purple Lobsters will not bother corals, but may harm small passive reef fishes
and some smaller invertebrates. They are highly territorial and are best kept singly. Two
or more will often fight unless they are a mated pair. They grow to a maximum size of five
inches in the wild, but should not grow as large in an aquarium. The lobster is a carnivore
and a great scavenger. It will help to keep your aquarium clean by eating excess food left
over by the fish.
