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I've got 2 female cherax blue lobsters and would like to trade one of them for a male. They're both about 3" long and quite entertaining. When they see me put the food on the stand, they go running to the front of the tank or they scramble up the divider and hang off the plants waving their arms at me (Here I am - feed me!). One of them will take food right out of my hand or tongs (depending which I'm using). The other one is not quite so friendly - she's blind on one side and her legs work kinda goofy on that side, but she gets around just fine. She is also the more dominant of the 2. I would choose to keep her and let the other go just because I think with time she'll be more friendly.
I don't keep these with fish - there are some ghosts in with them which don't seem to get gobbled up too often, so if you've got fish that's a decision you'll have to make yourself. I've heard these do OK with fish because they're generally slow (unlike my ditch crawfish which I've had to isolate due to their aggressiveness). I just never wanted to take the chance. They eat frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, tropical fish food, crab pellets. Usually not all at once but usually I give some tropical flakes along with either the bloodworms or frozen shrimp. They seem to like the occasional piece of spinach or lettuce and peas too. Great scavengers.
I don't keep these with fish - there are some ghosts in with them which don't seem to get gobbled up too often, so if you've got fish that's a decision you'll have to make yourself. I've heard these do OK with fish because they're generally slow (unlike my ditch crawfish which I've had to isolate due to their aggressiveness). I just never wanted to take the chance. They eat frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, tropical fish food, crab pellets. Usually not all at once but usually I give some tropical flakes along with either the bloodworms or frozen shrimp. They seem to like the occasional piece of spinach or lettuce and peas too. Great scavengers.
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