Anyone know what kind of lobster this is?

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Hi guys. Anyone know what kind of Lobster this is?
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Im baffled and convinced to GET IT OUT if unknown
 
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Copper lobster/ Palinurellus gundlachi. Small they eat small inverts. I have 5 lobsters and countless shrimps in there. Keep you guys posted and thanks for the link.
 
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I don’t recommend it for most. We checked him out prior to taking him. Pincer is more of a poke type weapon than a grabbing type. Not a lot of fragile fish in this tank.
 

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I prefer my lobster broiled and on some turf...

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Seriously tho, it looks like a rock lobster.




Ok, ok... I'll be serious serious now. It's actually a real thing commonly called a spiny lobster in Florida. I think California has them too. They dont have claws like the northern lobsters do... just two huge antennae things.

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I'm not 100%, but it looks close.
 
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I don’t recommend it for most. We checked him out prior to taking him. Pincer is more of a poke type weapon than a grabbing type. Not a lot of fragile fish in this tank.
Ah, great. So it prefers to hunt live food over scavenge for leftovers, fantastic. :D;Hilarious
 

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Ah, great. So it prefers to hunt live food over scavenge for leftovers, fantastic. :D;Hilarious
I mean, some people keep snakes and give them a live mouse snack every once in a while. This man keeps a fierce predatory lobster, who are we to judge ;Hilarious
 
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I prefer my lobster broiled and on some turf...

20200214_210357.jpg


Seriously tho, it looks like a rock lobster.




Ok, ok... I'll be serious serious now. It's actually a real thing commonly called a spiny lobster in Florida. I think California has them too. They dont have claws like the northern lobsters do... just two huge antennae things.

California_Spiny_Lobster-728x420.jpg


I'm not 100%, but it looks close.

Actually from Indonesia. Called a copper lobster
I mean, some people keep snakes and give them a live mouse snack every once in a while. This man keeps a fierce predatory lobster, who are we to judge ;Hilarious
plenty of bristle worms lol
 

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