"Sarah Navarro" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I was at the lfs today and saw that they had some aust. blue lobsters (I
assume the aust. is for australian). Does anyone have any experience with
these? For a freshwater creature they sure are pretty. I have some
questions. Can they go in a community tank or do they eat other fish?
Will they eat the plants in a planted tank? What do they eat? Any info
will be helpful as I think I really want one or two. Thanks.

They sound like what we Aussies call "Yabbies" - freshwater cray fish.

Delicious to eat minted - especially the tails

They are native things that are in most creeks (brooks), billabongs, dams
and rivers here.

I see them in the LFS all the time for about A$5 each, but truth be known
I'd rather go down to the creek with a bit of string with some mince on the
end of it and just yank them out of the water. I'd rather eat them too.

They can get rather large as well. I've had them in my youth as large as 8"
out of the local creek.

As far as I know, no-one I know that keeps them have any plants left in
their tanks. They chop them at the base and then devour the toppled bit.

They are omnivorous in the main and will eat anything from meat and worms to
plants.

I personallly don't like them and they hurt like hell if they get you on the
toe when wading through water

Oz


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