Could you keep a lobster from the supermarket in your tank?

becact · 04/21/2009, 03:32 PM

No, I am not going to do this, nor do I have any interest in doing it, I was just in the supermarket today and was wondering how long a live lobster would live in a home tank.

For the rest of their natural lives? What do they eat?

betamed · 04/21/2009, 03:58 PM

they need cold water so a powerful chiller is required. I think they eat meaty foods and they are basically scavengers in the wild.

sikpupy · 04/21/2009, 05:39 PM

Could always stick a tank in the middle of the fridge and then tell your guests to get you a beer!

ludnix · 04/21/2009, 06:08 PM

There are reef lobsters we can keep, but the supermarket ones won't last long.

heap · 04/21/2009, 06:19 PM

sure, just turn the heater up to 175F - you likely already have enough salt in the water, but adjust to taste.

drain, butter, and serve.

polyppetey · 04/21/2009, 06:55 PM

There was a used lobster tank near me on craigslist a while ago I almost snapped it up, it would have made a great peninsula tank with its rounded front glass.

Aurora D. · 04/21/2009, 07:20 PM

Why waste a perfectly good lobster if you're not going to eat it?

CorkPullerPHL · 04/21/2009, 07:59 PM

Lobsters don't eat in captivity. so no.

sanababit · 04/21/2009, 08:09 PM

They dont eat?

sana

pong · 04/21/2009, 08:20 PM

i had slipper lobsters in my tank before.

the market variety, they lasted over 2 months in there
before i ate them

cilyjr · 04/21/2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by heap
sure, just turn the heater up to 175F - you likely already have enough salt in the water, but adjust to taste.

drain, butter, and serve.

excellent !!!!lol

Aurora D. · 04/21/2009, 08:28 PM

Mmmm... this is making me so hungry. Anybody see Paula Deen's recipe for mashed potatoes with lobster? Now that sounds pehenomonal. *drool*

scapes · 04/21/2009, 08:35 PM

we had bougt a couple a few years back. we had an extra one that we couldn't eat b/c we were full. i felt bad for the last remaining one, and found the biggest bucket i could find, made some salt water up, filled it up, plopped him in! i think he made it for about a day. i tried

cilyjr · 04/21/2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by scapes
we had bougt a couple a few years back. we had an extra one that we couldn't eat b/c we were full. i felt bad for the last remaining one, and found the biggest bucket i could find, made some salt water up, filled it up, plopped him in! i think he made it for about a day. i tried

why didn't ya eat him the next day...mmmmm leftovers

lol...i am a vegetarian

kryppy · 04/21/2009, 09:27 PM

I have seen tiny Florida Spiny lobsters grow into ten pound monsters in captivity over the course of years. They have one at a store in Hollywood that eats 12" grunts!! I will look for a picture.

Beware, They are a big PITA.

gregod · 04/21/2009, 10:07 PM

"oh pinchy, why do you have to taste so good?" - Homer Simpson

Juruense · 04/22/2009, 06:38 AM

I have a cherry stone clam from the grocery store in my tank. He is still doing well after 3 months.

Aurora D. · 04/22/2009, 06:40 AM

Lol, you could start a fresh seafood business out of your reef.

fufu · 04/22/2009, 08:48 AM

king crab are cooler

maxheadroom · 04/22/2009, 10:06 AM

gooyferret · 04/22/2009, 10:29 AM

Well they are not going to be living the rest of their "natural" born lives in a Glass Box! HAHA But i always think that too when im in Red Lobster, but my wife would cook him and gobble him before i would even get him in my tank!

HomeSlizzice · 04/22/2009, 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by cilyjr
why didn't ya eat him the next day...mmmmm leftovers

lol...i am a vegetarian

Ahh so I'll eat him, and you watch me eat him while your having a salad.

davocean · 04/22/2009, 11:11 AM

Usually at opening or end of season I'll do several dives collecting lobsters, and I set up a 60g tank so I can keep them alive for lobster BBQ w/ friends/neighbors.
They're fine for a few days/week, but they are cold temp creatures.
I've had the purple reef lobsters last quite a while in my tank, but they are a PITA, and tear up everything.

davocean · 04/22/2009, 11:22 AM

Here's a pic of last opening season BBQ.
That was I think 3 dives worth, kept in tank for almost a week.

ShootMe · 04/22/2009, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by davocean
Here's a pic of last opening season BBQ.
That was I think 3 dives worth, kept in tank for almost a week.

I envy you.

04/21/2009, 03:32 PM	#1
becact Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 550	Could you keep a lobster from the supermarket in your tank? No, I am not going to do this, nor do I have any interest in doing it, I was just in the supermarket today and was wondering how long a live lobster would live in a home tank. For the rest of their natural lives? What do they eat?

04/21/2009, 05:39 PM	#3
sikpupy Moved On Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,431	Could always stick a tank in the middle of the fridge and then tell your guests to get you a beer! Last edited by sikpupy; 04/21/2009 at 05:46 PM.

04/21/2009, 06:08 PM	#4
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	There are reef lobsters we can keep, but the supermarket ones won't last long. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

04/21/2009, 07:20 PM	#7
Aurora D. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 325	Why waste a perfectly good lobster if you're not going to eat it? __________________ Cats, Gardens, and Reefs... OH MY!!

04/21/2009, 07:59 PM	#8
CorkPullerPHL Mmm, Beer. Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Exton, Pa Posts: 563	Lobsters don't eat in captivity. so no. __________________ It has always been my private conviction that any man who puts his intelligence up against a fish and loses had it coming. - John Steinbeck Current Tank Info: Build on hold - Getting married instead.

04/21/2009, 03:58 PM	#2
betamed Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cooper city fl Posts: 1,383	they need cold water so a powerful chiller is required. I think they eat meaty foods and they are basically scavengers in the wild.

04/21/2009, 06:19 PM	#5
heap Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: lafayette, IN Posts: 232	sure, just turn the heater up to 175F - you likely already have enough salt in the water, but adjust to taste. drain, butter, and serve.

04/21/2009, 06:55 PM	#6
polyppetey Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: richboro Posts: 313	There was a used lobster tank near me on craigslist a while ago I almost snapped it up, it would have made a great peninsula tank with its rounded front glass.

04/21/2009, 08:09 PM	#9
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	They dont eat? sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

04/21/2009, 08:20 PM	#10
pong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: philippines Posts: 600	i had slipper lobsters in my tank before. the market variety, they lasted over 2 months in there before i ate them

04/21/2009, 08:28 PM	#12
Aurora D. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 325	Mmmm... this is making me so hungry. Anybody see Paula Deen's recipe for mashed potatoes with lobster? Now that sounds pehenomonal. drool __________________ Cats, Gardens, and Reefs... OH MY!!

04/21/2009, 08:35 PM	#13
scapes Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Millbrook, AL Posts: 2,520	we had bougt a couple a few years back. we had an extra one that we couldn't eat b/c we were full. i felt bad for the last remaining one, and found the biggest bucket i could find, made some salt water up, filled it up, plopped him in! i think he made it for about a day. i tried

04/21/2009, 09:27 PM	#15
kryppy Moved Down Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 869	I have seen tiny Florida Spiny lobsters grow into ten pound monsters in captivity over the course of years. They have one at a store in Hollywood that eats 12" grunts!! I will look for a picture. Beware, They are a big PITA.

04/21/2009, 10:07 PM	#16
gregod Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 566	"oh pinchy, why do you have to taste so good?" - Homer Simpson

04/22/2009, 06:38 AM	#17
Juruense Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,138	I have a cherry stone clam from the grocery store in my tank. He is still doing well after 3 months.

04/22/2009, 06:40 AM	#18
Aurora D. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 325	Lol, you could start a fresh seafood business out of your reef. __________________ Cats, Gardens, and Reefs... OH MY!!

04/22/2009, 08:48 AM	#19
fufu Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 432	king crab are cooler

04/22/2009, 10:06 AM	#20
maxheadroom Clownfish Farmer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port St. Lucie, FL Posts: 2,071

04/22/2009, 10:29 AM	#21
gooyferret Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MN Posts: 599	Well they are not going to be living the rest of their "natural" born lives in a Glass Box! HAHA But i always think that too when im in Red Lobster, but my wife would cook him and gobble him before i would even get him in my tank! __________________ I smell something Fishy! Oops excuse me! Current Tank Info: 180gal Mixed Reef

04/22/2009, 11:11 AM	#23
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Usually at opening or end of season I'll do several dives collecting lobsters, and I set up a 60g tank so I can keep them alive for lobster BBQ w/ friends/neighbors. They're fine for a few days/week, but they are cold temp creatures. I've had the purple reef lobsters last quite a while in my tank, but they are a PITA, and tear up everything. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

04/22/2009, 11:22 AM	#24
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Here's a pic of last opening season BBQ. That was I think 3 dives worth, kept in tank for almost a week. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD