Freshwater Blue Lobster
In a freshwater aquarium provide at least water up to 40 to 50 gallons per lobster.
Freshwater blue lobster. The blue lobster that is found in aquarium hobby is actually not a true lobster but rather a blue color crayfish. But electric blue crayfish also known as blue lobsters florida crayfish and blue yabbies can also be found in west virginia pennsylvania maryland kentucky virginia tennessee and north carolina. While their sharp pincers may look intimidating these creatures won t do much damage.
So its necessary to provide enough bottom space for them to roam. Will breed with a male mate in home freshwater aquariums. They ship as 2 to 3 inch long young adults.
In florida they are often found in the st. Like its name suggest the blue lobster is blue in color and shades of blue vary from bright electric blue to a duller bluish white. Caution should be exercised when keeping large crayfish.
Overview of the blue lobster. The tank size required for each hammers cobalt blue lobster should have at least 20 gallons of water. Also place plenty of rocks and plants.
Blue crayfish are originally from the gorgeous and very warm state of florida. For the purpose of this article i will refer to them as blue lobster. Temperature should be between 55 and 70 degrees fahrenheit or 10 and 22 degrees celsius ideally with ph value 6 5 8 0.
1 live female electric blue lobster freshwater crayfish 2 3 inch young adult by aquatic arts. Lobsters have 10 limbs in total and like crustaceans they are closely related to shrimp and crabs. Estimates by the university of maine lobster institute put the likelihood of catching a blue lobster as one in 200 million.
At the store hammers cobalt blue lobsters may be around 2 to 3 inches in length. Blue lobsters are rare. Johns river and in the florida keys.
The alternative names of blue lobsters are blue crayfish florida crayfish and everglade crayfish. Over time they can grow to be about 5 inches. The electric blue lobster lives in florida s waters and known as the native of state florida sea waters.
As regular lobsters do blue lobsters use their strong claws to feed on mollusks fish and variations of sea algae.
