HELP - My purple lobster tried to eat my blue damsel

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  1. HayNZ

    HayNZ Astrea Snail

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    I have had my damsel for a couple of years and had the purple lobster for about 6 months with no issues.
    I came home from work today and one of my damsels has a chunk out of his side.
    he is still swimming around no problem and he just ate some pellets but it doesn't look good.

    Any advice on what I should do?

    I have just fed the lobster a whole lot of shrimp so hopefully that will satisfy him for now.
     
    HayNZ, May 24, 2015
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  2. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    Is your tank suitable for a lobster? We need some background like that and what else you have in it.
     
    civiccars2003, May 25, 2015
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  3. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    That's what they do, unfortunately. IMOPE, purple reef lobsters are ferocious predators with an insatiable appetite, and they're quite indiscriminate with their prey as well.
     
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  4. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    ^^^^^I would probably remove the lobster.
     
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  5. Sataly

    Sataly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    It's the mantis shrimp that will eat anything and everything.
     
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  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Never owned a mantis, but the purple reef lobster I had was a monster. As long as he was in my tank, crabs, shrimp, and fish kept disappearing. Once I tore my reef apart and removed him, the vanishing acts ceased. I had a 'rogue tank' set up at the time, so I placed him with the other misfits. In just a couple of weeks, the lobster was the only thing left in that system. So I repeat- IMOPE, purple reef lobsters are ferocious predators. :)
     
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  7. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    sounds like you need to remove the lobster
     
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  8. Sataly

    Sataly Coral Banded Shrimp

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    lol I was making fun of the fact that I rarely see anyone posting about their mantis killing anything except their inverts.
     
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  9. candylion

    candylion Plankton

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    Can you try to separate them?
     
    candylion, May 26, 2015
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