Reef Lobster

[Daxx]

Well, I got up this morning and put the light on in the tank, and the wife said "Daz the lobsters dead" I had a look and sure enough out in the middle of the tank was the remains of the lobster !!! we have just (1 week ago) added a puffer to the tank so we thought she had eaten it,,
I grabbed the tongs to remove the carcass and imagine my surprise out the corner of my eye behind a rock a lobster moved !!!! we only bought one lobster.
I took the carcass out and it was very clear that the lobster had shed, now I know that shrimps shed but did not know that lobsters do !!
has anyone had this happen to them if so how often does it occurr.

Daz

[KATRINA]

hi, im quite new to this but i have a bocing shrimp and it sheds around every 4 months so maybe the lobster is the same! I saw a lobster in my lfs and it was lovely, can it go in tank with most fish? it was only about 1.5" long, how big do they get? good luck!

[SCOOB]

all inverts with exoskeletons shed their outer casings as they grow. from lobsters to copepods.

[fishywishy]

In my experience, the smaller the shrimp/lobster (i've only got shrimps and crabs) is, the more frequently it sheds. My coral banded shrimp can shed up to once a month, but at times he doesn't shed much - might have somthing to do with how much they eat (and therefore grow). My crabs don't seem to do it too often at all.