Freshwater Lobster

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Freshwater Lobster

Post by scampi »

is there any freshwater lobster/prawn that looks alot like red lobsters? if so, which ones ?
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Post by Lotus »

There are no freshwater lobsters, the creatures that look similar are called crayfish in the FW world.

I hope you realize that the lobsters you eat only turn red when they're cooked. When alive, they're a more greyish color.

I believe there are some species of crayfish that are red.
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Post by chlorophyll »

heh, didn't see this post... I just got done recommending crayfish to you in another post!
If you won't get bored with them when they're big (depending on species they usually get 4-6 inches as large adults), they're great and have lots of 'personality.'
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Re: Freshwater Lobster

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scampi wrote:is there any freshwater lobster/prawn that looks alot like red lobsters? if so, which ones ?
If you dislike the destructive tendencies of the red morphotype of Procambarus clarkii (depicted here, here, and here), there are some outwardly similar reddish Macrobrachium species, as the "Guinea Shrimp" depicted here.
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Post by Veneer »

Here's another, more vibrantly red Macrobrachium, M. dayanum.
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