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

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.

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.'

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.

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