lobsters breeding

[Jreeper]

hey guys

i really love lobsters and i like to breed them i will just want to ask few questions
now i don't have them but i will buy them soon but i want to ask what i have to do before i get them !! i know how to tell the sex of the lobster the female have like a little small legs to hold eggs while the male don't this legs also the male have a bigger hand and he is more colorful !! ( correct me if i'm wrong )

now when i buy the lobster what size should i buy ?? or what size allow the lobster to breed ??
and i have a small tank 30-40g is is it enough ?? its the only tank is ready my other tanks are full !!

and is there any information i need to know before breeding lobsters ?!? any condition for water permates or something like that ??
and any one have experience about breeding them plz tell

thx

 

[Oddball]

First, what type of lobster are you considering culturing? Maine lobster, spiney lobster, or slipper lobster? For maine lobster (Homarus americanus), a chilled tank is required. You'll also need a means of providing for free-swimming larvae which is not easy in a recirculated system. Best bet is to find an established breeding facility that will sell you 'walker' juveniles that are just past the free-swimming stage. Juvies will require raceways to spread them out and cut down on cannibalism. The claws can't be banded until ready to move towards the kitchen. If the claws are restricted too early, the muscles (claw meat) will atrophy.
Spiney lobsters (about 60 species) are common on menus. Not having claws cuts down on aggression damage to tankmates. Temp requirements depend on species raised. Spineys grow more quickly then maine lobster. The same conditions must be met for larval care.
Slipper lobster, IMO, are the most docile of the edible species that are aquacultured.

If the larval care restrictions seem too daunting, you may want to try raising one of the larger crayfish species. Of the 3 most aquacultured species, the red-claw crayfish is the least aggressive and fastest growing. Also, the larvae do not have a free-swimming stage. There's a book on raising red-claws that doesn't require a science degree to understand.

 

[Jreeper]

ooh noo i'm not gonna breed them to eat them or something !!! its just for fun and for the aquatic hobby

the losbster i want to breed is the common crayfish here in jordan and its the red swamp crayfish and its get 15-20cm ony they are not for eat
now what i should do to make them mate ?? the red swamp one ??

 

[Oddball]

The red-claw is still your best bet. But, if you'd rather breed the highly aggressive red swamp cray, look up Procambarus clarkii breeding. You could also try the less aggressive P. alleni. Here's a pic on sexing Procambarus species:

 

[Jreeper]

i know they are very aggressive but i have no choice its the only common crayfish here the other species are rare !! also i will put them alone in the tank no other fishes just thim and plecos
i konw how to tell the sex already but i want to know what i need to do to make them breed and mate like water permanents or any other conditions !!

thx buddy

 

[Ryan144]

i know they are very aggressive but i have no choice its the only common crayfish here the other species are rare !! also i will put them alone in the tank no other fishes just thim and plecos
i konw how to tell the sex already but i want to know what i need to do to make them breed and mate like water permanents or any other conditions !!

thx buddy

What species of pleco? A lot of them love to eat crustaceans

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[Jreeper]

hahaha i really don't know ... there is just one species of plecos here in jordan and we don't know other kind of plecos and we call it The Scavenger meybe i'm from the few who know it with the name plecostomos ..... don't worry i had raised the pleco and the lobster together and nothing happend

 

[Oddball]

Don't rely on your method to sex them. It doesn't work when dealing with pairs of different ages or with individuals sporting regenerated claws.

 

[Jreeper]

no man ... its very easy to tell the sex of lobster look here ...



the above photo is for male look he don't have small legs to hold eggs !! now look at this



there are clearly small legs to the female those legs is for holding eggs while the male doesn't have it !!

And plz notice the size of the hand ( claws ) the male have away bigger one than the female

 

[Oddball]

OK, the 'legs' on the female are called swimmerets and the claw sizes are still not reliable in cases where crays are regenerating lost claws. The male's swimmeret adaptation is called a gonopod.