Purple Reef Lobster

Enoplometopus debelius

The Invisible Assassin (5 inches / 12 cm). Stunning purple and pink coloration. It seems like the perfect exotic pet, until you put it in the tank and never see it again.

Family: Enoplometopidae
Origin: Indo-Pacifico
Origin: Tropical oceans and reefs
Tank use: Used in 0 tanks

Species challenges

Temperature

24 °C - 28 °C

8.1 - 8.4

Water type

Freshwater

Ecological role

n/a

Copper

n/a

Care and observations

The Ghost Predator: They are strictly nocturnal and despise light. They will dig a deep cave in the back of your live rock and stay there. You will only know it's alive because your small sleeping fish and expensive shrimps will start mysteriously disappearing at night, ambushed and sliced up by its heavy claws.

Invertebrate profile

Adult size: 12 cm
GH: 15 dGH - 25 dGH
KH: n/a
TDS: n/a

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