Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Painted Spiny Lobster
Panulirus versicolor
Photo: Autor desconocido · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size40 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Palinuridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 30 – 40 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (eats invertebrates and slow-moving fish)
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- planktonic larvae
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution
Notes: Blue-green body with white stripes and white antennae. Nocturnal; grows quite large and needs spacious caves.
