Purple lobster...do or don`t

You would probably be OK, but you might want to read up some first.
From LiveAquaria:
"The Debelius' Reef Lobster, also known as the Purple/Orange Reef Lobster, has a white to lavender body, with orange and violet spots. The elongated, flat claws which are used for threats and defense may be purple, as well. An ideal environment should have a thick gravel bed for burrowing, and rocks for hiding, as well as live rock on which to hunt. After molting, the Reef Lobster will need a secure hiding place, such as a cave, while it waits for its new exoskeleton to harden. The cave can be designed so that the lobster can be seen during the day, but it usually will spend most of the daylight hours hiding from the light. It prefers to scavenge and hunt at night. The Reef Lobster is described as peaceful, and it will ignore sleeping Wrasses or healthy fish within the aquarium. Caution must be taken when incorporating into a reef aquarium, as it may harm small fish and invertebrates. All Reef Lobsters are very territorial and aggressive towards each other, so only one specimen, or a mated pair should be kept per tank. It is sensitive to high levels of copper-based medications. Most of the diet will consist of food it scavenges, but supplementing with iodine-rich foods will help ensure proper molting."

Are you looking at the one at BoBo's?   It's really cool looking and I've been tempted myself...
-JB 

 

ii have one and it doesn't mess with anything,but you won't see it very often,feeding time,etc

 

I would be afraid to lose any fish that could fit in its pinchers.

 

i had some blood red fire shrimp(passed on old age)i have some snails hermits,some corals and several fish(some small enough for the lobster)the lobster only seems to be a little territorial when something comes to close to its turf! i have had it for well over a year and i have not had any loses do to him(though crustaceans are very opportunistic)!!!!

 

and its pinchers are more of a defence thing

 

I don't think I will ever buy another lobster.
I bought a red lobster (I think thats what is was) without doing my research.
Dang thing ate about $250 dollars in fish before I final caught the little Ba$tard.
One day I put a Royal Gramma in there looked in the tank about 2 hours later and the lobster had its head in a claw.
I have even heard the same about the purples, "Reef safe with caution".  To me that says no, no!