How long can a lobster live in a tank?

Answer 1

It is not uncommon for a lobster to live for more than 100 years.

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No, it isn't uncommon. Lobsters have regenerative cells, meaning that if they aren't killed, injured, or catch a disease, they could live for eternity. The oldest lobster FOUND is over 2000 years old.

Answer 2

The answer is: For the rest of their natural lives! I've kept a pair of Homarus americanus (New England lobsters) in a salt-water aquarium (a very large one) for nearly 2 years now. They require very little care, no more than a standard goldfish bowl, with a few special needs. They're healthy and happy (as far as grouchy lobsters go, ha!). A couple "special needs" to bear in mind: New England lobsters are amazing to watch in an aqua-environment (55 gallon tank minimum). They'll live in cloudy stagnant saltwater for months but need constant aeration or they'll suffocate in 24hrs. You should go to the shore and bring back 30% of the saltwater in the tank water every 2 months. They are curious, motivated, become easily bored and HIGHLY DESTRUCTIVE! They will crush things (stone aerators, filtration pipes, etc) and move things around like like a crew of moving men, almost nightly! You will see them do things that are absolutely amazing and unbelievable. One HUGE consideration in keeping 2 or more New England lobsters in an aqua-center. THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO FIGHT!!! I did not "band" my specimens, as I wanted them to look and act as natural as possible. They WILL RELENTLESSLY PURSUE, MAIM AND KILL EACH OTHER UNTIL ONLY ONE SURVIVES. They absolutely MUST BE SEPARATED!! I put a solid window pane glass divider in the middle of my tank. Secured it on both sides with large sea boulders and substrate sand/shell mix. One morning I found the boulders undermined and moved away, the glass pane shattered, and the lobsters laying exhausted from a full night of battle. They will eat any type of seafood. Their favorite is fresh calamari (squid) tentacles or smelt. They can go up to a month without food (so they make a perfect pet to have when going on long vacations, ha!), but it's best to give them a 1" size chunk of food ever 2nd or 3rd day. After seeing you deliver food for a month or so, they come to recognize you (or your hands' scent in the water) and will do bizarre things at your appearance near the tank. Hope this is a good answer to the question; HOW LONG WILL A LOBSTER LIVE IN A TANK? ;-)

Answer 3

How long can a lobster live out of water?Several days if kept in a cool, moist environment. The lobster is a gill-breather, and moisture is essential to survival. Can a lobster be kept alive in fresh water with ice?No. Fresh water is lethal to a lobster. The animal has salty blood and tissue, which require a seawater environment if life is to be maintained.

Answer 4

Based on the descriptions of lobsters seen by fishermen during Colonial times, lobsters of that period sometimes lived to be approximately 150 years old. Not surprisingly, when the lobster industry began during the 1800's, the life expectancy of lobsters decreased. As a result, the oldest lobster on record lived to the age of 100 years, and weighed about 43 pounds.

Answer 5

Because, as best scientists can tell, lobsters age so gracefully they show no measurable signs of aging: no loss of appetite, no change in metabolism, no loss of reproductive urge or ability, no decline in strength or health. Lobsters, when they die, seem to die from external causes. They get fished by humans, eaten by seals, wasted by parasites, but they don't seem to die from within. Of course, no one really knows how the average lobster dies. There are no definitive studies.

Answer 6

Technically from studies on lobsters, their lifespans are infinite due to the fact that the telomere ends are replenished by the enzyme telomerase. Telomeres are repeating sequences at the tips of the chromosomes with the sole purpose of protecting the chromosome. Therefore since their cells do not approach the Hayflick limit as cells from humans do, their cells can stay young and functional. It is most likely due to the fact alone that predation often kill the lobsters once they are to large to hide from predators.

Answer 7

The average life expectancy for a lobster in the wild is 45 to 50 years. The scientific name assigned to lobsters is Nephropidae.

Answer 8

It is scientifically proven that a lobster can live forever, unless killed by fishermen, some other creature, or by poisoned water.