Albino lobster

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Albino lobster

#1 Post by S Mc Allister »

Hello, just wandering if anyone else has ever seen an albino lobster? Saw one this weekend and it appears to be an extremely rare occurrence. Has anyone even heard of them before. I have saw white and blue ones before and orange ones but his is pure white.
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very rare. worth a lot of money to collectors for aquiriums. one landed in a pot off bray several years ago and sold to a collector if memory serves me in malaysia for in the region of €30,000. havnt a clue how you would go about selling one but must be on the net somewhere.
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#3 Post by S Mc Allister »

Thanks Eoin here he is. It was caught off the Antrim coast during the week, alive and well.
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#4 Post by BigPhil »

there was one put into the sealife/countryside centre in portrush a few years ago if i remember right, not sure but i think it died
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I heard of them before i was told there very rare there nice looking :)
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#6 Post by Tanglerat »

Odds of 1 in 100 million! :shock:
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#7 Post by fishermannum1 »

i bet they all taste the same :roll:
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#8 Post by Trojan »

30,000 :shock: Alive and well!Get him alive and sold!!
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#9 Post by chuckaroo »

Eoin wrote:very rare. worth a lot of money to collectors for aquiriums. one landed in a pot off bray several years ago and sold to a collector if memory serves me in malaysia for in the region of €30,000. havnt a clue how you would go about selling one but must be on the net somewhere.
surely there are no cold water aquariums in malaysia.. :?: :!:
have you a phone number for your man in bray...? :P im sure stephen would appreciate it :!: :)
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#10 Post by gerryl »

WoW that's super lookin and a brute..best luck in getting him a good home.. :lol:
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Class looking creature...
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#12 Post by Al and Jordan »

a very rare find indeed!!. i remember seeing a programme a few years back about albino occurances in crustacions. apparently they don't last too long in the wild as all the predators who feed on them can spot them from a mile off and they usually end up on a predators menu before they reach maturity. that fella must have found himself a nice limestone crevice to hide out in for some time to reach that size :wink: :P :P
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#13 Post by S Mc Allister »

Yea it is 1.1 kg so about 2.4 lb good size in commercial terms. If anybody has any phone numbers or would know of anybody looking to buy it, any information would be much appreciated.
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#14 Post by Eoin »

it was in the national press
chuckaroo wrote:
Eoin wrote:very rare. worth a lot of money to collectors for aquiriums. one landed in a pot off bray several years ago and sold to a collector if memory serves me in malaysia for in the region of €30,000. havnt a clue how you would go about selling one but must be on the net somewhere.
surely there are no cold water aquariums in malaysia.. :?: :!:
have you a phone number for your man in bray...? :P im sure stephen would appreciate it :!: :)
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#15 Post by Eoin »

no worries. let me know how ya fare with it. pm if you want privacy.
S Mc Allister wrote:Thanks Eoin here he is. It was caught off the Antrim coast during the week, alive and well.
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#16 Post by mullets »

Put him on sale on ebay . :idea: . and put advert in the aquariam web sites. If there that rare . I recon . Alot of people would be interested in buying It.
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