Holding live lobster gives fish merchants more flexibility For a fish merchant, being able to keep live lobster healthy and in good condition can make a real difference to how the lobster side of the business operates. A reliable lobster holding system gives the business the flexibility to hold stock safely between buying and selling…
Why hold live lobster rather than sell straight away? For fishermen and shellfish merchants, landing a good catch is only part of the story. Having somewhere suitable to hold live lobster can give a business more control over what happens next, allowing stock to be managed between landing and sale rather than everything having to…
Every lobster holding system has a maximum shellfish capacity. The filtration is designed to handle the waste produced by that quantity of stock. If you put more lobsters into the tank than it is rated to hold the filtration can become overloaded. This can quickly lead to dirty water, high ammonia, falling pH and stressed…
Water Changes in Lobster Tanks Recirculating lobster holding systems reuse seawater, but that doesn’t mean the same water can stay in the tank indefinitely. Regular water changes are an important part of maintaining good water quality, controlling nitrate and creating a healthy environment for live lobsters. Why do lobster tanks need water changes? Lobsters produce…
A real customer story from a family fishmonger After replacing a simple DIY lobster tank with a Todd Fish Tech Lobster Pod in 2021, The Net Shop in Hastings reduced mortality rates to around 0.5%, increased the amount of shellfish they could hold in the same space and significantly reduced maintenance time. Customer feedback is…
Where does ammonia come from? Shellfish naturally produce ammonia as a waste product. If ammonia is allowed to build up in the water it becomes toxic and can seriously affect the health of your shellfish. Animals that are already stressed will produce even more ammonia. Common causes of stress include capture, transport and long periods…
Why Is The Lobster Pod Our Best-Selling System? If you’ve ever spoken to us about holding lobsters chances are we’ve recommended the Lobster Pod. It has become our best-selling shellfish holding system for good reason. Customers are looking for a reliable way to keep shellfish healthy while saving space, reducing running costs and making day-to-day…
Why New Shellfish Systems Need Time To Mature When customers first buy a shellfish holding system they are usually excited to get started straight away. Quite understandably many people assume they can fill the tank to full capacity on day one and the system will simply work. Unfortunately biology does not quite work that quickly.…
A Customer Visit In Dumfries And Galloway One fisherman from Dumfries and Galloway bought two Lobster Pods from us around seven years ago giving him a total lobster holding capacity of 400Kg. Since then he has become one of those customers every manufacturer hopes for. Every year he gets in touch for his annual maintenance…
The Same Story Time and Time Again Over the years, I’ve had many conversations with people across the shellfish industry who initially decided to go with a cheaper system. Fishermen, fish merchants, bivalve farmers, fishmongers and hospitality businesses often come back to us a few years later saying exactly the same thing: “We wish we’d…