Sea Hare?

packagerat · 08-04-2008, 07:41 PM

I Have had my refugium setup now for about 3 weeks and this guy was out poking around this morning just before lights out. I am assuming a sea hare, Will he be ok in the fuge or should I move him to display? Are there bad types of sea hares?

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SmittyCoco · 08-04-2008, 07:42 PM

Could be a nudi ? Where did it come from ? hitcher?

packagerat · 08-04-2008, 07:45 PM

Yea, he either came from reefcleaners.com or my lfs had given me a ball of cheto

ericd · 08-04-2008, 08:23 PM

Does he look like thisFlying Sea Hare | Nudibranchs | Corals & Invertebrates | Aquarium Livestock - ThatPetPlace.com
It does look like a sea hare. They are harmless but need a large amount of algae to survive. Also they are easily sucked into powerheads(personal exp.)

rmelvin23 · 08-05-2008, 05:28 AM

It does look like a little bitty sea hare. I bought one and it did an amazing job with the algae, but after a few weeks it dissapeared. I never found it, even with moving all the rocks. It was the size of my fist, I had never seen one so big. My water never spiked, so I am not sure what happened to it. I hope you have better luck with yours.

schackmel · 08-05-2008, 06:50 AM

If it is a sea hare you will want to find a bunch of people in your area to share it. From what I understand, no one tank can really support one..they will starve to death. THere is simply not enough algea to keep it going. One of the stores I go to actually has a "revolving" sea hare. People will borrow it and bring it back in for the next person to use.
Plus I understand that they can get really big, really fast, thus increasing the amt of food they need

baugherb · 08-05-2008, 12:57 PM

Very Cool....

packagerat · 08-05-2008, 06:21 PM

Thanks for all the help.

I like the idea of sharing it. Not to much on just letting somthing die. Will check with my lfs

Bruce · 08-05-2008, 07:02 PM

Thats awesome. I was out on a field trip (TA'd for a college marine course) and the class found one the size of a football, pretty cool.

I have also heard that there are serious feeding problems, but since its so tiny... it should be ok for a while.

jptrson · 08-05-2008, 09:44 PM

We do that, rent them out. It looks like a Aplysia californica .They will bury themselves, and camouflage very well so you can go a week or two without seeing them. They are toxic, if they are harassed or get sucked into a power head they can nuke a tank. Pretty rare, but does happen and usually affect only fish. If this happens use lots of carbon. If they just starve or die from poor acclimation (should be about 3 hours at least) you just have a big slimy blob to remove. I had one die in a 5 gallon nano with no problem, left the window open and cooled too much.

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Originally Posted by schackmel

If it is a sea hare you will want to find a bunch of people in your area to share it. From what I understand, no one tank can really support one..they will starve to death. THere is simply not enough algea to keep it going. One of the stores I go to actually has a "revolving" sea hare. People will borrow it and bring it back in for the next person to use.
Plus I understand that they can get really big, really fast, thus increasing the amt of food they need

08-04-2008, 07:41 PM	#1
packagerat Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Mi Posts: 81 Skin: Mint Karma: 295	Sea Hare? I Have had my refugium setup now for about 3 weeks and this guy was out poking around this morning just before lights out. I am assuming a sea hare, Will he be ok in the fuge or should I move him to display? Are there bad types of sea hares?

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08-04-2008, 07:42 PM	#2
SmittyCoco Fire Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Modesto,Cali Age: 33 Posts: 312 Skin: Mint Karma: 840	Could be a nudi ? Where did it come from ? hitcher?

08-04-2008, 07:45 PM	#3
packagerat Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Mi Posts: 81 Skin: Mint Karma: 295	Yea, he either came from reefcleaners.com or my lfs had given me a ball of cheto

08-04-2008, 08:23 PM	#4
ericd Astrea Snail Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NC Posts: 40 Skin: Mint Karma: 107	Does he look like thisFlying Sea Hare \| Nudibranchs \| Corals & Invertebrates \| Aquarium Livestock - ThatPetPlace.com It does look like a sea hare. They are harmless but need a large amount of algae to survive. Also they are easily sucked into powerheads(personal exp.)

08-05-2008, 05:28 AM	#5
rmelvin23 Skunk Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: orlando Posts: 271 Skin: Mint Karma: 163	It does look like a little bitty sea hare. I bought one and it did an amazing job with the algae, but after a few weeks it dissapeared. I never found it, even with moving all the rocks. It was the size of my fist, I had never seen one so big. My water never spiked, so I am not sure what happened to it. I hope you have better luck with yours.

08-05-2008, 06:50 AM	#6
schackmel Giant Squid Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St. Louis Age: 40 Posts: 3,099 Skin: Mint Karma: 14804613	If it is a sea hare you will want to find a bunch of people in your area to share it. From what I understand, no one tank can really support one..they will starve to death. THere is simply not enough algea to keep it going. One of the stores I go to actually has a "revolving" sea hare. People will borrow it and bring it back in for the next person to use. Plus I understand that they can get really big, really fast, thus increasing the amt of food they need

08-05-2008, 12:57 PM	#7
baugherb Giant Squid Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: southington, ohio Posts: 5,192 Skin: Mint Karma: 265276	Very Cool....

08-05-2008, 06:21 PM	#8
packagerat Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Mi Posts: 81 Skin: Mint Karma: 295	Thanks for all the help. I like the idea of sharing it. Not to much on just letting somthing die. Will check with my lfs

08-05-2008, 07:02 PM	#9
Bruce Giant Squid Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 25 Posts: 3,517 Skin: Classic Karma: 1365	Thats awesome. I was out on a field trip (TA'd for a college marine course) and the class found one the size of a football, pretty cool. I have also heard that there are serious feeding problems, but since its so tiny... it should be ok for a while.