Sea Hare

Tajjo · 02/11/2008, 11:27 PM

I just picked one up from lfs and i realy like him, i was wondering if he will eat nori and cheato after all the hair algea is depleated?
Thanks

jab502 · 02/12/2008, 01:01 AM

I have had a couple sea hares and yes they will eat nori and chaeto. The problem that I have found is getting it to them. If you have a large tank it can be difficult to get them to find the nori before other inhabitants get to it. But they will eat it.

Tajjo · 02/12/2008, 01:08 AM

Oh thanks man i just picked up the coolest sea hare and i wasnt looking foreward to giving him away.

Tajjo · 02/12/2008, 01:08 AM

sorry for crappy pic i hadnt cleaned my tank yet and it was off my iPhone

Tajjo · 02/12/2008, 08:11 AM

Has anybody seen this sea hare before?

greenbean36191 · 02/12/2008, 09:52 AM

Well, it's kind of hard to tell which one it is from the picture. It's just a big blob with blue spots.

discotu · 02/12/2008, 10:45 AM

make sure that if you have any powerheads that the intake has a LARGE strainer basket. They move slow and are very prone to getting sucked into things. I've lost two that way even with provisions.

sttaylor · 02/12/2008, 04:03 PM

I had one that looked the same, neon blue spots with a "coat" that looked a little like a frilly mushroom. Unfortunately I lost it to a pump intake (see discotu) and have never seen one since. He was great while he/she lasted.

Scott

smatter · 02/12/2008, 04:20 PM

Looks like a Bursatella, which typically don't care for filamentous algae. The Dolabella is the hair algae eater. I just picked up a Aplysia(sp?) species and it eats a little but nowhere near the Dolabella.

Tajjo · 02/13/2008, 03:45 PM

I think it just laid eggs, It stayed in an area for 3 days and finally moved today. This morning i looked in the area it was in and i seen them or whatever it is, ill take pics later

Tajjo · 02/13/2008, 03:48 PM

In the pic is where the sea hare is, is where i see the eggs or whatever it or they are.

Tajjo · 02/13/2008, 11:44 PM

Pic as promised. Please excuse the dirty glass.

Pez Vela · 02/14/2008, 12:19 AM

Wicked cool!

02/11/2008, 11:27 PM	#1
Tajjo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,039	Sea Hare I just picked one up from lfs and i realy like him, i was wondering if he will eat nori and cheato after all the hair algea is depleated? Thanks

02/12/2008, 01:08 AM	#4
Tajjo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,039	sorry for crappy pic i hadnt cleaned my tank yet and it was off my iPhone __________________ Expect the worst and hope for the best! Current Tank Info: 75 gal display, 40 breeder sump. 1 Tunze 6105, 1 Maxi Jet mod, octopuss nw 200, 618 GEO calcium reactor, 2 250w mh icecap pendant with icecap ballast, pheonix bulbs, with 4 t5 VHO actinic

02/12/2008, 08:11 AM	#5
Tajjo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,039	Has anybody seen this sea hare before? __________________ Expect the worst and hope for the best! Current Tank Info: 75 gal display, 40 breeder sump. 1 Tunze 6105, 1 Maxi Jet mod, octopuss nw 200, 618 GEO calcium reactor, 2 250w mh icecap pendant with icecap ballast, pheonix bulbs, with 4 t5 VHO actinic

02/12/2008, 09:52 AM	#6
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Well, it's kind of hard to tell which one it is from the picture. It's just a big blob with blue spots. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

02/12/2008, 10:45 AM	#7
discotu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Valencia CA Posts: 1,355	make sure that if you have any powerheads that the intake has a LARGE strainer basket. They move slow and are very prone to getting sucked into things. I've lost two that way even with provisions. __________________ SPS = smells pretty sweet Current Tank Info: on a break

02/12/2008, 01:01 AM	#2
jab502 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 157	I have had a couple sea hares and yes they will eat nori and chaeto. The problem that I have found is getting it to them. If you have a large tank it can be difficult to get them to find the nori before other inhabitants get to it. But they will eat it.

02/12/2008, 04:03 PM	#8
sttaylor Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 484	I had one that looked the same, neon blue spots with a "coat" that looked a little like a frilly mushroom. Unfortunately I lost it to a pump intake (see discotu) and have never seen one since. He was great while he/she lasted. Scott

02/12/2008, 04:20 PM	#9
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	Looks like a Bursatella, which typically don't care for filamentous algae. The Dolabella is the hair algae eater. I just picked up a Aplysia(sp?) species and it eats a little but nowhere near the Dolabella.

02/13/2008, 03:45 PM	#10
Tajjo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,039	I think it just laid eggs, It stayed in an area for 3 days and finally moved today. This morning i looked in the area it was in and i seen them or whatever it is, ill take pics later __________________ Expect the worst and hope for the best! Current Tank Info: 75 gal display, 40 breeder sump. 1 Tunze 6105, 1 Maxi Jet mod, octopuss nw 200, 618 GEO calcium reactor, 2 250w mh icecap pendant with icecap ballast, pheonix bulbs, with 4 t5 VHO actinic

02/13/2008, 03:48 PM	#11
Tajjo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,039	In the pic is where the sea hare is, is where i see the eggs or whatever it or they are. __________________ Expect the worst and hope for the best! Current Tank Info: 75 gal display, 40 breeder sump. 1 Tunze 6105, 1 Maxi Jet mod, octopuss nw 200, 618 GEO calcium reactor, 2 250w mh icecap pendant with icecap ballast, pheonix bulbs, with 4 t5 VHO actinic

02/13/2008, 11:44 PM	#12
Tajjo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,039	Pic as promised. Please excuse the dirty glass.

02/14/2008, 12:19 AM	#13
Pez Vela Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern, CA Posts: 469	Wicked cool!