do sea hares hide?

corbett_n · 09/21/2009, 01:20 PM

I just bought a pretty decent sized sea hare 4". It was in my tank one day and now I can' t find it. Will they crawl under the sand or rocks? I hope it turns up soon, or it was $15 down the drain or in the skimmer.

graha321 · 09/21/2009, 01:33 PM

Mine always ended up crawling through the overflow and getting shredded. Needless to say, no sea hares in my tank

BeanMachine · 09/21/2009, 02:22 PM

I lost one after a few days, never figured out what happened to it.

Shredded is my guess, sorry.

tydtran · 09/21/2009, 02:26 PM

I don't think that you can shred a sea hare without realizing it. They release a ton of ink when damaged and you will definitely see the effect in your tank (i.e., your water will be light black).

Sea hares can be impressively hard to spot on your rocks. Basically, they look like a piece of rock.

Elysia · 09/21/2009, 05:47 PM

Not all sea hares can ink.

No sea slug should be put into a tank with exposed powerheads, intakes, filters, etc.

Not only do many sea hares look a lot like the rock, sand, and macro algae that they are found on, at least one will burrow under the sand.

spamreefnew · 09/21/2009, 06:22 PM

check the pumps lol

betamed · 09/21/2009, 07:17 PM

i can never find. mine everytime im sure he is gone he reappears.

corbett_n · 09/23/2009, 05:01 PM

He found him, he's doing fine.

BuddhaKiss · 09/23/2009, 07:56 PM

I had one that got shredded in a powerhead, no ink that I could tell. Mine would sometimes bury itself in the sand during the day sometimes

jbird69 · 09/23/2009, 08:25 PM

I borrowed one for a short time. It looked so much like live rock, I could be looking right at it and not see it.

McSassy · 09/23/2009, 09:08 PM

Yes...mine burrows in the sand. It's nocturnal.

Tswifty · 09/23/2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally posted by McSassy
Yes...mine burrows in the sand. It's nocturnal.

+1

corbett_n · 09/24/2009, 07:22 AM

I am only seeing him toward the end of my light cycle.

09/21/2009, 01:20 PM	#1
corbett_n Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SC Posts: 1,271	do sea hares hide? I just bought a pretty decent sized sea hare 4". It was in my tank one day and now I can' t find it. Will they crawl under the sand or rocks? I hope it turns up soon, or it was $15 down the drain or in the skimmer.

09/23/2009, 08:25 PM	#10
jbird69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The beautiful State of Jefferson Posts: 2,751	I borrowed one for a short time. It looked so much like live rock, I could be looking right at it and not see it. __________________ Broke Back Mountain is not a movie, its the pile of dead ninjas in Chuck Norris' back yard

09/23/2009, 09:08 PM	#11
McSassy Master of my domain Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 188	Yes...mine burrows in the sand. It's nocturnal. __________________ I eat ugly fish and keep colorful ones.

09/21/2009, 01:33 PM	#2
graha321 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MN Posts: 99	Mine always ended up crawling through the overflow and getting shredded. Needless to say, no sea hares in my tank

09/21/2009, 02:22 PM	#3
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	I lost one after a few days, never figured out what happened to it. Shredded is my guess, sorry.

09/21/2009, 02:26 PM	#4
tydtran Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 853	I don't think that you can shred a sea hare without realizing it. They release a ton of ink when damaged and you will definitely see the effect in your tank (i.e., your water will be light black). Sea hares can be impressively hard to spot on your rocks. Basically, they look like a piece of rock.

09/21/2009, 05:47 PM	#5
Elysia Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central PA Posts: 1,718	Not all sea hares can ink. No sea slug should be put into a tank with exposed powerheads, intakes, filters, etc. Not only do many sea hares look a lot like the rock, sand, and macro algae that they are found on, at least one will burrow under the sand.

09/21/2009, 06:22 PM	#6
spamreefnew Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: rhodeisland Posts: 1,491	check the pumps lol

09/21/2009, 07:17 PM	#7
betamed Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cooper city fl Posts: 1,383	i can never find. mine everytime im sure he is gone he reappears.

09/23/2009, 05:01 PM	#8
corbett_n Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SC Posts: 1,271	He found him, he's doing fine.

09/23/2009, 07:56 PM	#9
BuddhaKiss Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,068	I had one that got shredded in a powerhead, no ink that I could tell. Mine would sometimes bury itself in the sand during the day sometimes

09/24/2009, 07:22 AM	#13
corbett_n Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SC Posts: 1,271	I am only seeing him toward the end of my light cycle.