Can a sea hare survive solely on chaeto?

Bent · 08/17/2015, 08:25 PM

I think I know the answer to this, but I'm posting just to be sure. I have a sea hare in my fuge that I would love to keep healthy.

Can he survive just munching on my giant ball of chaeto? Or do I need to start growing some hair algae in there for him?

Like I said, I think I need to grow some HA in there for him. But I'm just trying to cover the bases since I can't find a straight answer in Google.

CStrickland · 08/17/2015, 11:26 PM

Idk, but another option is to pass him on to a newb with an algae problem. Sometimes local clubs will have a "swinger hare" that gets passed around to clear algae and then move on before it starves. I think of them as janitors so getting my water dirty enough to grow ha would be weird, but I guess if you think it's a cool pet maybe you could get it to eat algae wafers?

Bent · 08/19/2015, 08:21 PM

I think I'm going to try some nori.

But for something that doesn't eat chaeto, it sure spends a lot of time with his face shoved in it.

My bet is yes, he is eating it. But I'd really like to get a definitive answer on what I should be doing to keep him healthy. I'm really growing to like him. He's cool in his weird, slug way.

Bongo Shrimp · 08/19/2015, 08:35 PM

They won't eat cheat but one time when a LFS had some massive seahares we would feed them pieces of nori and watch them suck it down while on the glass.

08/17/2015, 08:25 PM	#1
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Can a sea hare survive solely on chaeto? I think I know the answer to this, but I'm posting just to be sure. I have a sea hare in my fuge that I would love to keep healthy. Can he survive just munching on my giant ball of chaeto? Or do I need to start growing some hair algae in there for him? Like I said, I think I need to grow some HA in there for him. But I'm just trying to cover the bases since I can't find a straight answer in Google. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/17/2015, 11:26 PM	#2
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	Idk, but another option is to pass him on to a newb with an algae problem. Sometimes local clubs will have a "swinger hare" that gets passed around to clear algae and then move on before it starves. I think of them as janitors so getting my water dirty enough to grow ha would be weird, but I guess if you think it's a cool pet maybe you could get it to eat algae wafers? __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

08/19/2015, 08:21 PM	#3
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	I think I'm going to try some nori. But for something that doesn't eat chaeto, it sure spends a lot of time with his face shoved in it. My bet is yes, he is eating it. But I'd really like to get a definitive answer on what I should be doing to keep him healthy. I'm really growing to like him. He's cool in his weird, slug way. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/19/2015, 08:35 PM	#4
Bongo Shrimp P. ceratophthalma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,637	They won't eat cheat but one time when a LFS had some massive seahares we would feed them pieces of nori and watch them suck it down while on the glass. __________________ 75g Rainfordia Project