Blue Face nips a Sea Hare?

[Tarazed]

My Blue Face Angle keeps nipping at a Sea Hare I put in my tank to help with hair algae. Has anyone seen this before? Should I yank the SeaHare? I also picked up a Lawn Mower Blenny and "he" unfortunately seems to have no interest in the hair algae.

 

[Stumped]

My Blue Face Angle keeps nipping at a Sea Hare I put in my tank to help with hair algae. Has anyone seen this before? Should I yank the SeaHare? I also picked up a Lawn Mower Blenny and "he" unfortunately seems to have no interest in the hair algae.

Sea hares camouflage themselves to look like algae to avoid predation. As a result of this your angel thinks he is a tasty piece of algae and is nipping at him. If you don't remove the sea hare it'll likely be picked/harassed to death.

 

[Tarazed]

I was afraid of that. It's strange about a year ago I had one and the blue face didn't give it the time of day. Is it worth taking out the hare then making a second attempt in a few days?

 

[SkullV]

I don't know about the angel, but cover your powerheads! My sea hare ended up as chopped salad after it met up with my MP40.

 

[Stumped]

I was afraid of that. It's strange about a year ago I had one and the blue face didn't give it the time of day. Is it worth taking out the hare then making a second attempt in a few days?

No point really. It'll just be a matter of time before it notices the sea hare again.