Help ID please

[ErosJN]

Can someone help me ID this sea hare. I know its native to south Florida...

Thanks in advance!

 

[Reefpilot11]

Sure is ugly!

 

[redburn]

some kind of slug

 

[ErosJN]

yeah this thing is about the size of my hand, its big and bulky.

 

[rone_kevin66]

Looks like a Aplysia californica. Here is a good link to help. http://www.reeflex.net/kategorie/72.html

 

[snake1]

Where did you get him

 

[ErosJN]

thanks for the link! I witnessed it lay eggs on the glass this morning, its a pretty neat looking critter! Snake, I picked it up at Aquatic Visions here in New Port Richey for 10 bucks! She only had 2 left after I purchased mine, said they only come in once or twice a year.

 

[bangai64]

Sea Hare

 

[Postal]

Sea Hare

Since he said, "Can someone help me identify this sea hare", I'm pretty sure he already had that part covered.

 

[Webmanny]

Since he said, "Can someone help me identify this sea hare", I'm pretty sure he already had that part covered.

You beat me by minutes only. LOL

 

[bangai64]

I guess so lol. I should have read the post.

 

[ErosJN]

LOL no biggie I was worried about it eating since I dont have much algae in my tank, but I found out today that it's fond of algae sheets! (Thank goodness I get the walmart brand because its chomping through them).

 

[Webmanny]

Oh yeah. These things ready like crazy. I got one for my 36 gallon, which was full of GHA and it was clean in 2 days. I then had to get Nori shhets and then I got tired of feeding it so I sold it back to my LFS for about 1/2 of what I paid for.

If you need a quick solution to GHA, get one of these.

 

[ErosJN]

Nice. How often did you feed Nori to it? 1/2 sheet, 1 sheet a day?

 

[Webmanny]

I just did 1/2 a sheet every 2 to 3 days. If you feed it more, it will eat it, but it will audio crap it out. LOL.

 

[ErosJN]

Thanks for the responses. What size was your sea hare? Not too many people seem to keep these guys so I'm kind of testing new waters. Mine is about 8 inches, its bulky too though, would compare it to a medium sized rock.

 

[Webmanny]

Oh yeah. Mine was about 4 inches, but it had a large back side and it was a bulldozer too. In all honesty, if you have an algae problem, keep it. Otherwise, unless you enjoy watching it and feeding it on your tank, I would get rid of it once the algae is gone.

Just my two cents.