Nudibranch or sea hare?

[Bagabaga]

I found this on my new clam and removed it. I believe that when I did it "inked"

Any help identifying if this can be in my tank would help. I have zoas, lps, maxima clam, and a new sps.

I appreciate all your input!

 

[Bagabaga]

I'm really hoping it's not a zoa eater. It doesn't look like a nudibranch. No ideas anyone?

 

[Bagabaga]

Another pic

 

[victorvie]

I had an issue with nudibranch infestation with my tank in the past and I think you r safe. It doesn't look like it to me.

 

[s_kelley]

2nd pic looks like some sort of nudi

 

[Bagabaga]

It has 4 tentacles. Does that make any difference?

 

[Bagabaga]

Still held by itself

 

[Bagabaga]

One more

 

[pagojoe]

It's safe. It's an Oxynoe species, probably a variant of Oxynoe antillarum.

Cheers,


Don

 

[Bagabaga]

Thank you so much! I have been looking at pictures of sea slugs for days now and couldn't find the right one.

 

[Bagabaga]

Just an update it went back in the tank and is now 2cm in size thanks to some algae he's munching consistently

 

[pagojoe]

Nice! They don't have terribly long life spans, and don't grow a lot larger than that, so enjoy it before it disappears.


Don

 

[Bagabaga]

A new picture. He's always out and eating. I think he ate so much his body burst. There's a split in his flesh around where a shell would be.

 

[pagojoe]

Very cool. The split is always there, it's just not visible most of the time.

 

[Bagabaga]

A new photo. Way bigger now.

 

[Bagabaga]

Another update he's about 3 inches stretched out now And please don't mind the Gha, have a clean up crew working on it. This guy included.

 

[pagojoe]

:thumbsup:

 

[Bagabaga]

His untimely demise was at the hands of a powerhead. Found him stuck to the grating in the night while investigating what I thought was pistol shrimp activity.

 

[pagojoe]

That's unfortunate, but at least you got to see most of his life cycle. They usually just show up once in a tank and then disappear, never to be seen again.