Sea Hares?? Anyone ever give them a try??

[ducklabdad]

Just wondering if anyone in our group has ever tried "sea hares"

 

[Goibot]

What are they? Sounds like something hoping around in the water!

 

[pjbusby]

I have not. I know that some can get quite large and seem to be quite active.

 

[just dave]

They're OK. Deep fried with plenty of batter.

 

[bshumake]

Humbolt Dave tried them once and I believe they were good for a bit. Then they disappeared.

 

[dzones]

yes that is right Barrett, I had about 12 to start and slowly they disappeared.
I had placed them in a refugium and display tank that had some algae problems and initially they ate the algae like crazy.

 

[Larson]

Duck, ask me about them later.

 

[spshead01]

That has been my experience too. they slowly wither away to nothing.

 

[just dave]

Y'all are talking about sea hares ( Aplysia species ) and not lettuce sea slugs (Elysia crispata) , right?

Lettuce sea slug

Info

 

[ducklabdad]

I do not have any idea, I just read on Reef Central that they loved to eat Bryopsis and so I was asking if anyone had tried them.

I took your earlier advice and tried one deep fried with plenty of butter but it seemed to not like the butter a whole lot!! LOL.

I am certainly open for any advice, If it would eat my bryopsis, I would, try a Sea Hare, or a Lettuce sea slug if someone said it would eat this crap. I would gladly put my wifes Pomeranian in the tank, but I really do like may wife and she might not appreciate that!! .

 

[gmneil]

check this out i started trying it today..

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1113109

 

[ducklabdad]

I did try this, left at around 1600 for over 2 weeks, had trouble keeping my salinity in check so gave it up. Maybe should try it again, but could not find much information on the Sea Hares is wy I asked the question about them.