Seahorses and Sea Hares

[golfnllama]

This evening I noticed that a sea hare found its way into my seahorse tank on some Maidens Hair Macroalgae. I did some research on the species and found that they release a toxic ink like chemical when stressed or injured. I also read that sea hares are beneficial in an aquarium. My question is will this ink that the sea hare releases harm my seahorses? Should I remove the sea hare from my tank or be concerned about the sea hare sharing a tank with my seahorses? Thanks for your help!!

 

[mtc1966]

the size of your tank can help determine that .i know Sea Cucumbers are said to be safe as long as its not a small tank the toxin will disperse. i would think a seahare would be the same unless their toxin is stronger.

 

[btreyes]

I've kept seahorses with seahares with no problem.

 

[wdt2000]

I lost a sea hare in my SH tank once with no issues other than the purple dye it released. The tank had central filtration and a skimmer though