Our local marine shop is selling Sea Hare (green slugs) and I would love to get one or two but was told they need hair algae to eat. Is there anything else we can feed them or is this their main food source? (I never trust the pet store people for advice). We have a 55gal fish/live rock tank. Established 8 months with little algae except some coralline and green. Fish are: butterfly, coral beauty, clown w/anemone, two damsels.
2007-05-19 03:53:14 · 2 answers · asked by Jewels 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I think what you're seeing at the store may be lettuce sea slugs if they're a "green slug" (see photo: http://www.augsburg.edu/biology/photoofmonth/tridachia-onglass.jpg ). These require good reef lighting and certain species of algae for feeding, and they generally don't survive more than a few months in a home aquarium, so it may be a good one for you to avoid.
If you want to read more about their care, see this link: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/bcap/feature/index.php
2007-05-19 04:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sea Hares are probably not a good choice for your aquarium,they are members of the Sea Cucumber family and have the capability of poisoning your entire tank.
That's all true if the animal you a talking about is a true Sea Hare. You can get good information off the net if you know the scientific name of your animal,otherwise is just guessing.
2007-05-19 11:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋