Sea Hare

[Ellie Morris]

I had a problem with Green Hair Algae and was advised to get a sea hare . It has happly eaten all my algae and my tank looks great. But now I am worried about what it can eat , Can anyone help?

 

[David Shaw]

Most people return it to the LFS for a trade in when it has done it's job i believe. You don't want it to starve.

 

[Ellie Morris]

Thanks , bought it over the internet . They don't do returns . Will go down to my local fish shop see if they will take it for me . Your right he did his job . Great 'little" creatures

 

[David Shaw]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that people fed them on sheets of seaweed too, not sure though, might be worth a google.

I am sure your local LFS will take him off your hands though.

 

[Ellie Morris]

Thanks would love to keep it . But don't want to starve it

 

[KARussell88]

You def don't want it to die in your tank!

 

[redneckgearhead]

Yes, most will eat the "nori" You might try to "rent" him out over craigslist, or your local reef club, to others that are fighting the dreaded HA battle.

 

[BigAl07]

I've had 5 of them and none of them would touch Nori (and I tried lots of diff types). Trade it or sell it and hopefully it will have a good home in another tank soon.

 

[WVUReefer]

my issue is you have achieved a means to an end...figure out what caused the HA in the first place..then there will be no need for the nudi..

 

[JulesVane]

Mine did a wonderful job also. But before I could find him/her a new home, it died. Be quick my friend, it won't last long!

 

[Ellie Morris]

Thanks so much for all your advise. Going to take him tomorrow to my local store . Will miss him though was amazing chomping through the algae.