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johnmaloney · 04-17-2009, 02:28 PM

With the wide intakes on the koralias do you think the sea hare would get caught?

--they are basically made of mush, and anything with a strong intake gets them sucked in and pins them. If you are by the tank a lot you may be able to free them...

I thought they only liked HA. I was hoping maybe the lettuce nudis would like it but they seem more interrested in the glass than the rocks now and when they were on the rocks I watched one go right over a patch.

- flying sea hares will eat caulerpa. So will some spotted. Lettuce nudis aren't going to do it for you. Flying sea hares have pretty advanced care, not that you couldn't do it but I feel like it should be mentioned in case anyone else is reading.

I could/would certain re-aim the power heads or even slow them via the controller.
What is the difference between a flying sea hare and a regular sea hare? I have seen both at my LFS on occasion but I thought the only difference was appearance.

Not sure which one would be the regular sea hare. Appetite is the difference. A flying sea hare will eat lots of caulerpa and gracilaria and ulva for example, but a hairy sea hare won't touch caulerpa, but will eat tons of film algae. Hares like snails have a good bit of variety to them.

I was afraid you were going to say emerald crabs but if they are really likely to eat it, I can certainly go that route.

It depends ont he emeralds. With all the meaty foods you feed they are going to be able to get a fish snack at some point and will become increasingly less effective. Maybe if you could cut back on sinking foods and use more foods that will stay in suspension they will have a harder time. Get them small and young as possible if you can't be sure if they are still eating algae. If you get them locally see if there is macro algae in the tank for them to eat, or if they are fed rommaine. If they are fed flake and pellets you may want to pass on them and wait for more model citizens to arrive.

I can try to catch them an put them in the fuge once they have done their job or get really big. I guess they are good general cleaners.
I guess I am convincing myself more and more.

At some point even if they clipped and killed say $20 in coral, which is unlikely, it is still better than a tank of racemosa. Now if you have some rare Tyree super zoas or something maybe move them. They don't harm coral on purpose, they can just be clumsy in their cleaning. They can't take a fish or anything like that.

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johnmaloney Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 603 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Grape Caulerpa With the wide intakes on the koralias do you think the sea hare would get caught? --they are basically made of mush, and anything with a strong intake gets them sucked in and pins them. If you are by the tank a lot you may be able to free them... I thought they only liked HA. I was hoping maybe the lettuce nudis would like it but they seem more interrested in the glass than the rocks now and when they were on the rocks I watched one go right over a patch. - flying sea hares will eat caulerpa. So will some spotted. Lettuce nudis aren't going to do it for you. Flying sea hares have pretty advanced care, not that you couldn't do it but I feel like it should be mentioned in case anyone else is reading. I could/would certain re-aim the power heads or even slow them via the controller. What is the difference between a flying sea hare and a regular sea hare? I have seen both at my LFS on occasion but I thought the only difference was appearance. Not sure which one would be the regular sea hare. Appetite is the difference. A flying sea hare will eat lots of caulerpa and gracilaria and ulva for example, but a hairy sea hare won't touch caulerpa, but will eat tons of film algae. Hares like snails have a good bit of variety to them. I was afraid you were going to say emerald crabs but if they are really likely to eat it, I can certainly go that route. It depends ont he emeralds. With all the meaty foods you feed they are going to be able to get a fish snack at some point and will become increasingly less effective. Maybe if you could cut back on sinking foods and use more foods that will stay in suspension they will have a harder time. Get them small and young as possible if you can't be sure if they are still eating algae. If you get them locally see if there is macro algae in the tank for them to eat, or if they are fed rommaine. If they are fed flake and pellets you may want to pass on them and wait for more model citizens to arrive. I can try to catch them an put them in the fuge once they have done their job or get really big. I guess they are good general cleaners. I guess I am convincing myself more and more. At some point even if they clipped and killed say $20 in coral, which is unlikely, it is still better than a tank of racemosa. Now if you have some rare Tyree super zoas or something maybe move them. They don't harm coral on purpose, they can just be clumsy in their cleaning. They can't take a fish or anything like that. __________________ Here is a link to my sponsored forum on reefsanctuary. Here is a link to my website, we do clean up crews and macroalgae.