baby seahare!!??

framerguy · 10-23-2007, 10:25 PM

GUYS AND GALS I really really really think this is a baby seahare!!!! He's been in the tank for a little over two weeks now. It started out with a noticable shell, now it's shell is internal and the mouth looks EXACTLY like a seahares mouth. I have two seahares and they have really been "hanging out" together for some time. Could it be possible????? The pic stinks but it's the best I could do. This is SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!

kathywithbirds · 10-23-2007, 10:28 PM

My daughter is looking at this too and she says "that's adorable!!" Mine didn't have those longish antennae though.

lcstorc · 10-23-2007, 10:30 PM

Where is Boomer? He would know.

Dentoid · 10-23-2007, 10:32 PM

Could it be a stomatella snail? Do sea hares have a shell?

framerguy · 10-23-2007, 10:33 PM

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Do sea hares have a shell?

Yes, they have an internal shell, you can feel it if you "gently squeeze" them!

ASH · 10-23-2007, 10:36 PM

Dumb question but what's a seahare and do you have a pic of another one?

framerguy · 10-23-2007, 10:44 PM

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Dumb question but what's a seahare and do you have a pic of another one?

You're adorable Ash! There are no dumb questions. A seahare is my favorite creature. It is a type of slug that eats COPIOUS amounts of algae! I have two as I mentioned and they have been very cozy lately. Now I have this thing (pictured above) in my tank. This is what an adult looks like (pictured below)

So Hideously ugly they're cute.

Dentoid · 10-23-2007, 10:47 PM

Pah'leaze don't squeeze the Charmin, I mean Sea Hare!

ASH · 10-23-2007, 10:49 PM

OH!!! Ok. Well thank you, I was just wondering why someone would get so excited over a snail lol, but now I see why.

vdituri · 10-23-2007, 11:32 PM

That would be uber cool if it is a seahare.
The antennae are the part that look out of character for the seahares species I have seen, but I just recently saw the black leafy ones.

First glance looks like a stomatella, but if the shell is gone I dont know what it is...Hmmmm?

reefjitsu · 10-23-2007, 11:45 PM

It is stomatella.

Surfnut · 10-24-2007, 12:24 AM

yup. Stomatella. btw,.. dont squeeze a true green bali sea hare. It'll ink something fierce. Turned by 24g Nano QT into a dark dark purple soup for 2 hours while I skimmed it out. The trigger was a wee bit unhappy about it too

framerguy · 10-24-2007, 05:17 AM

Well drat! I was really hoping... stomatella huh. It's freaky how similar their mouths are. I didn't think it was a seahare til I saw it feeding. I only squeezed mine once, very very gently when I learned they had an internal shell and "just had to see for myself". I know they can ink but my two have never done it, even when Petey (the pistol shrimp) was giving one of them Hell! Read the story of Petey and Goliath, it's very funny.

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framerguy Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 2,920 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	baby seahare!!?? GUYS AND GALS I really really really think this is a baby seahare!!!! He's been in the tank for a little over two weeks now. It started out with a noticable shell, now it's shell is internal and the mouth looks EXACTLY like a seahares mouth. I have two seahares and they have really been "hanging out" together for some time. Could it be possible????? The pic stinks but it's the best I could do. This is SO AWESOME!!!!!!!! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 75g Main, 55g Fuge w/DSB/+-25#LR, 25g Sump, turboflotor skimmer, 2x250w MH(9hrs/d), 4x65w PC(14h/d), 950gph mag drive/seaswirl return, 100# LR, 3" SB chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

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ASH Neon dottyback Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 623 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby seahare!!?? Dumb question but what's a seahare and do you have a pic of another one?

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ASH Neon dottyback Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Panama City Beach FL Posts: 623 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby seahare!!?? OH!!! Ok. Well thank you, I was just wondering why someone would get so excited over a snail lol, but now I see why.

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reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 740 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby seahare!!?? It is stomatella. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

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Surfnut Limpet Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 137 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby seahare!!?? yup. Stomatella. btw,.. dont squeeze a true green bali sea hare. It'll ink something fierce. Turned by 24g Nano QT into a dark dark purple soup for 2 hours while I skimmed it out. The trigger was a wee bit unhappy about it too

10-24-2007, 05:17 AM	#13 (permalink)
framerguy Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 2,920 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: baby seahare!!?? Well drat! I was really hoping... stomatella huh. It's freaky how similar their mouths are. I didn't think it was a seahare til I saw it feeding. I only squeezed mine once, very very gently when I learned they had an internal shell and "just had to see for myself". I know they can ink but my two have never done it, even when Petey (the pistol shrimp) was giving one of them Hell! Read the story of Petey and Goliath, it's very funny. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 75g Main, 55g Fuge w/DSB/+-25#LR, 25g Sump, turboflotor skimmer, 2x250w MH(9hrs/d), 4x65w PC(14h/d), 950gph mag drive/seaswirl return, 100# LR, 3" SB chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

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