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Got Hair Algae?

radiata

radiata

NJRC Member
The NJRC Loaner Sea Hare is once again available for borrowing by a member. There is no cost. It is lent with the understanding that you'll return it to me or to jceli728 (in Lake Hopatcong) once it has cleaned up your tank. Pick-up is in Livingston (07039).
 
radiata

radiata

NJRC Member
Regret to advise the Sea Hare is no longer with us. It was rather large, and apparently got wedged behind a rock and couldn't back out.

Learned a few things while it was here...
  • you can hand feen them
  • they'll eat shredded Sea Lettuce
  • they'll eat cut up chaeto
  • they'll eat hair algae taken from a koi pond

R.I.P.
 
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medachef

how much does a sea hare go for?? I was going to pick up a lettuce nudibranch, but i was told that it was a temporary animal that will only last a couple weeks at most. I know that they have sea hares at Absolutely fish and once it is done with my hair algae i woudn't mind restarting the "NJRC Sea Hare Loaner Program".
 
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mnat

Officer Emeritus
Staff member
Moderator
Don't get the lettuce nudibranch they don't eat hair algae. They only eat a specific type of macro algae and as onefish2fish said they can very easily get chopped up in a powerhead.
 
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mnat

Officer Emeritus
Staff member
Moderator
You can go with a sea hare, but if you only have a little bit than I would not get one. They can clean out a massive outbreak very quickly and then starve to death. When I was doing some research on the electric blue hermits which is part of the invert group buy juice44 is doing I read on several sites they eat hair algae. I am a bit skeptical of this claim as most sites claim all hermits eat hair algae which they really don't.
 
SirFragalot

SirFragalot

mnat said:
You can go with a sea hare, but if you only have a little bit than I would not get one. They can clean out a massive outbreak very quickly and then starve to death. When I was doing some research on the electric blue hermits which is part of the invert group buy juice44 is doing I read on several sites they eat hair algae. I am a bit skeptical of this claim as most sites claim all hermits eat hair algae which they really don't.
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Well....I have a bunch of the small blue legged ones and they wont touch it. I have a scarlet that doesnt touch it either. I just cut my lught time down and feeding to minimum to hopefully cut it back. If it gets worse, I will be in the market for a sea hare.
 
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SWITCH420

I have a sea hare i bought it from Absolutely fish about a week or 2 ago i have/had a big hair algae outbreak in my 90 he is def.helping to take care of it when he is done with my tank i am willing to start the pass the hare to who needs him although i have not seen him in a few days will post more when hes ready to go to a new home ;D
 
grbspecb

grbspecb

I have a sea hare now and will be willing to give it to the next person once my outbreak is taken care of. Ill post in a couple of weeks the availability.
 
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