Tham121988
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I had no idea how cool these guys were. Love the look and how active they are. Has anyone had experience with these?
Lettuce sea slug(my new favorite)
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No in tank experience, but I used to see these all the time diving in Monterey, CA. Beautiful little animals. No idea how well they do in aquariums though- I thought they had a pretty specialized diet.
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I have no experience with these , but it sure looks awesome! I did see on one liveaquaria where they recommend screening off your intakes and drains.
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Apparently some are more specialized than others. The lettuce sea slug is not a true nudibranch, and I believe their diet consists of mainly algae from grazing, so as long as their is a source of that; they will do well in an established reef aquarium. I would love to see them while diving! Thanks for sharing. Any pics of them during your dive?
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I was blown away when I got him. That’s where I purchased him. Very active. I’ve always overlook r them, but decided to get one this time. Yes, that’s correct. Some species are poisonous and if they get in the overhead they will die and poison the fish nature and tank, although this one is not poisonous; it still needs covers.
How about another pic without the blues?
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Tham121988
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Sure, will get one right now.
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That is SWEET! Thanks for the pic!
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I raised hundreds of them, very cool.
The babies eat bryopsis algae and the adults live on sunlight. I wrote an article about them years ago.
http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11846
The babies eat bryopsis algae and the adults live on sunlight. I wrote an article about them years ago.
http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11846
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Do you still have them in the tank? Curious about their longterm success and if they are on the menu of wrasses.
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Tham121988
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Thanks for the article! Super cool you had so many offspring in your tank. Also the age of your tank!! Just curious how many you can keep in one tank? I want a couple. Do you ever sell them on the forums? I would be interested in another.
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They come into the LFS pretty regularly but that was 10 years ago and I don't have any more. The tiny ones go into the powerheads and don't usually make it. But they kept reproducing in my tank for probably a year.
I think you can keep thousands of them.
I think you can keep thousands of them.
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I remember when I first started I had some really small ones but then they just disappeared. Thats when it was easier to find good live rock.
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Tham121988
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No worries! Thank you! Just curious what you do to block powerheads and overflows. I see that that can be the biggest issue with them is getting sucked into the overflow.
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Thanks! I haven’t either.
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If the overflows are in the dark, they don't like dark. And at night they don't seem to move much. But in a reef, they still find their way in. The larger ones seem to know better and I didn't lose any adults that way.
