Sea Slug/Hare

[mipstien]

I have a sea slug/hare that doesn't look so hot. I picked him up yesterday and overnight something happened. I have had him for less than 15 hours. I have taken him out of the tank for the time being.

 

[mipstien]

Here are a couple of pictures.

 

[mipstien]

If anyone knows what happened and why it looks like that it would be helpful. He didn't make it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do you have crab or cleaner shrimps?? He was attacked likely by either and as Much as I hate to say, will not heal and died. If you can get it back for a credit try otherwise plan on discarding soon.....and unless threatened by large anemone or similar will not expel ink as many say

 

[mipstien]

I have a pistol shrimp, a horse shoe crab, 3 green chromis, clownfish, snails, and a conch. I did not see any of those being harmful.

 

[cristata.reef]

When they starve, they tend to split open like that and kind of explode. How much is it eating? A sea hare that size could easily clear a 10 gallon full of GHA in a few days. Could also be in shock to new water parameters. As a rule of thumb, always check your water chemistry to look for culprits, then move on to other ideas

 

[mipstien]

Thanks for the info. I will probably get another eventually.

 

[lzrlvr]

Do not buy them and that other persons horseshoe crab will probably die when food becomes scarce do not buy them either.

 

[Neo Jeo]

They split open and ink your tank. Very poisonous , mine did that because a cleaner shrimp annoyed him and killed all my fish a long time ago .

 

[Dan Snyder]

Do not buy them and that other persons horseshoe crab will probably die when food becomes scarce do not buy them either.

What if you feed the horseshoe crab?

 

[James M]

What if you feed the horseshoe crab?

Feed them squid , shrimp , etc
But they do need a 180 gallon tank or larger