should i get a lettuce sea slug?

Supreme Reefs · Jul 17, 2009

so are they completely reefsafe? do they eat hair algae?

i have a lot of zoas in my tank and ill probably put one or how many i can have in a 50g tank

Supreme Reefs · Jul 17, 2009

anyone have these in their tanks?

mojo · Jul 17, 2009

I hear they are great for hair algae and are suppose to be safe. They can knock over some small items in your tank. But you should be just fine.

Jason edwards · Jul 17, 2009

Ok ill type this again since a "data base error" lost my post.
To my understanding Lettuce Nudibranchs do not eat HA the eat bryopsis. If you want something that eats HA get a SeaHare or if your lucky enough to find one a Dwarf SeaHare. They can grow pretty quick and completly wipe out the HA in a matter of days. If it runs out of food make sure you got a buddy lined up to borrow it. If it dies it has the potental to nuke your tank. I have one workign full time in mine.

Supreme Reefs · Jul 17, 2009

i was thinking about looking for a seahare but wont they knock things over very easily? i have never seen a dwarf seahare anywhere

will the lettuce sea slugs bother any corals?

Jason edwards · Jul 17, 2009

they shouldnt...My seahare is about 4-5" and doesnt knock anything around. No where near as bad as a urchin or even hermit crabs. Like I mentioned though a lettuce will not eat HA. (or atleast the vast majority of know instances it wont)

Supreme Reefs · Jul 17, 2009

ah ic... would you happen to know where i can get a small sea hare?

ficklefins · Jul 17, 2009

You can call up Roozens. They have them there from time to time. roozenhome

Supreme Reefs · Jul 18, 2009

yea i might stop by there sometime soon

Acezwild · Jul 19, 2009

they look cool but I wonder if any fish would pick on it

Supreme Reefs · Jul 19, 2009

i hope not :/

macawmagic · Jul 19, 2009

i have the lettuce nudi's in my frag tank as I've got a raging hair algae problem. there's 3 in a 30 breeder and they're eating it, just not fast enough. I just threw in hermit crabs and a rabbit fish...and ordered a new light bulb. hopefully I'll be able to get rid of that stuff in there as its HORRIBLE!

but again. My lettuce nudi's DO eat hair algae...just not fast enough!

Supreme Reefs · Jul 19, 2009

thats good news

i dont have much just mainly on the frags im hoping they can eat the hair algae on my zoas frags without damaging the zoas. would you happen to know if there is a limit of lettuce nudi's you can have in about a 45-50g tank?