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Could someone help me ID this tiny orange slug I found in one of my tanks? Thank you I’m advance

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Pictures kinda blurry but Google anaspidea (sea hares) and see if it is what you’re looking at.
+1 we need a clearer picture, but I am also convinced this is a species of sea hare:
Looks more like a sea hare (possibly Elysia sp.) than a nudibranch (sea hares and nudibranchs are both "sea slugs" but different from one another). Elysia consume algae, with some species being capable of stealing their prey's chloroplasts to photosynthesize.
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https://www.reefcleaners.org/store/out-of-season/oxynoe-slug-detail
 
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+1 we need a clearer picture, but I am also convinced this is a species of sea hare:
Very cool! Are all sea hares reef safe? (And do they usually survive in captivity?) I've only ever had the common grey ones.
 
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