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the Sea Hare an Aquatic Vacuum

ryanraff

ryanraff

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An absolute beast of a grazer!! If you've got hair algae I've got just the solution for you!

LF a person who is interested in a pretty average sized sea hare, about 2 inches in length, who will mow down a patch of hair algae. He clocked in about a week ago for my tank and his job is done so wanted to see if anyone is interested in getting him over into their tank.

No cost payment necessary, open to getting a frag thrown my way but in no way is that required.
 
tribbitt said:
Agree. Hence why it's being passed around: you get it for algae, and then pass it on once most of it's removed
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In theory. It’s a good idea until you pass it to that guy that has velvet or a bad case of ick Then it’s VD for everyone in its future.
Just proceed with caution. Sometimes we get too laxed cuz nothing bad has happened in a long time. But it’s always around the corner.
I don’t mean to bum people out. It just happened to me too many times over the years. It’s always when. It’s just about right too.
 
Turkeysammich said:
In theory. It’s a good idea until you pass it to that guy that has velvet or a bad case of ick Then it’s VD for everyone in its future.
Just proceed with caution. Sometimes we get too laxed cuz nothing bad has happened in a long time. But it’s always around the corner.
I don’t mean to bum people out. It just happened to me too many times over the years. It’s always when. It’s just about right too.
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I know echinoderms can't carry ich cysts. Are slugs safe @IOnceWasLegend?
 
Darkxerox said:
I know echinoderms can't carry ich cysts. Are slugs safe @IOnceWasLegend?
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Echinoderms are safe, but Humblefish recommends sea slugs have a full 45 day QT at 80.6 F in a fishless system to be safe because there's no definitive evidence for ich/velvet tomont adherence: https://humble.fish/community/threads/coral-invert-quarantine-time-frames.487

In theory, you're *probably* fine. I would guess tomonts can't encyst on sea slugs, and the only risk might be something like a tomont encysting on sand that the sea slug accidentally ingests, then excretes in a new tank (e.g., probably a negligible risk). But again, it's an 'at your own risk' situation.
 
update: radio silence from the earlier interested parties. Right now he's eating Nori at night so vibes are good but would like to get him into a more suitable location for his intended purpose.
 
I know, you mentioned living too far away and waiting for the next BAR event. Happy to accommodate if push comes to shove, ideally prefer to relocate sooner
 
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