More nudibranch pics 7/30 - ID please? - Aquarium Advice

Scoot · 07-11-2006, 12:23 PM

Found this in my sump this morning - when it stretched out it was over 3" long. At first I thought it was a new algae patch.

I can't believe something so big has gone unnoticed.

Its gone now, crawled away when I left for a bit. I'm still looking for it, but I got some pics.

Update - found him. He's about a 1/2" out of the water, more "balled up" than before.

He kind of looks like one of these, the Aplysia fasciata :

http://www.medslugs.de/E/Med/Aplysia_fasciata_01.htm

I read that some nudi's can release toxins when stressed or bothered, which can kill the whole tank.

Should I eliminate this thing?

neilster1 · 07-11-2006, 12:56 PM

Quite possibly a sea hare of some sort.. great algae eaters but they can release a toxin if they die or are harassed that can crash your entire tank like you said.

I'd get rid of him (carefully), but i'd wait for a few more opinions first.

**Fluff** · 07-11-2006, 12:59 PM

Looks like a seahare. Maybe one of the aplysia's. I don't know enough about them to give you any real info but you could try over at the sea slug forums. www.seaslugforum.net I wouldn't eliminate it.
HTH

Scoot · 07-11-2006, 01:50 PM

I'm finishing a new sump/fuge today - everything will have to be moved, so maybe this guy will just... not get moved?

Ducky · 07-12-2006, 02:10 PM

It looks like the seahare that I put in one of my tanks.It is a green hair algae eating machine.I to do not know much about them other than they are good at eating algae.

Scoot · 07-12-2006, 03:14 PM

It's gone.

I emptied my old sump/fuge as I was installing the new one - took everything out piece by piece, and he wasn't there. Unless he crawled inside of the of LR rubble pieces, or was inside the chaeto.

I'm watching for him.

Wierd.

Scoot · 07-13-2006, 10:06 AM

Found him. Somehow he must have been hiding on my skimmer's pump, although I had it out of the water, washed it, scrubbed debris off it, etc, before moving it to the new sump.

Incredible.

I about fell over when I looked in and saw it last night. He's active, getting all over the skimmer chamber area in my sump.

Scoot · 07-30-2006, 04:28 PM

Finally. Had to remove the my bubble box to clean it - got him to crawl off it and into the fuge. A few pics below, more at this link, starting at DSC00758.JPG:

http://usera.imagecave.com/Scott/Fish/

nicksgirl · 02-23-2007, 04:24 PM

At least he's pretty

**Ziggy953** · 02-23-2007, 04:31 PM

That's a wild looking critter...

07-11-2006, 12:23 PM	#1
Scoot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 661 Images: 12	More nudibranch pics 7/30 - ID please? Found this in my sump this morning - when it stretched out it was over 3" long. At first I thought it was a new algae patch. I can't believe something so big has gone unnoticed. Its gone now, crawled away when I left for a bit. I'm still looking for it, but I got some pics. Update - found him. He's about a 1/2" out of the water, more "balled up" than before. He kind of looks like one of these, the Aplysia fasciata : http://www.medslugs.de/E/Med/Aplysia_fasciata_01.htm I read that some nudi's can release toxins when stressed or bothered, which can kill the whole tank. Should I eliminate this thing?

07-11-2006, 12:56 PM	#2
neilster1 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 145	Quite possibly a sea hare of some sort.. great algae eaters but they can release a toxin if they die or are harassed that can crash your entire tank like you said. I'd get rid of him (carefully), but i'd wait for a few more opinions first. __________________ Neilster1 neil.derryberry@gmail.com Have questions about satellite tv? Visit us at http://www.dbstalk.com

07-11-2006, 12:59 PM	#3
Fluff Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9,811 Images: 29	Looks like a seahare. Maybe one of the aplysia's. I don't know enough about them to give you any real info but you could try over at the sea slug forums. www.seaslugforum.net I wouldn't eliminate it. HTH __________________ ~Cindy

07-11-2006, 01:50 PM	#4
Scoot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 661 Images: 12	I'm finishing a new sump/fuge today - everything will have to be moved, so maybe this guy will just... not get moved? __________________ 180G build thread 180G All-glass with dual megaflows in a custom stand AquaC EV-180 skimmer 250 pounds LR 160 pounds aragonite Custom acrylic sump from GlassCages.com 2xPCX-40 return pumps 2x250MH 14K, 2x175MH 14K - PFO lighting, 2x65W PC No-name 36W UV Water General 125GPH RO/DI Filstar XP3

07-12-2006, 02:10 PM	#5
Ducky Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Longview,Texas Posts: 138	It looks like the seahare that I put in one of my tanks.It is a green hair algae eating machine.I to do not know much about them other than they are good at eating algae. __________________ Ducky

07-12-2006, 03:14 PM	#6
Scoot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 661 Images: 12	It's gone. I emptied my old sump/fuge as I was installing the new one - took everything out piece by piece, and he wasn't there. Unless he crawled inside of the of LR rubble pieces, or was inside the chaeto. I'm watching for him. Wierd. __________________ 180G build thread 180G All-glass with dual megaflows in a custom stand AquaC EV-180 skimmer 250 pounds LR 160 pounds aragonite Custom acrylic sump from GlassCages.com 2xPCX-40 return pumps 2x250MH 14K, 2x175MH 14K - PFO lighting, 2x65W PC No-name 36W UV Water General 125GPH RO/DI Filstar XP3

07-13-2006, 10:06 AM	#7
Scoot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 661 Images: 12	Found him. Somehow he must have been hiding on my skimmer's pump, although I had it out of the water, washed it, scrubbed debris off it, etc, before moving it to the new sump. Incredible. I about fell over when I looked in and saw it last night. He's active, getting all over the skimmer chamber area in my sump. __________________ 180G build thread 180G All-glass with dual megaflows in a custom stand AquaC EV-180 skimmer 250 pounds LR 160 pounds aragonite Custom acrylic sump from GlassCages.com 2xPCX-40 return pumps 2x250MH 14K, 2x175MH 14K - PFO lighting, 2x65W PC No-name 36W UV Water General 125GPH RO/DI Filstar XP3

07-30-2006, 04:28 PM	#8
Scoot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 661 Images: 12	Finally. Had to remove the my bubble box to clean it - got him to crawl off it and into the fuge. A few pics below, more at this link, starting at DSC00758.JPG: http://usera.imagecave.com/Scott/Fish/

02-23-2007, 04:24 PM	#9
nicksgirl Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 148 Images: 1	At least he's pretty

02-23-2007, 04:31 PM	#10
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,860 Images: 5	That's a wild looking critter...

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