Wanted: Sea hare

[Coral Hind]

I don't know of anything that I've had ever really eating it. It collects in one spot you could siphon it out during a water change. So does he seem to do most of his work at night?

[MBVette]

Yup, he seems to be nocturnal. He comes out around 6pm when the lights have almost gone out and when I get into work at 6am he is back in his same cave.

 

Its still dark in the tank, but it looks like he has cleaned up most of the sandbed in the area he was working before and maybe a little on the rocks last night. At this pace, this cleanup is going to take awhile.

[MBVette]

So here is the area he is working on when I put him in.

 

 

Here is the area this morning, you can see he has done some work there.

 

 

He has the sand bed 98% clean in that area, which had some good hair that doesnt show in the first pic. It seems that is what he focused on first.

[Coral Hind]

I think that is a good bit of eating for something so small. It's kind of funny watching them eat with the constant trail of pellets popping out.

[MBVette]

So I lost a bit a patience and got a small foxface I put in there also the other day. But now between the sea hare, the foxface, and the turbos some progress seems to be being made. Here is a pic today, he is hiding under the sand in the front corner of the tank. Though a few minutes ago I saw a shrimp standing onto of the sand pile he is under picking at the rocks, so Im a bit concered. Im hoping he is just picking at any leftover food the sea hare kicked up when he buried himself.

 

[Coral Hind]

The tank looks a good bit better already.

[MBVette]

Definitly, there are now some rocks that are like 95% clean, and obviously others that still have not been touched. I figure another month or so and the tank should be pretty clean.

[MBVette]

So about 2 weeks later it is much better, but still has a long way to go.

 

 

Edited December 24, 2012 by MBVette

[Coral Hind]

Looking good. Another two weeks, probably less, and it will be time to find that guy a new home.

[MBVette]

So the director who closes up the building just txt me about the sea hare. I thought you would enjoy this

[smallreef]

OMG...that's to funny!

[Coral Hind]

That is funny. Do have any security cameras point in that direction?

 

If it is out of algea you can feed it nori.

[MBVette]

Unfortunately the only camera in the lobby faces the front door which is the opposite direction of the tank. I wish I could see him as I have never seen him awake since I leave at 4ish and he comes out at 630 or so.

 

Thanks for the heads up on the nori. I will pick some up tomorrow. I have someone that is going to take him, we just need to meet in the evening bc he is hiding under my biggest rock formation and I can't get to his hideout.