Fox Face Rabbit Fish

[kj23502]

Just be careful b/c when disturbed, a sea hare can release ink stuff that can be very bad for a fish tank. I wonder if anyone can confirm this? or have had it happen?

 

[PortValefanjosh]

Just to say had the sea hare two days ago and he's doing a great job and eats loads of green alge. But its a very very ugly looking thing and he seems to sleep most of the day until afternoon the starts his eating.The Grammer hasn't bothered with him as he blends very very well into the live rock so hopefully ive got it sussed.

 

[kj23502]

could we get a pic? that'd be cool

 

[PortValefanjosh]

Just to say had the sea hare ten days now and for the first 8 days he's done great but the last couple of days he's just been eating from the back of the glass and not from the live rock.Anyway tonight he seems to of oepened a big hole up on his back and was struggling to hold on to the tank, so ive took him out and put him in a container for the night as im not sure if he's been attacked or just not well.But from what ive read on them when they do this most of them die.So thats why ive took him out, because im told if he dies in the tank they squirt off an ink which kills everything in your tank.So i dont wont to risk it . I will update you 2moro to how he is hopefully he makes it and it just a false alarm.But im not putting himback in until that hole on his back is shut.

 

[SkiFletch]

because im told if he dies in the tank they squirt off an ink which kills everything in your tank.

Complete myth. I had one die on me that got sucked into a powerhead. It squirted all its ink out, but not a coral, fish, or invert was harmed. The ink is just a scare tactic, it's not really toxic.

And how big is the hole in its back? Pea sized is fine, quarter sized is bad...