Sea Hare

Dolabella auricularia

The Algae Blob (10 inches / 25 cm). A massive, ugly, slug-like creature that is the undisputed king of eradicating green hair algae outbreaks.

Family: Aplysiidae
Origin: Indo-Pacifico
Tank use: Used in 0 tanks

Temperature

24 °C - 28 °C

8.1 - 8.4

Water type

Freshwater

Ecological role

n/a

Copper

n/a

Care and observations

The Purple Ink Nuke: If sucked into a powerhead or attacked by a wrasse, it will violently ink the entire tank with a toxic purple cloud that can crash a reef.

The Starvation Crash: It eats so aggressively that it will completely clear a 100-gallon tank of algae in 14 days. On day 15, it will starve to death and its massive decomposing body will release enough ammonia to kill everything else in the tank. Must be re-homed after doing its job.

Invertebrate profile

Adult size: 20 cm
GH: 15 dGH - 25 dGH
KH: n/a
TDS: n/a

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