sea slug

[chathamprincess]

Question-
I saw a sea slug at my LFS today. I'm wondering if this would be a good idea to get one. He costs $20. I wanted to make sure he would get along with...and the others would get a long with him. I was especially worried about the emerald crab getting a hold of it.

 

[st.anger]

they need very spacific foods, dont get it unless you are going too give it what it needs i know some need too eat certian algae and some only eat sponges. do you know what type it is?

 

[chathamprincess]

I'm not sure on the food. The LFS didn't mention anything special being needed...

 

[st.anger]

of coarse not, they want too sell it.

 

[st.anger]

if they tell you it eats algae make sure you know what kind of algae, some only eat coraline algae and will strip you tank of it( dont kn ow how much you know about SW but if you didnt know you want coraline algae).

 

[chathamprincess]

hmmm...ok, some good things to think about. i don't have any corals in my tank b/c i don't have the proper lighting.

 

[st.anger]

good luck.

 

[wayne]

I would be very wary of buying things I didn't know how to keep. For a start it's not very ethical, and reason 2 is that if this thing dies in your tank it will release a whole bunch of toxins and kill everything else.

 

[chathamprincess]

I'm not being unethical. I'm trying to figure thinfgs out about the sea slug. I think it's a good thing to do reseaarch before you buy something.

 

[wayne]

True. I'd give these a miss - they are very risky

 

[scrubaholics]

the purple sea slugs look so awesome

 

[S.Reef]

Find out what kind of species it is. Even if you identify it on another website and post a link. Identification is so important. Most Sea cucumbers are toxic and require food and care only the ocean can provide. Thats were they belong!
I am looking at the specs of your 10 gallon saltwater tank. Three damsels is way to many for a tank of this kind! If you could part with one or two the other tank inhabitants would be much better off.

Sam Reef
_________________
90 Gallon FOWLR Marine Aquarium
20 Gallon Reef
10 Gallon Reef
10 Gallon Marine Aquarium
20 Gallon freshwater Planted Aquarium

 

[chathamprincess]

You think I need to get rid of one of the damsels or something else?

 

[supahtim]

skip out on the idea of getting a sea slug. no matter how good you take care of it, there is still a chance that it may die. and if it does, you'll wish you had listened to us.

what does the sea slug look like? do you have any pics?

Tim

 

[scrubaholics]

seaslugforum.net