Want to know what it is...

November 5, 1999
From: Stephane

Hello,

I've discovered a big slug in my reef tank (certainly from my living rocks...). I want to know if it eats algae or meat... If someone can help me. Here is the description:
it is about 7cm long, 3cm width. The color is beige and the limits around are green. There is nothing on its back, just a little hole on its middle back (on top). There are 4 feelers on the front (two little below and two longer above).

Regards,

Stephane

s.tardy@freesurf.fr

Tardy, S., 1999 (Nov 5) Want to know what it is.... [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1488

Dear Stephane,
I'm afraid you don't give me many clues. Perhaps it is a Sea Hare. Have a look at the page on Sea Hares and look at the other pages on Sea Hares listed in the General Topics Index. Perhaps it is Dolabrifera dolabrifera

If it doesn't look like a Sea Hare then I think you will need to send me a photo or a drawing of your slug. Have you any idea where the 'live rock' came from? How long have you had it? If the slug has grown in your aquarium to 7cm then perhaps it has found some food to eat.

Sorry I can't say much more without some more information.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Nov 5). Comment on Want to know what it is... by Stephane. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1488

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