Id Help - Baby Sea Hare?

[Sburns1369]

I spotted this little guy on the glass, and I assumed it was a Stomatella Snail and after a moment I noticed he has bushy big eye stems and was to skinny for his length.... he also has no shell at all. I had recently got a pair of sea hares (a few days ago) and seriously wondering if one had a juvenile seahare hitchhiking on it. Or do they have some sort of asexual reproduction?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Some type of nudibranch i believe, not sure the specific type @Maritimer

 

[Maritimer]

Looks a bit more like an Elysia slug to me than a sea-hare ... but it's not quite right for Elysia, either.

In this business, it seems like there are more slugs / nudibranchs that cause trouble than ones that solve problems - I'd be tempted to remove it, just based on that.

~B.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Some type of nudibranch i believe, not sure the specific type @Maritimer

Dematobranchus sp. nudibranch- they're octocoral-eaters, so they feed on things like gorgonians, softies, GSP, etc.

Not a keeper.

 

[Sburns1369]

Thank you, I'll agree with you on that. Looking further into that I found pictures of very similar ones on Google. Also, it would make sense, I just got a chunk of mixed Zoa's that didn't seem to be fully opening up... .. . Guess what I'm doing now? I pulled three out of the tank on the glass and started to lose hope that they were baby sea hares. I got the sea hares and the Zoa's at the same time. The Zoa's also got a solid glance over, and I pulled a larger bristle worm off them and dipped them in a coral bath. I can only blame myself for relying on the coral dip from an impulse buy for a really good holiday deal.