Please ID this sea slug

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I have this sea slug in my reef tank for about 2 months... Is it safe to keep it will it corals? Also anyone knows what exactlly it is?

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Goniobranchus lineolatus. Feeds on Dysidea sponges.
Thx. For sure is goniobrqnchus lineolatus... I guess it safe top keep it right? Does no harm to my reef tank if it only eats sponges. I dont think i have any sponges but in the last 2 months it grew so it has to be eating something
 

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If the species of sponge it was eating was toxic your tank or the wild. It does retain those toxins for an extended period of time; one study i read said years after last consumption. If keeping, a heavy amount of gac might be suggested, to be safe in case it passes.
 

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Thx. For sure is goniobrqnchus lineolatus... I guess it safe top keep it right? Does no harm to my reef tank if it only eats sponges. I dont think i have any sponges but in the last 2 months it grew so it has to be eating something
It is impossible for the nudibranch to survive 2 months without primary food source.
 
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