Hair algae/sea hare

[jjkim]

I came back from my college for thanksgiving and found my tank infested in hair algae
So does anyone have sea hare or know who has them?
I just want a quick solution of getting rid of them because i have to go back soon so i cannot do anything like testing water and changing everything
Thanks

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

Fish town USA has five of them just came back from there

 

[jjkim]

Thanks for the info

 

[Awibrandy]

Seahare are a hit or miss! Definitely did not work for my tank.

 

[jjkim]

Well i better try
Its better than nothing

 

[jjkim]

Fish town USA has five of them just came back from there

I called them and they said that they do not have them lol

 

[Cibo]

I was going nutz with hair algae and othere algaes, I first got the mag up! then put a bunch of mexicans in the hair seem to stick less to the rocks after adding mag I got a Seahare It did not go into the dense parts of the algae I pulled alot and thinned it out out alot the Seahare seems to be eating it now and it is on the decline! The hair algae is a PIA and must be attacked from several angles!! good luck!!

 

[Jakef150]

I Recommend to buy Trochus Snail.

It mows my tank algae down!

I was pizzed and bought 8 snails and after a week, green hair algae almost gone! Yes it's a bit too many snails in my 29g tank.

Jake

 

[homegrowncichlid]

get 2 or 3 dozen hermit crabs.

 

[jjkim]

Ill try the snail and dump them in the tank before i leave and hermits wont work becaise my melanurus pair eats them

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

Yellow tang and fox face too

 

[jjkim]

I have a yellow tang and lawnmower too but they dont do anything to the hair algae

 

[cmantis]

One of my blunt end sea hares disappeared I am kind of fond of sea hares now they are sure ugly but kinda cool. The blunt ends were much better than the regular sea hares even eating bryopsis. I still have one going strong. Lettuce nudi's aren't very good imo. Of like the 10 or so I've had still only have like 2.