Sea Hare advice

[Keen]

Originally Posted by ihayat

Hello! Anyone have any advice on putting in a Sea Hare (or "Sea Slug") into an aquarium for removal of hair algae? I have a fair bit in my (4 month old now) 90g on the rocks and glass. (No other livestock except for snails and hermits) Will this be a good idea, or will the poor thing starve once it's eaten all there is?
Thanks!

Hey man, I also have had very bad green hair algae before, and contemplated getting a sea hare for it, however from talking to the lfs and other reefers, i found that sea hares tend to have a very short life span in tanks, and they recommended a foxface for my algea. My tank was almost completely overrun with green hair algea, and within 3 days, all of the green hair algea was gone. once the hair algea was eaten, he ate the frozen food i was feeding with as well as pellet food as well, so he was a great alternative to the sea hare.