
Photo by Marc Levenson
This very cool little creature
is a Lettuce Nudibranch. They come in specifically to
help mow down nuisance algae such as bryopsis (visibible in the foreground).
I purchased six of these for my reef tank, and each was about 1"
long, and about 3/8" wide. Delicate and very light, they were introduced
into the tank with the pumps off. Each one was held gently against the
rockwork for about 10 seconds until it held on. Every day, I find one
or two of them in the sump or refugium, and I move them back up to the
display tank. Covering intakes to powerheads would be wise. Lettuce Nudibranchs
are not known to last long in our tanks, but can be a helpful creature
when needed. More images will be added later. Reef-safe.
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