Lettuce Nudibranch or Sea Slug: all you need to know

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One of the coolest creatures in the aquarium that people don't usually like to talk about: Lettuce Nudibranch or people also like to call it Sea Slug. The reason is that they don't look more like Nudibranch, but they are more of a Sea Slug; they are really cool though.

Prices: You will normally spend somewhere between $10-$20 for them.

Tank Size: The tank size really does not matter for these guys. You just got to make sure their diet if fulfilled.

Care Level: It is moderate, mainly because of their diet.

Temperament:  They are very peaceful

Reef Safe: Definitely, they do not mess with any corals, they would not mess with any of your inverts or anything like that.

Temperature: You want to keep them in about 72-78 degrees Fahrenheit.

dKH: 8-12

pH: 8.1-8.4

Salinity: 1.023-1.025, make sure you keep all of it right for them. They will have any big jumps on them because it can really affect them.

Maximum Size: You will really not see any getting over about 2 inches. They stay pretty small, but they can stretch out pretty long.

Colors: normally white is the most common color of them in the market. A cream color, a little bit of green and blue is also available sometimes if you are lucky.

Diet: They are a big-time herbivore. So, you got to make sure to feed them plenty of algae. A lot of people have a problem with hair algae and they are great for going in there and clearing it up for you.

But once they run out of algae they have to be supplemented with more or they will not last long. They can eat a ton of algae, synthetic algae because it is one of the things that gives them all their energy to go around and do more of it.

So, Alameda is a prevalent microalga that people get for them, and they eat it like crazy. But you really have to make sure that you keep some algae for them in the tank.

Origin: They do come from the Caribbean.

Compatibility: They are compatible with everything that would not eat them; like they do great with Tangs, little Gobies, hermit crab, and snails. So, they can pretty much go with anybody but you cannot put them with aggressive fish. 

Acclimation:Acclimation is a big deal with these guys, you definitely want to double normally would acclimate a fish, because they cannot handle water change that quick on them.

Make Sure

No spikes in your tank. Make sure you keep your nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia always in check. Any fluctuation with that too fast can hurt them. Don't be dosing copper, it could really mess them up.

Make sure that you have plenty of live rock for them to grave on. If you got a bunch algae and it's a problem, you can't get rid of them then these are really good for getting in there and eating it. They are kind of sea hair, but a lot smaller. 

Other than that, just make sure you got to keep algae in there. They will do fine, they'll flourish in a tank. 

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