Beckmola24
Hawkfish
What would be the benefits of having a Tridachia crispata (Lettuce Nudibranch) in my tank?? I've read they are great for eating nusiance hair algae. Also, what are the cons to this guy??? Thanks in advance!
Lettuce Nudibranch
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TonyMc
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Beckmola24 said:
They're great for hair algae. Just make sure all intakes are screened off and I don't mean the kind that come with powerheads. You will need a fine mesh screen. I had one and it fell victim to my pump. I think they're made out of marmalade or something. :lol:
MzWeazelle
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I'm not sure on this, so check with your LFS, but I think hair algae may be about all they eat, so if you don't have a good supply of the stuff the nudi will soon starve. Again, this is what I remember, but my forgetter is a lot better than my rememberer most days!
Beckmola24
Hawkfish
Well, it won't be starving for AWHILE 
The stuff went rampant in my tank....
The stuff went rampant in my tank....Oscapus
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I have had two of these for a few weeks and they are visibly growing. I see them in the hair algae "fields", but do not hang out there like you might expect. Watching closely, I do not see the hair algae being eaten, just mouthed. I suspect that they (at least these) are eating microalgae just like an Astrea snail etc....Yes, watch out for the intake, they seem to like the sponge I have covering it.
Beckmola24
Hawkfish
I picked up a lettuce nudi today and he's going to town on the algae. Cool looking little creatures... Mine is a bluish green color.
